Stories·Madeline Kline — I sit on the piano bench, eyes closed and listening to the music pouring out of the computer screen. Nervous about my turn, whether the microphone will work, whether I’ll...

Editorial· — One Week in Novel Coronavirus Time Sophia Zhang, 12 Day 1 Today I have class, online, and we prepare for the final exam, and then we will have holiday. Our...

Curriculum· — Pick a color and draw a person that you believe best personifies the color.

Editorial· — Mama’s Mask Michela You, 11 I was only five years old when the coronavirus started. I am now 18 and thinking back about it, thinking about Mama and the day I...

Book Club· — An update from our fourteenth and fifteenth Book Club meetings! Over the past two weeks, the Stone Soup Book Club has been reading Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson. The story...

Curriculum· — Write about the first time you tried a food, whether you liked it or didn’t like it. What did it smell like? What did you expect it to taste like?...

Blog Post· — Every year in April we celebrate Earth Day. It’s a day to take a minute and consider what we can do to benefit our environment. It can be an overwhelming...

Curriculum· — Pick a favorite fictional character of yours and place them in a very precarious situation, such as being trapped inside of an elevator. Write about how they would react and...

Writing Workshop· — An update from our sixteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below  The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all...

Curriculum· — Flip through a book or magazine and pick five to ten words that interest you, and write a piece using those words.