After reading the traditional folktale Stone Soup, the class discussed the importance of sharing with others. The children were very sad that the villagers in the story hid their food when the soldiers came to their town. We talked about the importance of sharing and how we could share, too. One child said that he could share his toys with other children who did not have toys; another said that she had extra food at home and she could share it with a person on the street corner. We re-enacted the story and added a variety of vegetables to the large soup pot. The aroma of hearty vegetable, beef, and barley soup filled the pre-k hallways. After making the cornbread the feast was ready to share. I was happy to see that most of the children tried and liked the soup. At a time of the year when we learn the importance of giving, sharing, and being thankful, I am very proud of these little children. I hope to see them apply sharing in their everyday life in the ladybug classroom.
