Friendship Soup
Grades K-3 (but I did this is in 4th and they loved it!)
Big Idea
What ingredients are needed to create 'Friendship Soup'? This activity is a great way for students to discuss character traits important to building relationships.
When to Use:
Directions
Students watch "Friendship Soup" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7w7yXkJTu0
Students work to create their own "recipe" using the pdf available here.
The following discussion questions can be used. They are listed from low complexity to high.
What are three friendship ingredients that you can recall from the video?
Can you name the ingredient that made the soup “sticky”?
In this video, what is meant by Friendship Soup?
Paraphrase the boy’s definition of honesty. Can you provide an example when honesty was important to your friendship?
Summarize the girl’s definition of trust. Can you write your own definition of trust? Explain the ingredient safety.
Is there an ingredient you wish you could add or remove from Friendship Soup?
Give a scenario where honesty can lead to an argument?
How is your “soup” different from friend to friend?
Why are different soups necessary for different friends?
Can you explain what would happen if your soup only had one ingredient?
Why did they take jealousy out of the soup? How does jealousy impact a friendship? What is the role of respect during an argument?
Do all the ingredients in Friendship Soup need to be equal in portions?
Was there an important ingredient left out? Why would that ingredient be important? How could “sticky arguments” be a good thing for a friendship?
Would others like your Friendship Soup recipe?
Are all ingredients in Friendship Soup equally important?
Instead of soup, what other metaphors could be used to talk about friendship?
Strategy Variations
Have each student choose an ingredient and make a GIANT pot of Friendship Soup as a bulletin Board.
Have each student bring in a real soup ingredient. You bring the crockpot! Make an edible friendship soup.
Use WeVideo to create your own class sharing the ingredients to Friendship Soup. Send it to your parents or show it at Back to School Night.