Vegetable Soup

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Materials

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Large can of chicken broth

Can opener

Crock-pot

Assorted fresh vegetables (such as carrots, celery, green beans, peas, zucchini)

Vegetable peeler

Small paring knife and cutting board

Ladle

Small pasta

Small bowls and spoons

Instructions

1. Pick a number for the day, such as "three." Try and incorporate that number in all
the day's activities. Following are some examples:
* Set three places at each table.
* Move in groups of three.
* Serve three crackers for snack.
* Give the children three crayons to draw a picture.
* Take three steps forward and three steps backward.
* Do matching in sets of three.
* Sort in three's.
More to do
Do a different number day periodically.

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