Curriculum· — Here are just a few websites and programs that can be helpful for teaching creative writing for students. From lesson plans to book suggestions, these websites have a lot to...

Editorial· — The Cavaliers have engaged in many trade talks for their star point guard Kyrie Irving. Irving has expressed much anxiety to get away from Cleveland, whether or not it has...

Curriculum· — The Mother’s Day Gift by Mathew Thompson, age 11, Dallas, Oregon The Clay Pot by Naomi Wendland, age 12, Lusaka, Zambia These two stories deal with the same problem: the...

Curriculum· — We are often asked–and we often wonder–what careers our young authors and illustrators went on to as they grew up, so we were thrilled to hear from Rachel Stanley, one...

Curriculum· — This writing activity is based on a very funny Kurt Vonnegut lecture on the shape of stories. In this project, students learn to develop compelling narratives by graphing the plots....

Music· — This March was composed by Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) when he was six years old. Frederick grew up to become a composer of church music. He started composing at the age of...

Music· — The entries for our February 2017 Music Contest, in which Stone Soup readers recorded their performances of Anna Steiger‘s childhood composition La Valse des Fleurs (Flower Walz), were so good...

Music· — This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 11. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada.

Music· — Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) was a British musician and composer. He specialized in church music. He started writing music when he was three — his sister transcribed those first pieces. A...

Music· — This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 10. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada. This is what he says about the piece, “My video is about waking up...