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Personal Privacy Information for our Users Subscribers Stone Soup respects the privacy of our subscribers. We do not share our subscribers’ information with anyone except those who provide support for the internal operations of our business (e.g., our website technicians). The email addresses we collect are used to communicate with our customers about their orders and online subscriptions and, occasionally, to tell them about our new products, discounts, or other promotions. We never share any of this information with third parties. Stone Soup Contributors Stone Soup respects the privacy of children. If your child wishes to submit  material for possible publication in an issue of Stone Soup, your child must gain your permission and indicate this on the relevant form when they send us their personal data, including their email address, via our online submissions portal at Submittable.com. We require your email address as well–and we do understand that sometimes these are one and the same thing! We use these email addresses to correspond with you and/or your child about their contribution, and we share them with no one. In order to be published, your child must include their name and age, which will be published on the website in the byline. We also request your child’s hometown and state or country of residence, as well as a portrait photo to enhance their byline. However, these latter items are optional, and opting not to include them will not diminish your child’s chances of getting published by Stone Soup in any of our media. Should you or your child wish to amend or remove the details shown in their byline at any time, contact us at stonesoup@stonesoup.comwith your request. Stone Soup Young Bloggers’ bylines do not include hometown and state or country of residence information. If we have granted your child access to the back-end of the Stone Soup website, they will enter their blog posts into our system for our review, after which we will make their material live. Their byline is automatically generated by the system, based on the name entered when they set up their identity in our system. This is usually in the form Firstname Lastname, though it may be Firstname or Lastname only, or an Alias, should you prefer. You are in control of setting this. Where your child does not have access to enter their own material for our Blog, a member of Stone Soup staff will enter it into the system on their behalf, and the staff name will appear as the poster of the blog entry. In these cases we will, with your permission, include your child’s name (in a form determined by you) and age in the headline or body of the post to indicate that they are the author of the material. 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For Teachers and Educators

How to Use Stone Soup in the Classroom The Stone Soup website has ready-made curriculum materials to use with your students to supplement your writing program, or as self-directed projects for your more motivated students. Creative Prompts  Weekly Prompts. Short prompts perfect for warmups, drawn from the Stone Soup Weekly Prompt Newsletter. Activities. Longer, more detailed projects that teach fundamental writing concepts. Each activity is linked to a story that has been published in Stone Soup Magazine; students read the story before working on the activity. Contests Stone Soup holds a monthly flash contest, an annual book contest, and from time to time, other contests. Contests offer motivation for writers to get their ideas down on paper. Check out our current contests. Please keep in mind that we receive a lot of entries, and the contests are highly competitive. Book Contest. The Annual Book Contest is posted around the beginning of Spring with the book manuscript due mid-August. The winner of the contest gets a book published. This is a big deal and a highly competitive prize. Through the Society for Young Inklings, we provide guidance for students in a weekend workshop to help them get started. Scholarships are available. Stone Soup also provides a free monthly check-in for students working on a book-length work of prose or poetry for this contest led by Stone Soup Founder, William Rubel. William has no contact with the judges of the contest. Students read from their works in progress and talk about how they are planning out their extended works. Book Reviews Reading and writing go together. Authors are readers. Stone Soup welcomes book reviews by young writers; writing reviews gives students the opportunity to engage with texts they are reading in the classroom in ways that are more creative and more personal than the more conventional English essay or response paper. Please note that our reviews are not book reports; we recommend reading samples with your class if you assign them to write a review for us! Writing Workshops Stone Soup offers writing workshops. The format for the workshop is a 30 minute PowerPoint followed by 30 minutes of writing—then readings and critique. The work is extraordinary! Every week we post work from that week that has been submitted to us by workshop students. All writing submitted is published. So, what you see in this section is what students ages 8 through 14 can do in a first draft in thirty minutes. As you will see, there is no way to tell who is 8 and who is 14 or somewhere in between. All of your students can become proficient writers. Started during the first Covid lockdown in April 2020, this program has been very successful and is growing! Students can register for these classes. To be notified of classes, go to our home page and scroll down to the bottom of the page and sign up for our Newsletter. To access recordings of the writing workshops, check out our YouTube channel. Stone Soup Young Author Interviews  On the Stone Soup YouTube channel, we have a treasure trove of interviews with young writers and artists who have been published in the magazine and on the website. Intern Anya Geist spoke with all kinds of creative Contributors about their process, their inspirations, what it meant for them to be published, and so much more. You can also find these interviews individually on the Stone Soup blog. Used in the classroom, these interviews can help students see that writing isn’t just an “exercise” or “activity.” It is an art and a practice, and writing and publishing makes you an author no matter your age! Stories and Poetry Read Aloud To give students a break from screen time, have them listen to stories and poetry read aloud by authors on the Stone Soup Soundcloud. The stories on our Soundcloud entertain, inspire, and challenge students to find their own ways of expressing themselves. Mentor Texts and Examples for Students With a subscription, you have access to the stories, poems, personal narratives, and art published in the magazine, plus the more informal writing we publish on the blog. For the blog, you can explore our specific Covid-19 section, our broader Young Blogger category, and our multimedia section. Motivate your students by showing them exemplary poems, stories, and book reviews written by their peers.   Please contact us if you’d like to blog for us and publish suggestions of your own for how to use Stone Soup with students, to engage them as readers and encourage them as writers. We’d love to hear from you and share your expertise with our community.

Stone Soup in Educational Texts

Stone Soup is the respected source for writing by children. Following is a partial bibliography of textbooks, books, and educational tests that have reprinted material from Stone Soup. This list is your guarantee that, when you subscribe to Stone Soup for your children or your students, you are buying for them a standard of excellence that is respected throughout the American and Canadian educational establishment. Works from Stone Soup are included in readers, creative writing textbooks, and, even more importantly, educational tests. English textbook (for primary school learners of English), Eduvation School Network: Beirut, Lebanon, 2015 “On Thin Ice,” Sean Fay, age 11 Explorer 2 Trainer (English language course for public junior high school), Lehrmittelverlag des Kantons Zurich/Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, 2007–2017 (CD-ROM) “Rosalino’s Dog,” Andrew Shannon, age 11 Elements of Literature, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Austin, Texas, 2007; page 453 “The Brother I Never Had,” Gim George, age 13 Literacy in Action: Grade 7, Pearson Education Canada, 2007 “Revenge is Bittersweet,” Molly O’Neill, age 13 “On Thin Ice,” Sean Fay, age 11 “My Great Adventure,” Isabelle Edwards, age 10 “Rebellion,” Abigail Goutal, age 13 Backpack Reader, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill: Columbus, Ohio, 2007; pages 266-267 “Happiness in the Johnson Family,” Colin Johnson, age 11 A Poem for Every Day! Scholastic: New York, 2006; page 65 “You… and Your Dad,” Katie Ferman, age 11 “Friday Night at Miss Farida’s Piano Lesson,” Tae Kathleen Keller, age 8 Glencoe Literature: Reading With Purpose, Course 2, New York Edition, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill: Woodland Hills, California book review of A Boy No More, Dylan Sun, age 10 Your Neighborhood News & Report: The Community Newspaper for Hugo and Centerville, Hugo, Minnesota: 2005 “September 11, 2001,” Rachel Weary, age 8 Tickle the Sun, Ginn: Canada, 1990, page 308 “A Walk on Rialto Beach,” Karin Lydersen, age 11 “Creek Waters,” Jason Watkins, age 10 Expediciones, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 2003; pages 436-437 “El mercado artesanal de Maputo,” Rebecca Beatriz Chávez, age 11 HBJ Language, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: Orlando, 1990; pages 10-11 “My First Assembly,” Jonathan Rosenbaum, age 12 Inspiring English, Kinseido: Tokyo, 2003; page 3 “Rosalino and His Dog,” Andrew Shannon, age 11 Writer’s Companion: Middle Grades, Prentice Hall: New Jersey, 1995; page 152 “Campfire,” Elisa Smith, age 11 Literature & Language Arts, Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Austin, 2003; page 271 “The Brother I Never Had,” Gim George, age 13 Sharing the Earth, Guideposts: Carmel, New York, 2000; page 79 “Loky’s Gift,” Colleen Flanagan, age 12 Reader’s Handbook: A Student Guide for Reading and Learning, Great Source: Wilmington, MA, 2002; pages 159-161 “The Bus Ride,” Christine Nichols, age 13 Academic 411, Duke University Talent Identification Program: Durham, North Carolina, 2004; page 11 “Picture This,” Joe Lobosco, age 13 F.A.T.H.E.R.S. Program Guide, California State Library Foundation: Sacramento, California, 1999; Lesson 11 “First Time Seeing My Dad,” Krishawnda Collier, age 12 Reading Strategies for Literature: Level 6, Curriculum Associates, Inc.: North Billerica, Massachusetts, 1997; page 8 “The Last Ride,” Michelle Gooch, age 12 Integrated Language Activity Book: Celebrate Reading! Grade Four, Scott, Foresman and Company: Glenview, Illinois, 1995; page 24 “The Seaman’s Bride,” Laura Vanderkam, age 13 “Dreamland,” Jedi Bethea, age 10 Integrated Language Activity Book: Celebrate Reading! Grade Five, Scott, Foresman and Company: Glenview, Illinois, 1995; page 23 “Quick Silver,” Brad Davies, age 13 Celebrate Reading! Book C—Many People, Many Voices: Stories of America, Scott, Foresman and Company: Glenview, Illinois, 1993; pages C-72-C-73 “Saigon of Vietnam,” Linh To Sinh My Bui, age 13 Celebrate Reading! Book E—Handle With Care: Making a Difference, Scott, Foresman and Company: Glenview, Illinois, 1993; page E-95 “The Pigeons at Embarcadero Center,” Danny Williams, age 9 Celebrate Reading! Book C—We’re All In This Together: How Families Matter, Scott, Foresman and Company: Glenview, Illinois, 1993; pages C-95-C-98 “My Adopted Grandpa,” Amie Whortman, age 12 Elements of Literature: First Course, Holt, Rhinehart and Winston: Austin, Texas, 1997 page 97, “Being Different,” Amy Yustein, age 13 page 130, “An Immigrant in the United States,” Ponn Pet, age 11 page 198, “The Pitch That Didn’t Work,” Michael Levitin, age 13 page 299, “The Day the Butterfly Came,” Kristin Sparks, age 12 page 489, “The Nature of Patam,” Benjamin Bethea, age 9 page 675, “A Typical Day in a Cambodian Village,” Lay Yan, age 13 Understanding Children and Adolescents: Third Edition, Allyn and Bacon: Mountain View, California, 1998; pages 630-631 “When the Easter Bunny Came,” Joanna Estrada, age 6 “Grandma & Grandpa’s House,” Mara Leichtman, age 13 Elements of Literature: Introductory Course, Holt, Rhinehart and Winston: Austin, Texas, 1997 page 89, “The Swim of My Life,” Lacy Clayton, age 13 page 114, “The Brother I Never Had,” Gim George, age 13 page 322, “Special Small World,” Casie Anne Smith, age 11 page 472, “Joey,” Jimmy Elder, age 11 page 483, from a review of A Whole New Ball Game, Merenda Garnett-Kranz, age 12 page 565, “Weasel,” Chris Brown, age 12 Elements of Literature: Second Course, Holt, Rhinehart and Winston: Austin, Texas, 1997 page 446, from a review of Along the Tracks, Tommy Chang, age 13 page 529, “Chinese New Year—Paying Respect,” Chris Hoe, age 13 In Focus: The Official Journal of the Indiana Middle Level Education Association, Volume XXXI, Fall 2002, inside back cover “Coming Into the Light (for Cameron),” Mark Roberts, age 11 Treasures 2: Stories & Art by Students in Oregon, Oregon Students Writing and Art Foundation: Portland, Oregon, 1988 pages 20–23, “A Surprising Change,” Cheri Sanford, age 13 page 123, “Spring,” Hang Nguyen, age 11 pages 135–137, “The Rocks,” Cap Poehner, age 12 pages 138–140, “Through the Eyes of Love,” Shari Prichard, age 13 The Language of Literature: Book 6, McDougal Littell: Evanston, Illinois, 2001 page 237, “Whistle,” Carolyn Nash, age 13 page 238, “Animal,” Cody Banks, age 12   2015–2018 Common Core Assessment Program (CCAP), Measured Progress: Dover, New Hampshire “Night Flight,” William Gwaltney, age 11 “Wild Ride,” Simon Gonzalez, age 11 2015–2018 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, Pearson: San Antonio, Texas “Halfback,” Andrea Bachmann, age 13 “A Sliver of Moonlight,” Aja Corliss, age 12 “Saturday Night at the Panaderia,” William Gwaltney, age 11 2015