Thanksgiving – Classroom Stone Soup

Thanksgiving is a time when we all share in the creation of our traditional “stone soup” on the last day of class before Thanksgiving. This is a tradition that has been enjoyed and passed on by families and classrooms throughout the centuries. The value of thankfulness is brought to the children’s consciousness by helping them become aware of the needs of other people in the world by sharing from our own bountiful lives.

Classroom:
The children will all be bringing one SMALL vegetable (or small handful of grains/legumes) on Stone Soup Day. (They may cut up a vegetable either at home or in the classroom.) Here is the story we will be telling as we individually add our contributions to the soup pot (our UMA version is one of many versions of the story, which originated in the 1700’s):

​For Teachers: 
Here is a sample of what you can send out to parents to encourage everyone to bring a small food contribution for the meal. You can add any other information you wish to convey. Invite the parents to join for the story telling and the meal!
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MAKING STONE SOUP…the storyteller (teacher) will provide the stone.What is one item in your cupboard or refrigerator that you can share? (Please bring no more than 1 cup of one chopped up vegetable or 1 cup grain)

Suggestions:

• Potato
• Squash
• Carrot
• Onion
• Celery
• Green beans
• Tomato
• Zucchini
• Kale
• Corn
• Cabbage
• Peas
• Spinach
• Turnip
• Rice
• Black beans
• Barley