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Class:6 - Term 1- Unit 3 Supplementary - Stone soup

 


Stone Soup

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EXERCISES AND ANSWERS

A. Answer the following questions.

  1. Why didn’t the woman give the traveller any food?

    • Answer: She told the traveller that there was no food there and that they were all poor and hungry.

  2. What was added to the stone soup?

    • Answer: The ingredients added to the soup were:
      • A large, round stone
      • Water
      • Salt and butter
      • Onions and potatoes
      • Carrots and beans
      • Pieces of chicken

  3. Why did the villagers come out of their homes?

    • Answer: They came out because they followed the delicious smell of the soup and heard the news about a traveller making soup out of a single stone.

  4. Was the soup really made of stone? How do you know?

    • Answer: No, it was not. We know this because when the traveller pulled the stone out of the pot at the end, the stone was still completely whole. The villagers realized that the delicious soup came from all the vegetables and chicken they had shared.

  5. How did the village become a happy place?

    • Answer: It became a happy place because the villagers learned to share what they had with each other from that day onward.

B. Choose the correct option.

  1. When the traveller started to make the soup, the villagers ----------

    • a. Yelled at him
    • b. laughed at him (The woman laughed and said, "You can’t make soup from a stone!")
    • c. gave him what he asked
    • d. appreciated him (Note: Option C in the textbook contains a minor printing repetition: "c. gave him what he asked b. d. appreciated him")

  2. What is the villagers’ problem in the story?

    • a. They do not have enough food
    • b. they do not like to work
    • c. They are not friendly with each other (Which made the village a dark, unhappy place where no one shared)
    • d. they won’t accept strangers

  3. The last ingredient added to the soup was ---------------------

    • a. Potato
    • b. carrot
    • c. chicken (The farmer brought chicken last, after the neighbour brought carrots and beans)
    • d. beans

  4. The traveller taught the villagers how to ------------------

    • a. Make soup
    • b. share (The villagers shared what they had with each other from that day on)
    • c. play
    • d. work

C. Identify the character / speaker.

  1. "There is no food here.".           Speaker: The woman.
  2. "What are you making?"

    • Speaker: The woman’s husband.
  3. "I have chicken."
    • Speaker: A farmer.
  4. "Perfect"
    • Speaker: The traveller.

PROJECT

Discuss in group. Prepare a skit using the cues. Enact in the class.

  • Characters: Narrator, Traveller, Woman, Her Husband, Villager 1, Villager 2, etc.
  • Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a traveller. He was very hungry but he had no food. He came to a village and knocked at a door. A woman came
  • Traveller: I am very tired and I’m very hungry -------------------
  • Woman: There is no food. -------------------------

CONNECTING TO SELF

Look at the pictures and read the given information. (This refers to the agricultural cycle of rice depicted in the textbook)

D. Look at the table carefully. Then complete the points below.

  1. The paddy plants are given manure after weeding.
  2. The plants take 30 days in ripening phase.
  3. It takes 10 days to harvest the rice.
  4. The rice grains have to be dried and then stored.
  5. We store the grains for 100-120 days before boiling.

E. Talk in groups. Then share your thoughts with the class.

  • Do you usually eat all the food served to you? If not, what are the reasons? When you eat lunch at school, which are the dishes you don't eat or waste?
  • Why do you avoid certain food items?
  • Can you think of ways to reduce the amount of food wasted in your school?
  • Have you seen or known anyone in need of food? Have you helped them? How?
  • Take a pledge in your group not to waste food.

STEPS TO SUCCESS

  1. Four of the following five are alike in certain ways and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

    • a) Garlic
    • b) Sesame
    • c) Mustard
    • d) Olive (Answer: Garlic, sesame, mustard, and corn are typical annual seed or vegetable crops mentioned in cooking, whereas Olive is traditionally grown on trees, or alternatively, Olive is the only one in the group primarily referred to as a fruit/oil fruit rather than a direct spice/cereal in the lessons)
    • e) Corn

  2. In a certain code language if KBOVBSZ is the code word for JANUARY, what is the code word for OCTOBER?

    • a) PDUBCFS
    • b) PDUPCFS (Answer: The code shifts each letter forward by one alphabet position: O\(\rightarrow\)P, C\(\rightarrow\)D, T\(\rightarrow\)U, O\(\rightarrow\)P, B\(\rightarrow\)C, E\(\rightarrow\)F, R\(\rightarrow\)S)
    • c) BDUPCFB
    • d) 
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Lesson Plan – Std: 6 - English Term I – Unit 3 – Supplementary - Stone Soup

 

Lesson Plan – Standard VI English

Term I – Unit 3 – Supplementary Reader

Stone Soup

Genre: Supplementary Story
Theme: Sharing, cooperation, kindness and community spirit

1. Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, the teacher expects the students to:

  • understand the story “Stone Soup” and its sequence of events.

  • identify the main characters and their roles.

  • learn the meanings and usage of new vocabulary from the story.

  • understand how the traveller cleverly encouraged the villagers to share their food.

  • recognize the importance of sharing, cooperation and unity.

  • develop listening, reading and speaking skills through the story.

  • understand the message that collective effort can create happiness and prosperity.

2. Learning Outcomes

After learning the lesson, students will be able to:

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participates in activities in English like role play, group discussion, debate, etc.

  • narrate the story of Stone Soup in their own words.

  • use the new words in meaningful sentences.

  • identify the qualities of the traveller and the villagers.

  • explain how the traveller brought the villagers together.

  • apply the idea of sharing and cooperation in their day-to-day life.

  • work cooperatively with classmates during group activities.

  • understand that even small contributions from many people can produce a valuable result.

  • demonstrate kindness and willingness to share with others.

3. Introduction

The teacher may begin the lesson by asking:

  1. Have you ever shared your food with a friend?

  2. What happens when everyone in a group contributes something?

  3. Can we make a delicious dish with the help of many people?

  4. Would you believe that soup could be made using a stone?

  5. Why is sharing important in a family or community?

The teacher displays or writes the title “Stone Soup” on the board and asks the students to predict what the story might be about.

Introduction to the lesson:
The teacher tells the students that they are going to read an interesting story about a hungry traveller who enters a poor village and uses a clever idea to teach the villagers the value of sharing and cooperation.

4. Reading and Understanding

A. Reading Activity

  • The teacher reads the story aloud with proper pronunciation, stress and intonation.

  • Students listen carefully.

  • Students read the story silently.

  • Selected students read the dialogues aloud.

  • The teacher pauses at important points and checks comprehension.

B. New Words and Meanings

New WordMeaning
TravellerA person who travels from one place to another
JourneyAn act of travelling from one place to another
HungryWanting or needing food
ExtraMore than what is needed
TastyHaving a pleasant taste
LitMade something start burning
BoiledHeated a liquid until it bubbles
SippedDrank a small amount slowly
CupboardA storage place with doors
DriftedMoved slowly through the air
NeighbourA person living nearby
DeliciousVery pleasant to taste
PlentifulAvailable in large quantities
VillagersPeople living in a village
IngredientsThings used to prepare a dish
CooperationWorking together for a common purpose

C. Comprehension Check

The teacher asks:

  • Who came to the village?

  • Why was the traveller hungry?

  • What did the traveller pick up from the ground?

  • What did the woman give him?

  • What did the woman's husband bring?

  • Who brought carrots and beans?

  • Who brought chicken?

  • What did the villagers finally realize?

  • How did the village change at the end?

5. Mind Map

STONE SOUP – Mind Map

                         STONE SOUP
                              │
          ┌───────────────────┼───────────────────┐
          │                   │                   │
      TRAVELLER            VILLAGE             PROBLEM
          │                   │                   │
   Hungry & tired       Poor & unhappy       No one wanted
          │                   │               to share food
          └───────────────────┼───────────────────┘
                              │
                        CLEVER PLAN
                              │
                     Picks up a stone
                              │
                        Makes "stone soup"
                              │
              ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
              │               │               │
             Salt          Onion & potato   Carrots & beans
              │               │               │
              └───────────────┼───────────────┘
                              │
                           Chicken
                              │
                              ▼
                       DELICIOUS SOUP
                              │
                              ▼
                     VILLAGERS SHARE
                              │
                              ▼
                     VILLAGE BECOMES
                       A HAPPY PLACE
                              │
                              ▼
                  MESSAGE: SHARING +
                     COOPERATION

6. Consolidation and Presentation

Summary of “Stone Soup”

A tired and hungry traveller arrived at a poor and unhappy village. He asked a woman for some food, but she refused because she said that there was no extra food in the village. The traveller then picked up a stone and announced that he could make delicious stone soup.

The curious woman allowed him to enter her house. He put the stone into a pot of boiling water and cleverly asked for small quantities of salt and butter. When the woman's husband arrived with onions and potatoes, the traveller suggested adding them to the soup.

The smell of the soup attracted the neighbours and villagers. One neighbour brought carrots and beans, while a farmer brought chicken. Everyone contributed something to the soup.

Finally, the traveller served the soup to all the villagers. They were amazed by the delicious soup and realized that the stone itself had not made the soup. Their own contributions had made it plentiful and delicious.

The traveller removed the stone and continued his journey. From that day onwards, the villagers began sharing what they had with one another, and the village became a happy place.

Moral / Message

Sharing and cooperation can turn scarcity into abundance and bring happiness to a community.

7. Reinforcement

The teacher reinforces the following points:

  • The traveller was clever and resourceful.

  • The villagers initially believed that they had nothing to share.

  • The traveller did not force anyone to give food; instead, he encouraged them gradually.

  • Every person contributed a small amount.

  • The soup became plentiful because of the combined contributions of the villagers.

  • The stone was only a clever part of the traveller's plan.

  • The story teaches the importance of:

    • Sharing

    • Cooperation

    • Unity

    • Kindness

    • Community spirit

    • Helping others

Real-life Connection

The teacher can relate the story to everyday situations:

  • Students sharing their lunch with friends.

  • Working together on a classroom project.

  • Sharing books and learning materials.

  • Helping a classmate who needs support.

  • Participating together in school activities.

  • Contributing small amounts of effort to complete a large task.

8. Evaluation

A. Lower Order Thinking Question

Who brought the chicken for the stone soup?

Expected answer: A farmer brought the chicken.

B. Middle Order Thinking Question

How did the traveller make the villagers contribute ingredients to the soup?

Expected answer: He gradually suggested that different ingredients would make the soup better, which encouraged the villagers to contribute what they had.

C. Higher Order Thinking Question

Imagine that you were one of the villagers. What would you contribute to the soup, and why?

Expected response: Students should give their own answers and explain why they would share that particular ingredient.

9. Remedial Teaching

For slow learners, the teacher can:

  • retell the story using simple sentences.

  • divide the story into small sections and explain each section separately.

  • use pictures of the traveller, stone, pot and vegetables.

  • provide a character-and-event chart.

  • teach new words using pictures and simple examples.

  • allow students to read short portions repeatedly.

  • conduct pair reading with a proficient student.

  • ask simple Who? What? Where? Why? questions.

  • use sentence starters such as:

    • “The traveller was ______.”

    • “The woman gave ______.”

    • “The farmer brought ______.”

    • “The villagers learned to ______.”

  • encourage students to retell the story using the mind map.

10. Writing

Writing Task

Write a paragraph of 8–10 sentences about “Stone Soup”.

Students may use the following clues:

Traveller → hungry → poor village → woman refuses food → stone soup → salt and butter → onions and potatoes → carrots and beans → chicken → villagers share → happy village

Alternative task:
Write five sentences about the importance of sharing in our daily life.

11. Follow-up

Choose any one of the following activities:

Activity 1 – Sharing Activity:
Students bring or identify something that they can share with their classmates and explain why sharing is important.

Activity 2 – Role Play:
In groups, students enact the story “Stone Soup”, taking the roles of the traveller, woman, husband, neighbours, farmer and villagers.

Activity 3 – Creative Writing:
Write a short story of 8–10 sentences beginning with:

“One day, I found a strange stone…”

Homework:
Write five new words from the lesson, their meanings and one sentence for each word.

Expected Learning Message

“Small contributions from many people can create something wonderful. Sharing and cooperation make a community happy.”

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