1. Topic-
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Teach Preschoolers to Share With This Stone Soup Activity |
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2. Content-
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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After completing this lesson plan on sharing, students should be able
to explain why they should share with others, and they should be sharing
more consistently than they were before. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. To share.
2. To learn from one another.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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-markers
-paper
- "Stone Soup," by Marcia Brown (or another version of the French
tale)
-various art supplies
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Hand out markers to the class, with each student receiving a different
color. Ask students to imagine that they have each been asked to draw
a picture of a rainbow. Encourage students to brainstorm ideas about
how they could do so.
Students will quickly realize that they cannot draw a picture of a
rainbow with only one color.
On the board, list their ideas of how they could draw a rainbow. These
ideas might include going home to get more colors, labeling each layer
of the rainbow, just drawing a rainbow with only one color, and sharing
their markers with each other.
Let students vote on which idea would be the best; most likely, they
will decide that sharing their markers would be the smartest way to
go about making their rainbows. Tell students that today's lesson
will be about sharing, and about the many advantages of sharing with
other people.
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B. Development-
Read About It - Stone Soup
Stone Soup" is an old French tale about three soldiers who trick the
people in a town into sharing their food by claiming that they can
make soup from a stone, which would be delicious, if only they had...an
onion...a potato...some carrots...and more. As the townspeople bring
the foods, the soldiers truly do make a soup, and they share it with
all the townspeople.
Read this book aloud to your students, focusing on the fact that the
soup made the entire town happy at the end. Ask the following questions
to make sure that your students have understood the book and its message:
-Was the soup truly made out of only a stone?
-Why did the soldiers offer to make stone soup?
-After the townspeople shared their foods, what happened?
-If the townspeople hadn't shared their foods, what would have happened?
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C. Practice-
Discussion
Discuss with your class what "Stone Soup" teaches about sharing. Ask
students to think about times that they shared their possessions (as
well as their time or effort). Have students share these instances
with the rest of the class, and discuss how sharing made them feel,
as well as other results of sharing. For example, students may say
that they shared with someone who eventually became their friend,
or that they shared with a sibling and felt good about themselves.
Conclude the main part of the lesson by reminding students that sharing
makes everyone happier, and that people enjoy spending time with others
who share.
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D. Independent Practice-
Follow Up Activities
Give each of your preschoolers a small baggie with some small art
supplies that can be glued onto paper, such as foam cut-outs, sequins,
buttons, beads, and pieces of yarn. Encourage students to make their
own art projects, sharing supplies with each other whenever they think
it would be helpful.
When one student shares with another student, the pair should raise
their hands. Congratulate each pair who shares with each other, and
announce their names in front of the class. For example, you might
say "Juan shared two of his beads with Sheila. That's great sharing,
Juan!" Students will enjoy being the center of attention for a moment
and will thereby enjoy the action of sharing.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
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F. Checking for understanding-
Have students about the book
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G. Closure-
Add more sharing activities for preschoolers
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7. Evaluation-
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Have students draw about the book |
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