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Curriculum· — Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing and Art Activity “The Adventures of Pumpkin and Seegartus” is about a friendship between two animals–a pony, Pumpkin, and a cat, Seegartus–both favorite pets...

Curriculum· — Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity This writing activity is based on a story by 13-year-old Joanna Calogero published in Stone Soup Magazine‘s September/October 1992 issue, and also included...

Curriculum· — Introduction to this Stone Soup Writing Activity Ogechi’s story, The Baron, the Unicorn, and the Boy, is about an ordinary boy, Albert, and how he is rescued from the boredom...

Curriculum· — Does your gifted child or a classroom child react negatively to sensory stimulus? Instead of seeing the sensory quirks as a negative aspect of life, there are many ways to...

Curriculum· — We know from the letters we receive from prospective book reviewers that many of our readers enjoy historical fiction. That’s one reason we’re always on the lookout for good historical...

Curriculum· — The standard advice for new writers — “Write what you know” — is good advice for all writers. When you write about what you know first hand, you have your...

Curriculum· — Every once in a while a story comes along that is unlike any other. Dancing Birds, the featured story from our September/October 2015 issue, is such a story. What makes...

Curriculum· — Let’s say you have a strong opinion about something you see happening in the world. You know it is wrong, and you want to speak out. The most direct way...

Curriculum· — In honor of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, we chose “Leprechaun Rain” as the featured story from our March/April 2015 issue. This is not a complex story. Emma lives...

Curriculum· — The United States is made up of people who immigrated here from all over the world. Some came a long time ago, some more recently. All of us are Americans,...