The stone soup folk story is often associated with european folklore, but compestine retells it set in china. Questions will focus on the characters actions and the events of the story. She is the author of cookbooks for adults and childrens books that introduce chinese culture and food, including the real story of stone soup. Out of curiosity, the villagers provide all the ingredients, onebyone. Students determine the identity of a vegetable, either real or fake, and examine. A stingy fisherman always makes his three young helpers do all his work. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The real story of stone soup byying chang compestine the. How i would like a good dinner tonight, said the first. In varying traditions, the stone has been replaced with other common inedible objects, and therefore the fable is also known as axe soup, button soup, nail soup. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Three soldiers trudged down a road in a strange country. This tale follows uncle, a lazy fisherman, and his three nephews, pong. This is a trifold that can be done independently or in small groups for the story the real story of stone soup of the 3rd grade wonders series. Worksheets are stone soup, stone soup, stone soup basal words unit 3 286 305, stone soup, stone soup, stone soup a story about using story for research, lesson test selection comprehension lesson 9. Based on an old french folktate, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the selfish and miserly people living in a village so that they find themselves making the soldiers a feast.
Read it again and encourage the children to repeat after you. But whether its a stone or a nail or an axe, the story. The real story of stone soup kindle edition by compestine. The classic childrens fable stone soup is all about sharing. He carefully dropped the stone into the boiling water. Instruct students to brainstorm about their recipe before passing out the recipe cards.
The story of stone soup once upon a time, somewhere in eastern europe, there was a great famine. Stone soup is a traditional folktale found in many parts of the world. In this thanksgiving activity lesson, students discuss the stone soup story about pilgrims. Written by marcia brown and illustrated by maricia brown. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Many people have heard the tale of stone soup, but most people havent heard the real story. Stone soup by heather forest, is an enlightening story about sharing and the effect it can have on others. And so it went, until soon there were onions, potatoes, barley, cabbage, and milk for the soup. Wonders unit 4 week 1choicesthe real story of stone soup. It is a story about how a man and some people make soup. I loved the illustrations in this book beautifully painted water color pictures. This stone soup lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten.
This is for the earlier versions of wonders 2012, 2016. But when he appears all to happy to make his soup from a stone, her curiosity gets the better of her. The village butcher managed to find some salt beef. The real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine is a cute retelling of the traditional story of stone soup. A clever young man tricks an old woman into believing that soup can be made from a stone. Even some of my picky eaters have been excited to eat stone soup, or at least to pick out the noodles or carrots or potatoes they put in during the story. Students will read an informational text summarizing the plot, discuss the lesson weaved into the story. You know, i once had stone soup with salt beef as well, and it was fit for the king. The peasants seeing them coming, suddenly became very busy, for soldiers are. Use this lesson plan, worksheet, and graphic organizer to support your students reading of stone soup. Then the visitor said, i once had stone soup with cabbage and carrots.
Share this story with your young reader to build basic comprehension skills. The illustrations depicted a different story than the words, allowing the readers to make their own inferences. Published on jun 12, 2015 series editor rob waring retold by rob waring illustrated by simona sanfilippo this is an old story from europe. Have her circle the words she doesnt know, identify the characters, and tell about the setting. As the pot of water boils with the stone in it, he urges her to add more and more ingredients until the soup is a feast fit for a king. The two travelers publicly declare that they will make soup from a stone. Uncle, none the wiser as to its complete contents, subsequently regales tittering villagers with the secret of making stone soup as the chang boys smile wisely nearby. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles.
The real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine and stephane jorisch. Bobby bare included the song on his album lullabys, legends and lies 1973. Originally published in 1947, this wonderful caldecotthonoree still stands the test of time. The story of stone soup once upon a time, there was a great famine which means there wasnt enough food to go around. As a culminating activity students make and eat stone soup. Vegetable soup coloring pages elegant soup pot for stone soup classroom literacy put different ingredients in your soup pot and together you can retell and sing the wombat stew song. Build fluency and engagement with this fun readers theater script modeled after the real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine. The old man began to slowly stir the pot, sniffing the aroma and licking his lips in. Comprehension activity for the real story of stone soup from the mcgraw hill wonders series unit 4 week 1. A great soup would be even better with bread and cider, a villager volunteered, and brought them forth.
One day he scolds the lazy boys for forgetting to provide lunch. The boys dig a hole and fill it with water and flavored stones. The real story of stone soup is a folktale of how egg drop soup came about. Unit 3 week 1 the real story of stone soup soup pot for stone soup free stone soup printable from crayola. The real story of stone soup 3rd grade mcgraw hill wonders. Loved reading this lovely twist to the stone soup story, especially since it was based off of true. Compestine, ying chang the real story of stone soup.
Mcgraw hill reading wonders unit 4 week 1 choicesthe real story of stone soup learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Vegetable soup, chicken noodle, cream of tomato, and my favorite, tortilla soup i love them all. People jealously hoarded whatever food they could find. So the village butcher managed to find a little salt beef. Stone soup lesson plan for kindergarten lesson planet. Stone soup is a european folk story in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order to make a meal that everyone enjoys, and exists as a moral regarding the value of sharing. The american dream and the untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race.
You can cook soup with a rock in it or simply plop a clean rock into the soup after its prepared. The expressions and mannerisms of the villagers change throughout the book. Once upon a time, somewhere in eastern europe, there was a great famine. Level 64 stone soup kids classics readers from seed. Once upon a time, there was a poor village filled with people who did not like to share. True, continued the traveller, some people might say that it needs a little salt and. Read download the real story of stone soup pdf pdf download.
The version my students always love the best, however, is the real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine. The real story of stone soup kindle edition by compestine, ying. Nov 29, 2012 the story of stone soup is a popular old fable that has been retold countless ways. Use details and information from stone soup to support your answer. The real story of stone soup kindle edition by compestine, ying chang.
They create a class pictograph using real vegetables brought in by the students, answer story comprehension questions, and sequence the events in the story. Once upon a time, there was a great famine which means there wasnt enough food to go around. Use this worksheet and quiz to measure your knowledge of the story stone soup. When two weary travelers come into a wealthy village, all the inhabitants deny them a meal. A collection of anecdotes, stories, and narratives, humorous, marvellous, witty, queer, remarkable, and interesting, partly. Explain how the villagers changed during the story. Unit 3 week 1 the real story of stone soup stone soup2. In this richly illustrated version, the story in transplanted from europe to wartorn china. Stone soup vocabulary worksheets lesson worksheets.
All they need is a carrot, which a young girl volunteers. They persuade hm that they will make stone soup, then distract him at each point, in order to add real ingredients to the soup. Aug 02, 2016 when a poor traveler ask an old lady for food she rejects him coldly. Students make their own stone soup and then eat the soup.
They locked their doors and windows tight and kept what little food they had for themselves. The stone soup story quickly jumped the atlantic to be published in the young united states where its second publication in english appeared in 1808 in a book whose title says it all. Like any soup, stone soup takes a while to prepare. When the fire was going and the water had begun to boil, the old man took out a small silk pouch. About the author 2007 ying chang compestine grew up in china. But whether its a stone or a nail or an axe, the story helps us to. Stone soup read along aloud audio story book for children. The real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine, illustrated by stephane jorisch folktale im ridiculously excited to have ying chang compestine visit bradbury in a few weeks, her books are just fantastic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the real story of stone soup.
Inform students they will each be writing their own version of a favorite family recipe. People jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbors. Questions include vocabulary fillintheblanks, multiple choice comprehension questions, sequencing, and short answer comprehension questions. Homeschooling mom has problems with the bad language used by the first person narrator. Apr, 2014 easytouse tenquestion comprehension test based on the book stone soup by. Ceremoniously drops a stone into the cooking pot and stirs. Jan 11, 2016 stone soup by heather forest, is an enlightening story about sharing and the effect it can have on others.
Stone soup traditional tale adapted by gill munton series editor. Jorischs bright watercolors cleverly extend the story, which, with dashes of. The real story of stone soup ying chang compestine. Stone soupis a traditional folktale found in many parts of the world. The people in one small village didnt have enough to eat, and definitely not enough to store away for the winter. It is the story about brothers that trick a man into thinking they have made soup with just rocks and water.
Shel silversteins song, the wonderful soup stone, tells a version of this story. In some versions the main character convinces people that they can make soup from a rusty old nail and sometimes its an axe which is the chief ingredient. Mar 02, 2017 with that, the travelers demonstrate their special recipe for a magical soup, using a stone as a starter. Included are two versions one with page numbers and one withoutnote. This beloved folktale and accompanying reproducibles and activities build skills in comprehension, critical and creative thinking, and writing. Stone soup 4 of 6 second grade follow up activities continued. Jan 01, 2007 uncle, none the wiser as to its complete contents, subsequently regales tittering villagers with the secret of making stone soup as the chang boys smile wisely nearby. Goodreads members who liked the real story of stone soup also. They made the man make bowls and chopsticks to distract him while they added actual ingredients into a soup. Stone soup printables, classroom activities, teacher. Mixing a traditional folktale with telling the story of one womans journey through life, it contains tasty morsels of wisdom on work, teambuilding, leadership and courage. History of the stone soup folktale from 1720 to now, by. With great ceremony, he reached in and pulled out a smooth, round stone. The real story of stone soup by ying chang compestine.
Help your students summarize and identify the moral in stone soup with this lesson plan. This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book stone soup. This stone soup activity is a fun and delicious science experiment to pair with the classic folktale. Storyteller and so, the stone soup began to simmer, and. At first, the villagers kept to themselves too much. Stone soup is a modern fable about business, community, entrepreneurship and sharing.
I love the rich aroma of homemade soup simmering on the stove, or in the slow cooker. If you need to brush up on the tale, you can find books at the library or online, and can even find online versions here and here. Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a small cabbage hed retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. He is delighted and brags about the recipe for soup made from stones.
Jorischs bright watercolors cleverly extend the story, which, with dashes of humor and delightful classroom extensions, should satisfy kids and teachers alike. Louis fidge contents stone soup 2 sams soup 23 word list and language structures 24 l hold up the book and point to the cover. Stone soup 3 of 6 second grade questions for interpretation. One day, a peddler drove his wagon into the village, sold a few of his wares, and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night.
Muths childrens book based on the story, also called stone soup 2003, is set in china, as is ying changs the real story of stone soup 2007. Find books like the real story of stone soup from the worlds largest community of readers. When they started helping to make the soup, each person had something to give that made the soup better. People were afraid their families would go hungry, so they hid the small amounts of food they did have. Students examine the topics of conflict, resolution, and solution using the book stone soup. Students read a story about soup made from stones and then make their own stone soup. But whether its a stone or a nail or an axe, the story helps us to think about our place in the world.
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