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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 CLOTHES 3
The Brave Adventurer: A Story of a Girl and Her Improvised Beach Outfit
A girl turns her everyday clothes into a beach outfit and becomes the bravest adventurer on the beach while saving a trapped fish.
Talk about it - Why did Annie put on her belt as a swimsuit? - What did she use instead of a sun hat? - How did Annie save the fish? - Why were the beachgoers impressed with Annie? - What did the beachgoers give to Annie as a reward for her bravery?
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Story Classroom
The Musical School Supplies
A mischievous eraser brings school supplies together for a game of musical chairs, making everyone forget about its prank.
Talk about it 1. Why did the eraser play a prank on the pencil? 2. How did the school supplies feel about the game of musical chairs? 3. What lesson did the school supplies learn by playing together?
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Story Xmas Foods vocabulary
The Sweet Adventure of Ginger, the Turkey, and the Steak-Turned-Potatoes.
A gingerman, a turkey, and a steak-turned-potato embark on a sweet-filled journey with the help of a gingerbread man.
Talk about it - What did Ginger, the turkey, and the steak turn into to continue their journey? - Why did the gingerbread man offer to help them on their adventure? - What kind of sweets did they find on their journey? - How did Ginger, the turkey, and the steak feel about their sweet adventure?
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Story Santa claus
Frosty and Twinkle: Santa's Little Helpers
Frosty the snowman and Twinkle the elf save Christmas by making a Santa hat from one of their candles.
Talk about it 1. What was Frosty and Twinkle's plan to help Santa? 2. How did they make the Santa hat? 3. Why was Santa so happy with their help? 4. What reward did Santa give Frosty and Twinkle? 5. What was the new nickname for Frosty and Twinkle after they helped Santa?
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Story A/an words
The Adventure of the Clever insect and his magical jeep
An insect uses his three wishes granted by a fairy to obtain a jeep, a robot, and a giant tomato, and outwits a pirate with his wit and the help of his magical companions.
Talk about it 1. What did the insect wish for? 2. How did the insect outsmart the pirate? 3. Why did the insect want a brush? 4. What did the insect do with his tomato? 5. What happened to the insect at the end of the story?
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Story Unit 6: Billy's teddy
The Picnic Adventure: A Tale of a Brave Knight, a Ticklish Dragon, and a Family in Fancy Dress
A family goes on a picnic in fancy dress, but must use their creativity and bravery to defeat a dragon and save the day.
Talk about it - What did each family member dress up as for the picnic? - Who was the dragon trying to ruin the picnic? - How did Grandpa defeat the dragon? - Why did the brother forget his sword? - What is the moral of the story?
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Story Martin Luther King vocabulary
Bernie's Dreamy Protest for Love, Equality, and Peace.
A dreamy little bear named Bernie leads a peaceful protest for love, equality, and peace in the forest, inspiring the animals to come together and make their dreams a reality.
Talk about it 1. What was Bernie's dream about? 2. Why did Bernie decide to stage a real protest? 3. How did the animals in the forest feel during the protest? 4. What did the wise old owl say about love and kindness? 5. Why do you think Bernie's protest was successful?
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Story Polar animals
The North Pole's Musical Christmas Party
The North Pole animals have a musical Christmas party with reindeer, narwhal, beluga whale, polar bear, walrus, and penguin playing games of floating chairs, dancing, and music-making.
Talk about it 1. How did the beluga whale help the reindeer play musical chairs? 2. What instrument did the narwhal play in the story? 3. Who suggested playing musical chairs at the Christmas party? 4. How did the polar bear show his love for music? 5. Why did the animals decide to make musical chairs a tradition for every Christmas party?
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Story New Year's vocabulary!
Fizzing New Year's Fun
Friends have a hilarious New Year's celebration, mistaking the timer for counting down the seconds instead of timing the champagne fizz.
Talk about it 1. What did the friends think the timer was for? 2. What happened when they realized their mistake? 3. How did they feel about the champagne fizzing? 4. What did they do to continue the celebration?
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Story Xmas decorations vocabulary
Lolli's Sweet Christmas Adventure
Lolli, a lollipop, celebrates Christmas with his friends by decorating a candle-lit tree, climbing up the chimney to get presents, and turning into a real lollipop.
Talk about it 1. Who is Lolli and what does he do in the story? 2. How did Lolli decorate the Christmas tree? 3. Why did Lolli climb up the chimney? 4. What happened to Lolli after the Christmas party? 5. How did Lolli's friends feel about the gifts he gave them?
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Story Christmas
The Magic Wreath Christmas Adventure
A magical wreath solves Santa's problems and ensures a successful Christmas delivery.
Talk about it 1. What was Santa's problem and how did the magical wreath solve it? 2. What did Santa wish for and why? 3. How did the reindeer and elves help Santa deliver the presents? 4. Why was the snowman not able to pull the sleigh? 5. What do you think would have happened if the wreath wasn't there to grant Santa's wish?
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Story Common dinausors names
Dinosaurs' Picnic Adventure
Six prehistoric dinosaurs come together to have a picnic and make friends with a T-Rex through singing and dancing.
Talk about it 1. Who were the 6 dinosaurs in the story? 2. What happened during the picnic? 3. How did the dinosaurs make friends with T-Rex? 4. What did each dinosaur bring to the picnic? 5. What was the outcome of the story?
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Story Chinese New Year
Orange Dragon and the Rabbit's New Year Party
A dragon and rabbit team up to bring prosperity and good fortune to the new year by throwing a party for all the creatures in the forest.
Talk about it 1. Why did the dragon want to start the new year with prosperity and good fortune? 2. What did the rabbit and dragon try to do to bring prosperity to the new year? 3. How did they finally bring prosperity to the new year? 4. Why was throwing a party the best way to bring prosperity to the new year?
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Story unit 8
The Sports-Loving Town's Mixed-Up Tournament
The athletes in a sports-loving town have a tournament playing all sports in one day with unexpected results.
Talk about it 1. How did the athletes in the story feel about the tournament? 2. What happened when the baseball player hit a home run into the basketball court? 3. How did the football players react to playing with a basketball? 4. What was the result of the badminton players using the basketball as a shuttlecock? 5. How did the hockey players adapt to playing without ice? 6. What was the outcome of the sports-loving town's tournament?
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Story School supplies
The Mischievous Bag and the Classroom Chaos
A mischievous bag creates chaos in a classroom, bringing all the supplies together through laughter.
Talk about it -What do you think the bag's intention was in playing pranks on the other supplies? -What did the supplies learn from the experience? -What would you have done if you were the pencil or eraser in the story? -Why do you think the supplies laughed at the end of the story?
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Story FGHIJ
George the Gorilla's Grapy Hat Game
George the Gorilla, who got stung by a jellyfish and cooled down with grapes, starts playing a fun hat-grapes game with his friend Lily the flower.
Talk about it 1. How did George feel after being stung by the jellyfish? 2. Where did George get the idea to keep grapes in his hat? 3. What was the name of George's friend who played the hat-grapes game with him? 4. How did George and Lily feel at the end of the game? 5. Can you think of another silly game that George and Lily could play together?
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Story Unit 7: We love school
The Ruler's Adventures in the Classroom
A ruler, teacher, computer, keyboard, book, and pen have a fun adventure in a classroom where each one tries to claim they're in charge.
Talk about it 1. Who does the ruler think is in charge at first? 2. What does the computer write on the board? 3. Who does the pen say is in charge? 4. How does the teacher react to the situation? 5. Who ends up being in charge?
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Story unit 8 - FF1
The Mischievous Room Switchers
A group of mischievous animals switch around all the furniture in a house, creating chaos and hilarity, in "The Mischievous Room Switchers".
Talk about it 1. Which animal was having the most fun in the story? 2. What do you think would have happened if the owner of the house came home earlier? 3. How do you think the animals felt when they realized they had to put everything back in its place? 4. Can you think of another silly game that the animals could play together?
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Story Rainbow English - Vocabulary - 1st and 2nd grade
Camping Adventure in the Forest: A Tale of Friends and Fun
A group of friends (dog, pig, cat, frog) go on a camping trip and have a fun adventure with hot dogs, a tent, hat, ant hill, ten ants, fox, and bug.
Talk about it 1. Who were the main characters in the story? 2. Why did they go on a camping trip? 3. What happened when they encountered an ant hill? 4. How did the mischievous fox react when a bug flew into his hat? 5. How did the friends feel at the end of the story?
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Story Voc
The Fish's Mail Adventure
A curious little fish learns how to write letters and send them with the help of a stamp, hat, and bell.
Talk about it 1. What did the fish see while swimming in the pond? 2. What did the stamp do when it appeared on the shore? 3. How did the fish learn to write letters? 4. Who did the fish write letters to every day? 5. What happened after the fish wrote letters every day?
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Story Rainbow English - 2nd grade (the first half of the year)
Bella and Belt's Wizard Adventure
A young girl named Bella goes on a magical adventure with her cat Belt and a wizard named Ten to find a lost wand and becomes a wizard herself.
Talk about it -What did Bella have to do to help Ten? -What did Ten give Bella as a reward for finding his wand? -What kind of adventures did Bella and Belt go on after becoming wizards? -What was the name of Bella's cat? -What was the name of the wizard who needed Bella's help?
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Story Emotions and feelings
Benny and Friends: A Tale of Many Emotions".
A happy bear named Benny helps a sad bird, surprises a rabbit, calms an angry fox and all naps with a sleepy dinosaur on a journey of emotions and friendship.
Talk about it 1. Why was the bird sad? 2. How did Benny help the bird and rabbit? 3. Why did the fox get angry? 4. Why were Benny and friends scared? 5. Why did the dinosaur growl?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
Teddy's Emotional Roller Coaster
A little bear named Teddy experiences various emotions, but finds happiness after a nap.
Talk about it - What emotions did Teddy feel in the beginning of the story? - What made Teddy feel happy? - Why was Teddy afraid? - What did Teddy do to feel better?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
The Colors' Garden Adventure
Blue, Red, Pink, Black, Green and Brown go on an adventure to find the most beautiful place and end up painting flowers brown to make them unique in "The Colors' Garden Adventure.
Talk about it 1. Why did the colors go on an adventure? 2. What did they find in the garden? 3. Why couldn't Brown find a brown flower? 4. What did Brown do to make the flowers unique? 5. Do you think the colors were successful in their adventure? Why or why not?
Open reading