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On October 31, 2017 in the morning class, while outside the children were making a fire with sticks and they spoke about roasting marshmallows and eating chicken noodle soup. I asked the children if they would be interested in making chicken noodle soup and they said, "Yes!" We talked about making it the next week so I could gather the ingredients. So this past Tuesday (October 7, 2017) we made vegetarian noodle soup (with carrots). During the day the children had the opportunity to smash up the gluten free noodles. V brought carrots for snack and I asked her if we could use some to put in our soup. She seemed more than happy to have contributed. The children that were interested cut up carrots. We added water and vegetarian/gluten free vegetable stock and boiled it on the stove. Just before snack L mentioned a tea party and I asked her if she wanted one and she said yes. So we had noodle soup and a tea party. While we were eating, I told the children that making this soup reminded me of a story, Stone Soup- retold by Heather Forest, Illustrated by Susan Gaber. I read the story and at the end, I posed the question, "Should we make stone soup?" Everyone agreed. I explained that everyone would have to bring one ingredient from the story to add to the soup and that I will have sign up sheet they can add their names to.
In this story, two travelers are hungry and wander into a village and go door to door asking for food. Everyone said no and closed the door on them. Two hungry travelers arrive at a village expecting to find a household that will share a bit of food, as has been the custom along their journey. To their surprise, villager after villager refuses to share, each one closing the door with a bang. As they sit to rest beside a well, one of the travelers observes that if the townspeople have no food to share, they must be "in greater need than we are." With that, the travelers demonstrate their special recipe for a magical soup, using a stone as a starter. All they need is a carrot, which a young girl volunteers. Not to be outdone, another villager contributes a potato, and the soup grows as others bring corn, celery, and other vegetables and seasonings. In the end they talked about the magic ingredient being sharing.... I put up a sign up sheet for families to bring items and on Tuesday November 14th we will make stone soup! Keep checking in to see what happens next! |
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Stone Soup day
November 14, 2017- They day has finally come! Stone Soup Day!!
As each of the children arrived, they put their contribution into the (empty) pot beside the fire pit (I didn't tell them where the pot was, they had to look for it). And, I didn't tell them we would be doing this outside- however, because the play originally happened outside with the fire and in the book Stone Soup was based outside, I decided to continue the experience outside.
After everyone arrived, we all sat in front of the pot that was on the fire (the plug in burner) and I read the story again, and when it came to the parts of the ingredients being put in to the pot by the villagers, I asked each of the children who brought what item.
Afterwards, the children worked on washing, peeling, cutting, pinching, scraping and stirring the ingredients.
When the soup was ready, we all sat down to have a feast. I asked the children what the magical ingredient was and they all said, "Sharing..."
We ate our soup, crackers, fruits and vegetables and washed it down with hot chocolate!
While the first group of children were preparing the food, two other children were off on their own in the corner of the play yard, making their own Stone Soup with sand, stones and a fire made from wood. It was magical seeing the pretend play alongside the actual event happening all at once!
"CL" said we have to do this again on the next day! I mentioned that we couldn't make stone soup every day, however, we could ensure that we have soup for snack more often. So we talked a little bit about what kinds of soup. Lots of children mentioned chocolate soup! Some ideas were: tomato soup, noodle soup, stone soup and broccoli cheese soup.
I am going to remember this day forever ♥
As each of the children arrived, they put their contribution into the (empty) pot beside the fire pit (I didn't tell them where the pot was, they had to look for it). And, I didn't tell them we would be doing this outside- however, because the play originally happened outside with the fire and in the book Stone Soup was based outside, I decided to continue the experience outside.
After everyone arrived, we all sat in front of the pot that was on the fire (the plug in burner) and I read the story again, and when it came to the parts of the ingredients being put in to the pot by the villagers, I asked each of the children who brought what item.
Afterwards, the children worked on washing, peeling, cutting, pinching, scraping and stirring the ingredients.
When the soup was ready, we all sat down to have a feast. I asked the children what the magical ingredient was and they all said, "Sharing..."
We ate our soup, crackers, fruits and vegetables and washed it down with hot chocolate!
While the first group of children were preparing the food, two other children were off on their own in the corner of the play yard, making their own Stone Soup with sand, stones and a fire made from wood. It was magical seeing the pretend play alongside the actual event happening all at once!
"CL" said we have to do this again on the next day! I mentioned that we couldn't make stone soup every day, however, we could ensure that we have soup for snack more often. So we talked a little bit about what kinds of soup. Lots of children mentioned chocolate soup! Some ideas were: tomato soup, noodle soup, stone soup and broccoli cheese soup.
I am going to remember this day forever ♥
I wonder where we will go next...... let the cycle of curiosity continuously flow....
