Lesson Plan
August House

Stone Soup

Pre-K - K Standards
Sharing and cooperation are difficult skills for kindergartners to grasp. Using the story Stone Soup and a series of activities, kids learn about the benefits of working together, categorizing and comparing items, and eating...
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Curated OER

Starting Stone Soup

2nd
Second graders complete activities using the story Stone Soup. In this reading fluency lesson, 2nd graders read a fluency page that reviews the vocabulary in the book. Students then participate in readers theater to promote reading...
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Curated OER

Helping People Who Are Hungry

K - 2nd
Students discuss the concept of hunger.  In this hunger activity, students discuss the book, The Story of Stone Soup.  Student then brainstorm a possible service project ideas and create plans to carry out their service project.
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Curated OER

Is there a stone in my soup?

3rd - 5th
Students observe teacher's inappropriate classroom procedures such as tattling, pushing, or interrupting. In this showing respectful behaviors lesson plan, students respond to scenarios created by the teacher and address what the...
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Curated OER

Global Health: Hunger and Food Around the Globe

K - 2nd
Learners discuss hunger around the world and come up with a service project. In this global hunger lesson, students define vocabulary words and discuss service projects. Learners derive a plan, carry it out, and reflect on the process of...
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Curated OER

The Gathering Season

4th - 6th
Students examine the traditional Washoe gathering season, and the importance of pine nuts and the goom-sa-'bye ceremony in the fall. They roast pine nuts and dance a traditional circle dance. They explore some of the Washoe vocabulary...