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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 Chinese New Year
The Rabbit Family's New Year Trick
A family of rabbits trick a dragon with dumplings to keep their prosperity and oranges during New Year celebrations in China.
Talk about it -What did the dragon demand from the rabbit family? -How did the rabbit family trick the dragon? -What was inside the giant dumpling? -What happened after the trick was successful?
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Story unit 8
The Seven Sports Friends Tournament
Seven friends named after different sports hold a tournament and discover the true joy of playing and friendship.
Talk about it - Who were the seven friends in the story? - What were their names? - What was the tournament about? - Who won the tournament in the end? - Why did they all decide they were winners? - What did they learn about playing sports and friendship?
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Story School supplies
Pen, Ear, and the Mischievous Chair
A pencil, an eraser and a bag team up to teach a teasing chair a lesson about respect.
Talk about it 1. Why was Ear bumping into Pen? 2. How did Pen, Ear, and the bag teach the chair a lesson? 3. How did the chair react to the lesson? 4. What do you think would have happened if the chair continued to tease Ear?
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Story FGHIJ
The Adventure of the Grape, Jellyfish and Gorilla: A Quest for the Magical Hat
The grape, jellyfish and gorilla embark on an adventure to find a magical hat that grants wishes and end up granting their own.
Talk about it 1. What did the grape wish for? 2. Why did the hot fish offer to give the grape, jellyfish and gorilla a ride? 3. How did the grape, jellyfish and gorilla get past the dragon guarding the hat? 4. How did the grape, jellyfish and gorilla feel after their wishes came true? 5. Can you think of another wish the jellyfish could have made?
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Story Unit 7: We love school
The Rubber Duck's School Adventure
A rubber duck goes to school, uses a computer mouse as a pen, and learns to write.
Talk about it 1. What did the rubber duck want to learn at school? 2. What did the rubber duck use instead of a pen? 3. How did the teacher react when she saw the rubber duck's writing tool? 4. What was the rubber duck's first writing on the notebook? 5. How did the rubber duck feel when he went home from school?
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Story unit 8 - FF1
Mittens' Magic Hide-and-Seek Adventure
Mittens, a mischievous cat, uses a magic wand to play hide-and-seek with her friends and reappears in the dining room after making the other rooms disappear.
Talk about it 1. What was Mittens' plan for playing hide-and-seek? 2. What rooms did Mittens make disappear with the magic wand? 3. Where did Mittens finally reappear? 4. How did Mittens' friends react when the rooms disappeared? 5. What did Mittens and her friends do after the game of hide-and-seek?
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Story Rainbow English - Vocabulary - 1st and 2nd grade
The Adventures of the Hat, Frog, Ant, Dog, and Cat: Saving the Village from the Bug Thief.
A hat, frog, ant, dog, and cat team up to stop a bug thief and save the village in a fun and adventurous story.
Talk about it - What do the hat, frog, ant, dog, and cat have in common? - Who was the thief in the story and why did they steal the food? - What did the five friends do to retrieve the stolen goods and save the village? - How did the five friends become great friends at the end of the story? - What do you think is the moral of the story?
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Story Voc
Finley's Adventure: The Quest for the Perfect Toy
Finley goes on a journey to find the perfect toy and discovers unique treasures along the way that make him happy.
Talk about it 1. What does Finley want to find on his journey? 2. How does Finley use the apple he finds in the story? 3. What do you think makes Finley feel special when he wears his hat with the stamp on it? 4. Why does Finley tie the bell to the end of his boat? 5. Can you think of any other adventures Finley might go on in the future?
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Story Clothes
The Musical Clothes Adventure
A group of clothes have a fun-filled day playing musical games and expressing their individuality.
Talk about it 1. How did the clothes feel about playing the musical game? 2. What was your favorite part of the story? 3. Can you think of other games that the clothes could play together? 4. How do you think the clothes felt after they played the game? 5. What do you think happened next in the story?
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Story Rainbow English - 2nd grade (the first half of the year)
The Desk's Midnight Milk Mission
A hat-wearing desk goes on a milk-buying mission with ten friends, all wearing funny hats, to have a pajama party under the stars in the pink tent on the hill.
Talk about it 1. Why did the desk need to buy milk? 2. What happened when the desk met the group of ten friends? 3. What color was the big tent on top of the hill? 4. How did the desk and its friends return to the tent on the hill? 5. What did they do when they got there?
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Story Emotions and feelings
The Adventure of the Emoticon Squad
A group of emoticons go on an adventure, experiencing a range of emotions before coming together for a feast.
Talk about it 1. Can you name all the emotions the emoticons experienced? 2. How did the emoticons come together in the end? 3. What do you think the emoticons ate during their feast? 4. Can you name a time when you felt one of the emotions that the emoticons experienced? 5. What kind of adventure would you like to go on with your own set of emoticons?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
The Adventure of the Emotional Animals
A group of animal friends set out on an adventure and find happiness, despite their emotions.
Talk about it 1. Who are the animal friends in the story? 2. What was the purpose of their journey? 3. How did each animal feel at the start of the story? 4. How did the animals help each other during their adventure? 5. What did they find at the end of the journey? 6. How did they feel after their adventure? 7. Can you relate to any of the emotions that the animals felt?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
The Colorful Race: A Story of Harmony.
The colors of the world come together in a race to determine who is the best, but they all learn that they look beautiful when they work together.
Talk about it 1. What was the argument between the colors about? 2. Who was picked as the start line and finish line for the race? 3. Who was the fastest color in the race? 4. How did the colors feel at the end of the race? 5. Why did the colors all hug each other at the end of the story?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Colorful Adventure of the 10 Friends and the Silly Dragon
The 10 friends - White, Green, Grey, Pink, Blue, Purple, Orange, Yellow, Red, and Black - defeated the fierce dragon Brown by making him laugh and becoming friends, in a colorful adventure about teamwork and creativity.
Talk about it 1. What did the 10 friends do to defeat the dragon? 2. Why did the dragon give them the fruits? 3. How did the friends and the dragon become friends? 4. Which color was your favorite in the story? Why? 5. Can you think of another way the friends could have defeated the dragon?
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Story Preschoolers
The Rainbow Kingdom: A Colorful Adventure
A group of friends paint a palace with different colors, but eventually create a new color, Rainbow, which becomes the official color of their kingdom.
Talk about it 1. What were the 7 colors that the friends used to paint the palace? 2. Who declared Rainbow as the official color of the kingdom? 3. Why did King White not like the palace when he first saw it? 4. What did the friends do to fix the palace and make King White happy? 5. How did the friends create Rainbow color? 6. What was the kingdom known as after the painting?
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Story Actions
The Playful Party Adventure
A group of friends who love to play, cook, dance, sing, read, and see new things have a fun-filled party together.
Talk about it 1. What did the friends do first at their party? 2. What was in the book they read at the end of the night? 3. What did they all do outside before they went to bed? 4. Why did they decide to have a party like this every month?
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Story Spotlight 2 (7a-7b)
Frog's High-Flying Adventure
A frog trains to jump higher than a bird and wins a competition against a fish with the help of a chimp.
Talk about it 1. Who does the frog want to jump higher than? 2. Why did the bird fly away when the frog tried to talk to her? 3. Who helped the frog find a fish to have a jumping competition with? 4. Who won the jumping competition? 5. What did the chimp give the frog as a prize?
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Story Clothes
The Wardrobe Party
A group of clothes in a wardrobe have a party and trade outfits, realizing fashion is meant to be fun.
Talk about it 1. What was the mistake made by the clothes at the party? 2. Who wore what outfit in the story? 3. What was the moral of the story? 4. Who went to the party and why did they want to go?
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Story School supplies
Penelope and Ernie's Sharp Adventure
Penelope and Ernie go on an adventure to find a sharpener so Penelope can write again.
Talk about it 1. What do you think was the most challenging part of Penelope and Ernie's journey? 2. Who were the characters in the story and what were their personalities like? 3. What did Penelope and Ernie learn on their adventure? 4. How did they solve the problem of Penelope losing her point? 5. Do you think you would be friends with Penelope and Ernie if you were in the story? Why or why not?
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Story Fill the missing letter
The Adventures of Happy, The Confused Bird and Friends
A confused bird helps a sad rabbit and an angry bear find food, leading to their all-around happiness.
Talk about it 1. How did Happy feel when he got lost in the forest? 2. Why was the rabbit sad? 3. What happened when Happy and the rabbit met the angry bear? 4. What did Happy suggest to do about the bear's anger and rabbit's sadness? 5. What was the lesson learned from the story?
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Story Animals
The Race of the Jungle Friends
A group of jungle friends have a race to determine who is the fastest and an eagle wins by catching a fish.
Talk about it 1. Who were the characters in the story? 2. What did the elephant suggest to do? 3. How did the eagle win the race? 4. How did the group of friends feel after the race was over? 5. What did each of the friends use their special skills for in the story?
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Story Animals
Oswald the Owl's Silly Joke Adventure
Oswald the Owl disguises himself as Paul the Panda and tells jokes to a group of animals, causing them to laugh and realize it was just a joke.
Talk about it - Who is Oswald the Owl? - What did Oswald want to do with his friends? - What was the joke that Oswald played on Bobby the bird and his friends? - Was everyone happy in the end? Why or why not? - Can you think of a joke to tell your friends?
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Story Animal
The Magic Ocean Adventure of the Mixed-Up Friends
A group of friends, including a whale, zebra, camel, Polar bear, giraffe, parrot, bird, eagle, octopus, fish, elephant, and bear, have a magical adventure in the ocean.
Talk about it 1. Who were the main characters in the story? 2. How did the group of friends come together? 3. Who caused trouble for the group and how did they overcome it? 4. What did the group do at the end of the story? 5. Who was your favorite character and why?
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Story 1 Class. Unit 4.
Benny the Bunny Learns About a Balanced Diet".
A curious bunny named Benny learns the importance of eating a balanced diet with healthy foods and a bit of sweetness.
Talk about it 1. What did Benny want to eat after eating only carrots for a few days? 2. Who did Benny go to for advice on what to eat? 3. What did the owl suggest for Benny to eat? 4. What did Benny learn about eating a balanced diet at the end of the story? 5. Why was it important for Benny to include sweetness in his diet?
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