Stone Soup and Other Stories

This familiar brew of favorites will fill your students with the joy of live theater, while also focusing on the value of reading. This program features a charming blend of carefully selected folk tales from around the world, including “Freddy Lee Fisher” from the Appalachians, “The Greatest Being” from India, “The Long One” from Africa, and of course “Stone Soup” originally from Eastern Europe. All are brought to life in one delightful performance featuring audience participation.

California Content Standards easily applied in your classroom:

• K.HI.K.1.2: Learn examples of honesty, courage, determination, individual responsibility, and patriotism in American and world history from stories and folklore.
• 1.EN.RE.3.2: Comprehend basic plots of classic fairy tales, myths, folktales, legends, and fables from around the world.
• 3.EN.3.4: Determine the underlying theme or author’s message in fiction and non-fiction text.

LESSON PLAN IDEA: Students write a contemporary version of one of these tales.

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