homeschool Archives - Page 6 of 8

View:

Writing Activity: reward a likeable character, with “Doll Shop Magic” by Joanna Calogero, 13

Post Published May 11, 2016 by William Rubel

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 inc...
Read More →

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...
Read More →

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.
Read More →

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...
Read More →

Some Thoughts on Historical Fiction

Post Published January 4, 2016 by Gerry Mandel

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 fiction to ...
Read More →

Using Silence to Create a Mood

Post Published September 1, 2015 by Gerry Mandel

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 it so special?
Read More →

Taking a Stand Through Fiction

Post Published April 29, 2015 by Gerry Mandel

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 to make your point would be through a nonfict...
Read More →

It’s All in the Details (engaging the senses)

Post Published February 28, 2015 by Gerry Mandel

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.
Read More →

Celebrating the Melting Pot

Post Published December 23, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

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, who have “melted” together into one cult...
Read More →

Breaking the Rules and Making Your Readers Think

Post Published October 28, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

Is it ever OK to break the rules? The two main characters in “Life Among the Whispers,” the featured story from the November/December 2014 issue of Stone Soup, make us think about this question.
Read More →

Subscribe to Our Newsletter