You can also let the children switch jobs and discuss how everyone’s part of the project matters to create the finished product.Īs an extension, you can try more color combinations for even more learning opportunities. There are so many opportunities for learning with this activity – you can discuss how the colors change when they are mixed together as well as how important it is to work together. Then tell them to add the red and see how the color changes! (I suggest starting with yellow for a more dramatic color change). Working in pairs, encourage one child to add a few drops of food coloring to the water while the other child stirs. Set out your food coloring and wooden spoon. Then invite the children to work together to create their own “soup.” Fill a large clear mixing bowl approximately 1/3 to 1/2 full of water. Each child has his own job, and the activity doesn’t work unless everyone plays his or her part.īut just like in Pumpkin Soup, it’s a great idea to let everyone try each part of the activity and practice each other’s jobs. This activity helps preschoolers to learn not only how colors mix together to form a new color, but also how to work together, just like the friends in the book. We mixed our own version of “pumpkin soup” to learn about working together and also how colors mix together, too. Inspired by Pumpkin Soup, we decided to try a little collaboration of our own. Then one day, Duck decides to change things up, and they all end up learning a lesson in working together and friendship. Every night, they make pumpkin soup, and each one has the same job. The book Pumpkin Soup tells the story of three friends – Cat, Squirrel, and Duck – who live together in the old white cabin deep in the woods. But it’s much more than a story about fall Pumpkin Soup can help preschoolers learn about taking turns, cooperating, and friendship…and when you incorporate this fun activity into your story time, so much more! Use this pumpkin theme as you get close to Halloween, for the letter P, or as part of a larger fall unit.Helen Cooper’s Pumpkin Soup is the perfect book for a fall preschool story time, with its cozy images and lovely colors. Teach kids about real pumpkins and use this theme to teach many math and literacy skills as well.
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