Bone Soup is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 600 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"Bone Soup" by Cambria Evans is a delightful retelling of the classic folktale "Stone Soup." The story follows Finnigan, a clever and resourceful skeleton, who arrives in a town where the residents are stingy and refuse to share their food. Undeterred, Finnigan decides to make bone soup, a magical concoction that promises to be delicious and satisfying. As Finnigan gathers ingredients for his soup, he cleverly convinces the townspeople to contribute their own unique ingredients, turning the soup into a community effort. With each contribution, the townspeople learn the value of sharing and the joy of coming together. In the end, they share a hearty meal and realize the importance of generosity and cooperation. Through whimsical illustrations and a heartwarming narrative, Evans delivers a powerful message about the rewards of kindness and collaboration.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Practice making inferences throughout the story and after reading.
- Complete a mini lesson on synonyms.
- Use this book to discuss a variety of emotions with students and how to manage them.
- Explore the theme of gratitude and have students brainstorm ways they can help show gratitude.
- Discuss the importance of teamwork and what a good teammate looks like.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
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- Skeleton Meets the Mummy by Steve Metzter
- Gustavo by Flavia Z. Drago
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