Materials
Small chalk boards
Tempera paint and brushes
Decorations, such as pompoms and rickrack
Glue
Permanent marker
String
Chalk
Instructions
1. Read Growing Vegetable Soup to the children. Discuss the vegetables mentioned in the story.2. Help the children wash their hands.3. Open the can of chicken broth and pour it into the crock-pot.4. Help the children wash the vegetables and cut them into small pieces, peeling if necessary. Supervise this step closely.5. Talk about each vegetable as it is added to the soup, noting its texture and color. Stir and heat the soup until the vegetables are tender (approximately three hours depending on the size of the vegetables).6. Add the pasta ten to fifteen minutes before serving.7. Let the soup cool before eating. As the children eat their soup, discuss what happened to the vegetables.More to doField Trips: Visit a local vegetable garden to can observe vegetables growing.More Field Trips: Go to a supermarket to purchase the items needed for the soup.Math: Add shaped pasta to the soup, such as hearts for Valentine's Day or Christmas trees at Christmas. Make a list and count the number of different kinds of vegetables added to the soup.
