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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 Animals
Animal Adventurers: The Fun-Filled Forest Game
Benny, Poppy, and Ellie the bear, panda, and eagle become the best of friends through a game of make-believe animal adventures in the forest.
Talk about it 1. Who was Benny's first friend in the story? 2. What game did Benny and Poppy play together? 3. How did Ellie the eagle become friends with Benny and Poppy? 4. What were some of the animals that Benny, Poppy and Ellie pretended to be? 5. How did the three friends feel at the end of the story?
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Story Animal
Ollie the Octopus and His Zoo Friends
An octopus named Ollie goes to a zoo and becomes friends with a diverse group of animals, impressing an eagle named Ellie with his tricks.
Talk about it 1. Who was Ollie the Octopus looking for friends with? 2. What kind of animals did Ollie meet at the zoo? 3. How did Ollie impress Ellie the Eagle? 4. How did Ollie and Ellie become friends? 5. How did Ollie spend his time with his new friends at the zoo?
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Story 1 Class. Unit 4.
The Sweet and Healthy Adventure of the Smoothie Queen
A young girl named Lulu creates a delicious and healthy green smoothie that becomes a hit among her friends.
Talk about it 1. What was the main character's name in the story? 2. What did Lulu make with the ingredients she bought from the grocery store? 3. How did her friends react to the sweet and healthy drink? 4. What nickname did Lulu get from her friends after making the green smoothie? 5. Can you think of any other ingredients that could be added to the green smoothie?
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Story 2 kl Unit 7 (Clothes)
The Clothes' Park Adventure
Clothes go for a run in the park, get into a series of comical mishaps, and end up having a picnic together.
Talk about it 1. Who took the shoes of Coat and Cardigan and why? 2. How did the clothes feel when Socks giggled from behind the tree? 3. What did Dress suggest at the end of the story? 4. Why did the clothes go for a run in the park? 5. What was the outcome of the clothes' adventure in the park?
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Story In the living room
The Playful Furniture Adventure
A picture on the wall leads a group of furniture in a game of pretend, joined by a little girl, in "The Playful Furniture Adventure".
Talk about it 1. What does the picture want to do to have some fun? 2. Who joins the picture in playing the game? 3. How does the little girl react when she sees the furniture playing? 4. What do you think will happen next in the story? 5. Can you think of any other games that the furniture might play together?
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Story Antoinette's Sweet Friendship Adventure
The Tiny Ant's Sweet Mistake: A Sugar-Filled Adventure.
A tiny colony of ants bake a sugar cake with too much sugar, causing silly antics and a lesson in following recipes.
Talk about it 1. Why was the ant so impressed by the recipe? 2. What mistake did the ant make while baking the cake? 3. How did the other ants react when they tasted the cake? 4. Why did they only bake the sugar cake on special occasions? 5. What lesson did the ants learn from this story?
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Story Family
The Baby's Big Prank
A baby plays a humorous surprise on their grandma, grandpa, mum, dad, brother and sister.
Talk about it 1. What was the baby's plan in the story? 2. Who helped the baby carry out the prank? 3. How did the grandma and grandpa react when they found the baby? 4. Why was the baby known as the funniest member of the family?
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Story Actions Rainbow 3rd grade
Tim's Dream Come True: The Multi-Talented Cook at the Park
A cook named Tim makes his dream come true of being able to do multiple activities at once and teaches others how to do the same at the park.
Talk about it 1. What was Tim's dream about? 2. What did Tim do at the park to make his dream come true? 3. How did Tim feel when he was doing all these things at once? 4. What did others think of Tim's skills? 5. What did Tim teach others at the park?
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Story Body
Freddy the Finger's Toe-Ticking Adventure
A finger named Freddy goes on a tickling adventure, ends up discovering his toes' dance party and returns back to his hand with the help of his toes.
Talk about it 1. What did Freddy do when he heard a funny noise coming from his foot? 2. How did Freddy get back to his hand after he went down to tickle his belly? 3. Why was Freddy relieved when he caught up to his leg? 4. What did Freddy learn from his adventure with his toes? 5. How did the story end for Freddy?
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Story Valentine's Day
The Magic of Love and Chocolate
A girl shares love and heart-shaped chocolates with her best friend through hugs and kisses, revealing a magical surprise.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What does Lily find in the box? 3. Why did Lily kiss her friend? 4. What happened to the chocolates after Lily kissed her friend? 5. Why was Lily's gift special?
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Story ABCDE words
The Adventure of the Bus Full of Friends
A bus filled with animals go on an adventure to retrieve a ball from an alligator in a pond.
Talk about it - Who were the main characters in the story? - What happened when the bus hit a bump? - Who decided to go get the ball back? - How did the alligator react when the elephant took the ball? - What happened in the end?
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Story FGHIJ words
Fred the Fish and His Lucky Hat Adventure
A funny fish named Fred goes on an adventure, finds a hat, eats grapes, meets a grateful gorilla, and becomes friends in "Fred the Fish and His Lucky Hat Adventure.
Talk about it 1. What did Fred do when he found the hat? 2. How did Fred and the gorilla become friends? 3. Why was the gorilla feeling sad? 4. What did Fred learn from his adventure?
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Story School essential items
Pencilina's Sparkling Adventure
A dull pencil sets off on an adventure with friends to find a magic board and becomes the most colorful and sparkly pencil in school.
Talk about it 1. Why did Pencilina feel dull and boring? 2. Who did Pencilina meet on her journey to find the magic board? 3. What did Pencilina wish for when she found the magic board? 4. How did the other stationeries in the school react to Pencilina's change? 5. What lesson did Pencilina learn from her adventure?
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Story Common animals
The Adventures of the Chicken and Friends
A group of animal friends, including a chicken, go on an adventure and cross a river by swimming and building a bridge with their bodies.
Talk about it 1. What was the chicken's adventure idea? 2. Who was the first to lay down for the bridge? 3. Why did the crocodile jump up and say "Wait!"? 4. Who led the way when they swam across the river? 5. How did the cat feel about the chicken's swimming abilities?
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Story ANIMALS- 2
The Great Jungle Race: A Swim-tastic Adventure
A group of animals have a race in the jungle, but the mouse wins by swimming in the river.
Talk about it 1. Who won the race in the jungle? 2. Why did the mouse win the race? 3. Who was surprised when the mouse won the race? 4. What did the other animals learn from the race? 5. How did the mouse become known as the fastest swimmer in the jungle?
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Story KLMNO words
The Noodle-Munching Kangaroo and the Lemon-Stealing Lion
A kangaroo, ostrich, octopus, mouse, and monkey team up to outsmart a lemon-stealing lion.
Talk about it 1. Why did the kangaroo and the ostrich become friends? 2. What did the octopus help the monkey with? 3. How did the mouse help save the monkey from the lion? 4. Why did the friends always have a basket of lemons with them? 5. Do you think the kangaroo, ostrich, octopus, mouse, and monkey are still friends today?
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Story PQRST
Hop and the Rocket Piano Adventure
A musical rabbit named Hop goes on a space adventure to fix his broken pencil and discovers a rocket disguised as a pencil sharpener.
Talk about it 1. Who is Hop and what did he do in the story? 2. What instrument was the snake playing? 3. Why was Hop looking for a pencil sharpener? 4. How did Hop end up going to space? 5. How did Hop feel about his adventure?
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Story u5
The School Rooms' Adventure Day
Rooms in a school switch places for a day and have fun in unexpected ways, creating lasting friendship among them.
Talk about it 1. Which room had the most fun during the switch? 2. How did the students feel when they saw their favorite rooms in a new light? 3. What do you think each room learned from the experience? 4. How did the rooms change after the adventure day? 5. If you could switch places with any room in school, which one would you choose and why?
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Story review
The Magic Clock and Tim's Fish-Horse Adventure
A boy turns a fish into a horse, goes on an adventure, then turns the horse back into a fish with a magic clock.
Talk about it 1. What was the boy's name in the story? 2. What happened to the fish that the boy caught? 3. What did the boy and the girl do to turn the horse back into a fish? 4. Why did Tim visit the lake every day? 5. If you could have a magic clock, what would you do with it?
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Story A
The Adventure at the Bay Island
A group of friends explore a bay and discover a hidden island with a giant sandcastle while on a weekend adventure.
Talk about it 1. What did the friends do first when they reached the bay? 2. What did they find inside the cave on the mountain? 3. Why did they decide to spend the rest of their day on the island with the sandcastle? 4. What did they make a tradition of after this adventure?
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Story UVWXYZ words
The Yo-Yoing Fox and Violin-Playing Zebra's Volcanic Adventure
A zebra who loves to play the violin and a yo-yoing fox have a musical adventure on top of a volcano.
Talk about it 1. Why did the zebra have an umbrella with him while playing the violin? 2. What happened when the volcano erupted? 3. How did the zebra and fox get to the top of the volcano? 4. Why was the fox juggling a yo-yo while eating from a box outside the window? 5. How did the zebra and fox entertain everyone on top of the volcano?
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Story UVWXYZ words
The Fox and the Volcano's Melody
A fox uses his music to control a volcanic eruption and escape to safety with his umbrella and violin.
Talk about it 1. How does the fox use his violin to escape from the volcano? 2. Why did the wind blow the fox's umbrella inside out? 3. What happened to the ash and lava when the fox started playing his violin? 4. Did the fox make it down the volcano safely? How did he do it? 5. What is the main lesson of the story?
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Story 1 MONTH
The Picnic Adventure of Stan the Van and Friends
Stan the Van joins a picnic with a bat and its friends: a mat, a cat, a fan, a rat, a man, a pan, and a can, leading to unexpected events but a good laugh.
Talk about it - Who was Stan the Van? - What did the bat drop from the sky? - Why did the man run in the story? - Who invited Stan to the picnic? - What did everyone eat at the picnic? - Was the picnic eventful or peaceful? - What happened at the end?
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Story 1 MONTH
The Picnic Adventure of Benny the BAT and Friends
Benny the BAT and his friends have a picnic filled with laughter and adventures, including a hat-stealing fan, a chasing cat, and a mischievous rat.
Talk about it 1. Who is Benny and what does he do in the story? 2. What does each character bring to the picnic? 3. What happens when the fan starts to spin out of control? 4. Why was the man confused when he saw the rat wearing his hat? 5. What does the rat say when the man asks about the hat? 6. How did everyone feel at the end of the story?
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