Stone Soup is a memory game drawn from a classic educational tale of cooperation. It is a collaborative board game that will encourage shared decision making, creative problem solving and a sense of community. Players work together to "cook" a soup by making matches of ingredients. The group will need to work together to match all the the ingredients before the fire under the kettle goes out. The original tale of Stone Soup is included with the game to build on the ideas of a community working together to accomplish one goal. While this game is designed for multiple players, it can be enjoyed by a single child. This game would be great for siblings who are learning the value of collaboration and supporting each other. It also grows self confidence and leadership qualities as children learn to explain their choices and be open to the ideas of others. This game allows students to become a part of the Stone Soup story and provides a forum for them to work through scenarios including receiving help from others, giving help when needed, and maintaining a positive outlook when unexpected situations occur, such as turning over a fire out card. No reading is required to play the game. The bright colors, fun imagery and theme of supporting you neighbors will engage most children.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

Stone Soup is the yummy memory matching game with spice! Winner of multiple awards including MajorFun!, Stone Soup is the game drawn from the classic tale of cooperation. In this simple game, players work together to "cook" a soup by making matches of ingredients. Match all the ingredients before the fire under the kettle goes out and everyone wins! The game includes 1 game board, 24 soup cards, 10 Fire Out cards, 1 Magic Stone card, story and instructions for gameplay. Children will develop and learn the importance of memory skills, social development, helping others, and cooperation. What's a cooperative game? It's a game where everyone plays together, no one is left out, and everybody has fun! Players work as a team against a common obstacle, not against each other. Cooperative games emphasize play, not competition. Kids work together, help each other and, most importantly, they play for FUN! Cooperative Games foster: non-stressful play situations, emotional development, shared decision making, creative problem solving, a sense of community, positive self-esteem, playfulness, and cooperation. This Peaceable Kingdom game is 100% green: it's printed with soy-based inks on FSC paper and includes only with recycled plastics. Games that are good for our planet and good for our kids!