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Stories for the classroom
Short narratives that put vocabulary into a scene a learner can follow. 7,459 on the shelf, each with a discussion question.
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Story 1 MONTH
The Cat, Rat, Man, Mat, Hat, and Bat Baseball Game
A man, his cat, and rat play baseball together after resolving their argument over the man's hat.
Talk about it 1. What was the man's pet cat and rat fighting over? 2. How did the man resolve the fight between his pets? 3. What did the man, cat, and rat do every day after their argument was resolved? 4. What did the man bring home from his trip? 5. Did the cat and rat continue to live happily with the man?
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Story 1 MONTH
The Man, the Cat, the Rat, and the Flying Hat Adventure
A man, a cat, a rat and a flying hat go on adventures together after the man's hat is saved by the cat.
Talk about it 1. Who owns the van in the story? 2. How does the man's hat get onto the fan? 3. Who saves the man's hat from the rat? 4. Why do the man, cat, and rat become friends? 5. What kind of adventures do they go on?
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Story 1 MONTH
The Cool Adventure of the Man and the Cat
The man and the cat, with the help of a fan hat, catch a rat and become friends in the forest.
Talk about it 1. Why did the man wear a fan hat? 2. What was the rat doing that made the man want to catch it? 3. How did the man and the cat trap the rat? 4. Why was the rat embarrassed at the end of the story? 5. What happened to the man and the cat after they trapped the rat?
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Story in it
Kit's Pin-tastic Adventure!
Kit learns a lesson about double checking the playing field when playing games with his friends Bin, Hit and Pin.
Talk about it 1. What was the game that Kit and his friends were playing? 2. What did Hit do to make the game more challenging? 3. Why did Kit fall into the bin every time he tried to sit on it? 4. Who was declared the winner of the game? 5. What did Kit learn from this experience?
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Story Unit 3: This is my nose
The Search for the Most Beautiful Face
A monster named Mixy goes on a journey to find the most beautiful face and realizes that her own is the most beautiful of all.
Talk about it 1. What did Mixy learn about beauty at the end of the story? 2. What did Mixy have that made her face unique and beautiful? 3. What were some of the creatures Mixy met on her journey? 4. Do you think beauty is just about what's on the outside? Why or why not?
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Story Toys and Animals
Title: "The Great Pig-Wheeling Adventure
A group of animal friends work together to build a car and escape an island using a pig as a wheel.
Talk about it 1. Which animal was used as a wheel in the car? 2. How did the animals work together to survive on the deserted island? 3. What was the biggest challenge the animals faced while trying to escape the island? 4. Why was the fox considered clever? 5. What was the most creative solution the animals came up with to escape the island?
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Story Toys
The Adventure of Carl and Friends
A car named Carl, a doll named Dolly, a top named Toby, and other friends go on a fun-filled adventure at the park with music and flying kites.
Talk about it - Who were the main characters in the story? - What did Carl and Dolly find on their road trip? - What did Carl do to help the kite join in the fun? - How did everyone feel at the end of the story? - Can you think of another adventure Carl and his friends might go on?
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Story Toys
The Unexpected Toy Race Winner
A group of toys have a race, but the kite wins by unexpectedly being carried away by wind.
Talk about it 1. Who won the toy race at the end? 2. Which toy traveled the farthest in the race? 3. What happened to make the kite the winner? 4. How did the other toys feel about the kite winning the race? 5. What did the toys learn from their race?
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Story Unit 2: On my ways
Title: "Billy the Brave Goat's Forest Adventure
A lost goat embarks on an adventure in the forest and returns safely with the help of a wise old owl.
Talk about it - Why did Billy the goat want to explore beyond the farm? - What did Billy learn from his adventure in the forest? - Who helped Billy find his way back to the farm? - How did Billy feel when he was lost in the forest? - Why did Billy make sure to stay on the path after his adventure?
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Story Unit 13. Going to the zoo
The Great Jungle Race: A Fun and Hilarious Adventure
A group of jungle animals have a race to determine the king of the jungle, but the big and heavy hippo wins in the end by causing an earthquake.
Talk about it 1. Who won the race in the end? 2. Why did the hippo cause an earthquake? 3. What did the animals learn from the race? 4. Which animal was trying to take a nap during the race? 5. How did the monkey participate in the race?
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Story Unit 14. Happy Birthday
Tabby & Lenny's Picnic Adventure
A tablet named Tabby and a skateboarding lizard named Lenny have a fun-filled picnic with lemonade, a camera, a missing watch found in milk, a balloon, and a computer.
Talk about it 1. Who are Tabby and Lenny? 2. What do they do for fun during the picnic? 3. What was in the glass of milk that made them laugh? 4. Did they find the missing watch? 5. What other things did they bring to the picnic?
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Story Verbs grade 3
The Amazing Adventures of the Talent Cat
A group of friends teach a cat various sports and end up being amazed by its skills, declaring it the winner of the competition.
Talk about it 1. Who was the winner of the competition in the story? 2. What was the cat good at in the end? 3. What did the friends teach the cat to do? 4. How did the cat become so talented? 5. What was the cat doing while cooking and playing the piano?
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Story Jobs
The Town's Talented Troupe Show
A group of diverse townspeople come together to put on a wacky, multi-talented show, fostering appreciation for each other's skills.
Talk about it 1. What kind of jobs did the people in the story have? 2. How did they come together to put on the show? 3. What kind of dance routine did they perform? 4. Why do you think the audience loved the show so much? 5. What lesson did the people in the town learn from the show?
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Story Clothes vocabulary
The Great Clothing Competition
The Great Clothing Competition" is a story about clothes who live in a dresser, and learn to work together after competing to see who is the most important.
Talk about it - Who are the main characters in the story? - What was the contest about? - What did each piece of clothing have to do to show their skills? - How did the clothes feel about each other before the contest? - What did the clothes learn at the end of the day?
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Story My House
The Furniture Pranksters: A Fun Adventure in the House
Furniture pieces in a house play a joke on each other and end up having a great time together.
Talk about it -What was the shower, bed and living room pretending to do? -Why did the cabinet go to the living room, bed and shower? -How did the bathroom react when he woke up? -What do you think the other furniture pieces will do next time they play a joke?
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Story Christmas Elf
The Elf's Magic Christmas Adventure
An Elf helps workers build wooden cabins for a holiday resort and puts on a magical Christmas show for the tourists.
Talk about it 1. What did the elf do to make the cabins special? 2. How did the elf make the tourists happy on Christmas Eve? 3. What happened when the cabins started to shake? 4. Why did the holiday resort become famous? 5. Can you think of a different ending for the story?
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Story Christmas Elf
The Mischievous Elf and the Holiday Resort
A group of workers discover a mischievous but helpful elf who joins them in preparing a holiday resort for Christmas.
Talk about it 1. Who was the main character in this story and why was he special? 2. What kind of problems did the workers face at the holiday resort? 3. How did the elf help the workers prepare for Christmas? 4. Why did tourists love visiting the holiday resort every Christmas?
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Story Christmas Elf
The Elf's Christmas Adventure
A group of hardworking elves turns their holiday resort in the forest into a magical Christmas village.
Talk about it 1. What was the holiday resort in the forest used for before the elves transformed it? 2. Why did the elves decide to make the holiday resort feel more like Christmas all year round? 3. What did the elves and workers do to transform the resort into a Christmas village? 4. What made the holiday resort so special that all the guests never wanted to leave?
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Story elf, holiday resort, forest and 13 more
The Elf-Adventured Christmas Ski Trip
A group of tourists learn a valuable lesson about having fun while helping elves in a holiday resort during a Christmas ski trip.
Talk about it 1. What did the tourists learn from their experiences with the elves in the holiday resort? 2. How do you think the tourists felt when they first saw the elves operating skidoos and the coach? 3. Do you think the tourists had a good time despite the chaos caused by the elves? Why or why not? 4. How would you feel if you went on a Christmas ski trip and all the workers were elves?
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Story elf, holiday resort, forest and 13 more
The Magic of Skiing at Christmas
A group of tourists experience a magical skiing adventure on Christmas Eve with the help of a ski coach and an elf, leading to a memorable holiday at the resort.
Talk about it 1. What did the workers do to prepare for Christmas? 2. Who suggested they add a ski coach to their activities? 3. What happened when the tourists took a break at the wooden cabins? 4. What was the ski coach's nickname after the magical skiing adventure? 5. How did the holiday resort change after the magical skiing adventure?
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Story Unit 5: where's the ball?
A Picnic Under the Tree
Friends have a picnic with frisbee, slide, net, seesaw, tree, pool, ice-cream and swing in the park.
Talk about it - What did the friends bring to play with in the park? - Why did they move from the pool to the tree? - What was their dessert? - What did they do until the sun went down?
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Story New Concept Lesson 14
Max's Fashion Adventure
A dog named Max goes on a fashion adventure with a tie, umbrella, case, shirt, blouse, hat, and car, but forgets his coat and trips on a carpet.
Talk about it 1. What does Max put on to go out in the rain? 2. What does Max forget to bring with him? 3. Why do the other animals start to laugh at Max? 4. What does Max do when he gets wet and dirty? 5. What did Max learn from this adventure?
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Story Unit 10 - Grade 3
The Best Sports Day Ever!
A group of friends have a fun-filled day playing chess, volleyball, table tennis, skating, basketball, skipping, chatting, hide and seek, word puzzles, badminton and football.
Talk about it 1. What was the best game that the friends played together on the sports day? 2. How did the friends feel after playing all the games? 3. What do you think would have happened if they didn't take a break? 4. How many games did the friends play on the sports day? 5. What do you think the friends will do next time they meet up?
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Story CLOTHES 3
Dress Up Mix-Up Adventure
A young girl learns to have fun and be creative by mixing up her dress-up clothes in an adventure.
Talk about it 1. What did Sarah do with her clothes? 2. Why did Sarah laugh at herself? 3. What did Sarah learn from her adventure? 4. How could you have fun with your clothes like Sarah did?
Open reading