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Homeschooling

Art Activity: imagining, planning and drawing complex imaginary worlds

This art activity by Olivia Joyce is built around 8-year-old Li Lingfei’s Artist’s Portfolio, published in Stone Soup’s March 2018 issue. Use the link to open the portfolio in a separate window and look closely at the images as you read Olivia’s responses to Lingfei’s work, and think about her drawing activity ideas. Stone Soup […]

Editor Emma Wood interviewed for the #readingwithyourkids podcast – on originality and submissions

Stone Soup Editor Emma Wood talks to Jed Doherty (aka Jedlie) about the inspirational and original work produced by kids, how she thinks about children’s writing and art, and what kinds of submissions get her most excited. You can go straight to the audio interview here: http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/c/c/f/ccf31ad5ea1ead24/Emma_Wood_Stone_Soup_Magazine.mp3?c_id=22044047&cs_id=22044047&expiration=1532076120&hwt=4587d17ee81751c92987f781645b4836 And you can read more about the Readingwithyourkids […]

Writing Process: Sounding the Key Word Outline

Years ago, when I was doing contract negotiations for a small advertising agency, the CFO gave me some good advice at the start. Always know what you’re talking about, she said. If you do, you’ll do fine. I’d never negotiated contracts before but nevertheless, was placed to work for their biggest client, JCPenney. I renewed […]