I had to opportunity to help put together a Stone Soup Thanksgiving feast for Sydney's class this year before Thanksgiving break. The teachers prepped the kids by reading the Stone Soup story earlier in the week. Each child was assigned an ingredient i.e., potatoes, peas, corn, carrots, onions etc. for our stone soup. The first ingredient was put in by Mrs. Walker. The stone. The kids were very excited about the idea of have soup with a stone in it!
The classroom filled with a yummy smell from their ingredients all day.
While we were adding our ingredients, Mrs. Stewart came into the classroom to present the "Green Certificates" to those children who have stayed on green for the whole trimester. I was lucky to have been there for the little presentation and able to see Sydney receive hers.
It's a big deal to stay on GREEN! You never want to be on yellow and never, never, never, never want to be on red. You have to go to Mrs. Stewart's office and she will yell very loud at you. That is what Sydney tells us.
During the morning Language Art centers, I helped the kids make butter for the rolls our upcoming feast. I was quite surprised how much fun the kids had making the butter. We had several baby food jars half filled of whole whipping cream. Next, you just shake and shake and shake for 15 minutes. Voila...you have butter.
Sydney shaking her butter. Keep shaking girl.
You add a little salt for taste and there you have it. It was really yummy and smooth.
Before we had our Thanksgiving movie, we set up several sheets of colored leather for the kids to set on. They absolutely loved it. Dressed with either a Indian head band with colored feathers or a pilgrim hat and wearing a multi-colored macaroni necklace, they sat at the tables with a bowl of their stone soup, a roll with hand shook butter and a Thanksgiving place mat.
Sydney with her Thanksgiving Indian girls enjoying their feast. Julia, Jenna and Emma.
The classroom filled with a yummy smell from their ingredients all day.
While we were adding our ingredients, Mrs. Stewart came into the classroom to present the "Green Certificates" to those children who have stayed on green for the whole trimester. I was lucky to have been there for the little presentation and able to see Sydney receive hers.
It's a big deal to stay on GREEN! You never want to be on yellow and never, never, never, never want to be on red. You have to go to Mrs. Stewart's office and she will yell very loud at you. That is what Sydney tells us.
During the morning Language Art centers, I helped the kids make butter for the rolls our upcoming feast. I was quite surprised how much fun the kids had making the butter. We had several baby food jars half filled of whole whipping cream. Next, you just shake and shake and shake for 15 minutes. Voila...you have butter.
Sydney shaking her butter. Keep shaking girl.
You add a little salt for taste and there you have it. It was really yummy and smooth.
Before we had our Thanksgiving movie, we set up several sheets of colored leather for the kids to set on. They absolutely loved it. Dressed with either a Indian head band with colored feathers or a pilgrim hat and wearing a multi-colored macaroni necklace, they sat at the tables with a bowl of their stone soup, a roll with hand shook butter and a Thanksgiving place mat. 
Sydney with her Thanksgiving Indian girls enjoying their feast. Julia, Jenna and Emma.
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