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Writing Activity: make a fictional creature seem real, with “The Baron, the Unicorn, and the Boy” by Ogechi Cynthia Njoku, 12

Post Published May 9, 2016 by William Rubel

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 of a school outing by a d...
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Time Is Short: a meditation on teaching art

Post Published April 30, 2016 by Amy Gibbs

Perhaps it's a vestige of the agricultural heritage here in the Grand Valley in western Colorado, but our school children are released for the summer in mid-May.
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How to Jump Start a Young Writer Who’s Running Into a Wall

Post Published March 22, 2016 by Erendira Ramirez-Ortega

I remember as a young writer in grammar school having to come up with my own ideas and topics to write about. In the 1980’s, this may have been a typical scenario, but as a homeschool mom, I am lear...
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Writing Process: How a Reluctant Reader Can Soar Now

Post Published March 22, 2016 by Erendira Ramirez-Ortega

I have a reluctant writer at home. My son, a fifth grader whom I homeschool, is very curious and very inquisitive in an understated way. When we take trips to the library, he immediately visits the an...
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Gifted Soup Ingredients: Dawbroski’s Excitabilities in Creative Writing

Post Published March 21, 2016 by Amy Barnes

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 change the focus to finding ...
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Hands Deep in Art

Post Published March 21, 2016 by Amy Gibbs

I never want to know ahead of time which kids are “those” kids. When I walk into a classroom, ready to teach a unit on art, I don't want to know which kid is the one who falls off his chair to ent...
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The Making of an Author: Evelyn Chen

Post Published March 1, 2016 by Gerry Mandel

Most of the writers we publish in Stone Soup are published only once. This is not a bad thing. Even some very famous authors, like Margaret Mitchell (Gone with the Wind) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mock...
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More art for more kids

Post Published November 7, 2015 by Amy Gibbs

Grand Junction, Colorado is one of those western towns that can't really decide if it wants to be progressive or good ol' boy. Maybe the longtime residents just ignore us newbies (anyone who has been ...
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Can Boys Write About Girls, and Vice-Versa?

Post Published November 1, 2015 by Gerry Mandel

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 own experiences to draw on.
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Gifted Soup: Thinking Outside of the Soup Pot

Post Published October 14, 2015 by Amy Barnes

Gifted Soup: Thinking Outside the Soup Pot I have always loved the story of stone soup creation. With two identified gifted kids, it has taken on new meanings for me as a parent.
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