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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 Santa claus
Jingle the Elf and the Bell-Ringing Snowman
An elf named Jingle helps a snowman recover his lost nose and is rewarded with a special hat by Santa Claus.
Talk about it 1. Why did Jingle put on Santa's hat? 2. What did the snowflake want to ask Santa Claus for help with? 3. How did Jingle help the snowman find a new nose? 4. Why was Santa Claus impressed with Jingle? 5. What special hat did Santa Claus give Jingle?
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Story A/an words
The Robot's Toothbrush Adventure
A robot goes on a toothbrush-turned-treasure-hunting adventure with pirates, a fairy woman, insects, and tomatoes.
Talk about it 1. What did the robot use to brush its teeth at first? 2. What did the insects tell the robot about brushing its teeth? 3. What did the fairy woman turn the robot into? 4. How did the robot help find the treasure? 5. What was inside the glass box that the pirate crew found?
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Story Unit 6: Billy's teddy
The Silly Family Picnic Adventure
A big family goes on a picnic filled with silly and creative moments, like flying toy airplanes into the lake, singing with a mermaid, and passing out cookies.
Talk about it 1. Who brought the toy airplane to the picnic? 2. What did the dad catch while fishing? 3. Who woke up from a nap and joined in on the fun? 4. What did the cousin bring to the picnic to play a prank? 5. How did everyone feel at the end of the picnic?
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Story Martin Luther King vocabulary
The Bird of Peace, Freedom and Love
A brave young girl leads a peaceful protest to release the bird of peace, freedom, and love and bring equality to a world torn by war.
Talk about it 1. What was the problem in the village at the beginning of the story? 2. How did Lily help solve the problem? 3. What did the villagers and mean creatures do together to bring peace to their world? 4. How did the king feel after releasing the bird? 5. What did the sky look like after the bird was released? 6. How did the villagers and mean creatures celebrate their victory?
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Story Polar animals
The Arctic Hide-and-Seek Adventure of Bubbles and Friends
Bubbles the beluga whale plays hide-and-seek with Rudolph the reindeer, Frosty the polar bear, Wally the walrus, Narvy the narwhal, and Pippin the penguin in the Arctic.
Talk about it 1. Who is Bubbles in the story and what does he like to do? 2. Who did Bubbles play hide-and-seek with? 3. What happened when Bubbles searched for his friends? 4. Where did the animals live in the story? 5. What did Bubbles realize at the end of the story?
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Story New Year's vocabulary!
The Timer's Ticking Tickle Party
Friends wear same party hat and have a tickle-filled New Year's 2023 celebration with champagne and confetti.
Talk about it 1. What did the friends have to celebrate the new year? 2. Why were the friends wearing masks? 3. What happened at the end of the party? 4. How did the friends react when they took off their masks? 5. What do you think would have happened if they didn't realize they wore the same party hat?
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Story Xmas decorations vocabulary
Socksy and Lolli's Christmas Adventure
A sock, Socksy, joins forces with a lollipop, Lolli, to decorate a Christmas tree and celebrate the holiday.
Talk about it 1. Who is Socksy and what does she love about Christmas? 2. What does Lolli do in the story? 3. What does Socksy get as a reward for helping Lolli decorate the tree? 4. How does Socksy feel about celebrating Christmas with the humans? 5. What do you think will happen in the next Christmas adventure of Socksy and Lolli?
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Story Christmas
A Starry Night Adventure with Santa and Friends
Santa and friends have a magical adventure decorating a wreath with glowing star-shaped candies for a snowman's party.
Talk about it 1. Who helped the snowman decorate his wreath? 2. What did the elves make for the snowman? 3. Why was the snowman happy with the special candies? 4. How did Santa and friends celebrate the night?
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Story Common dinausors names
The Adventures of the Magic Cave Creatures
A group of prehistoric creatures with special powers defeat a mean T-Rex and have a big picnic in the jungle.
Talk about it 1. What did each creature wish for in the magic cave? 2. How did they use their powers to defeat the T-Rex? 3. What did they learn about happiness at the end of the story?
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Story Chinese New Year
Lucky the Rabbit and the Dragon's New Year Celebration
A rabbit named Lucky sets out to find oranges for his dragon family's New Year celebration and befriends a dragon guarding an orange grove.
Talk about it 1. Why did Lucky go on a journey to find oranges? 2. How did Lucky and the dragon become friends? 3. What was the feast that Lucky's dragon family enjoyed for the New Year celebration? 4. How did the dragon family feel when Lucky brought back the oranges? 5. What does the story teach us about friendship and helping others?
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Story unit 8
The Great Sports Ball Adventure.
A group of sports balls learn the importance of cooperation by having a tournament.
Talk about it 1. Which sport ball wanted to be the leader and why? 2. How did Football feel about the situation? 3. How did the sports balls solve their disagreement? 4. What was the outcome of the tournament? 5. What did the sports balls learn from the adventure?
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Story School supplies
Table's Adventure with Eraser, Pencil, and Bag
A table, eraser, pencil, and bag became best friends on adventures after the bag thought it was going to be taken on a trip.
Talk about it 1. Why did the table want to bring the eraser and pencil to life? 2. Why was the bag running away from the table, eraser, and pencil? 3. How did the eraser and pencil feel about the bag? 4. What made the bag, eraser, pencil, and table become best friends? 5. What kind of adventures did they go on together?
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Story FGHIJ
The Hot Day in the Jungle and the Jumping Chain Adventure
A group of animals in the jungle jump together to cool down on a hot day and form a chain for a fun adventure.
Talk about it 1. Why was the gorilla wearing a hat made of flowers? 2. How did the animals cool off on the hot day? 3. What was the name of the friendly jellyfish? 4. Why did the animals form a chain and jump in the river? 5. What did the animals learn from their adventure?
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Story Unit 7: We love school
The Magic Mouse and the Tech-Savvy Teacher
A teacher learns a valuable lesson about technology with the help of a magic mouse and imaginative students.
Talk about it 1. What was the teacher's problem at the beginning of the story? 2. How did the magic mouse help the teacher and students in the classroom? 3. What did the teacher learn about technology? 4. Can you think of another object that could be turned into something fun with the magic mouse? 5. Do you think the teacher used the magic mouse again in her future lessons? Why or why not?
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Story Rainbow English - Vocabulary - 1st and 2nd grade
The Ant's Adventure with Friends
An ant goes on a journey with six friends, meets new characters, and learns a song from a singing frog.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What did the ant pack for his adventure? 3. Who joined the ant and his friends on their journey? 4. How did the group handle the fox trying to steal their food? 5. Who offered to help carry their things? 6. What made the frog start singing loudly? 7. How did the villagers welcome the group of travelers? 8. What did the ant learn from his adventures?
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Story Voc
Pencil's Adventure on Fun Island
Pencil sets out on an adventure, learns to play the bell with help from Petal, and finds a new home on Fun Island with his new friends.
Talk about it 1. What did Pencil do when he wanted to go on an adventure? 2. What did Pencil find on the island? 3. Who offered to teach Pencil how to play the bell? 4. What did Pencil and Petal do on their picnic? 5. Why did Pencil decide to stay on Fun Island forever?
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Story Clothes
Max's Mix-Up: A Silly Clothes Adventure
Max has fun mixing up his clothes, realizing it's okay to be different.
Talk about it 1. What was Max's problem when he got dressed? 2. How did Max feel about his friends laughing at him? 3. What lesson did Max learn about clothes and being different?
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Story Rainbow English - 2nd grade (the first half of the year)
The Bell-Belt Adventure
A little boy goes on a magical adventure with ten tent creatures and a bell-belt.
Talk about it 1. What was the boy's goal when he heard the bell ringing? 2. How did the boy use his belt to outsmart the tent creatures? 3. How did the boy get back home from the magical land? 4. What would you have done if you were in the boy's place? 5. What do you think happened to the ten tent creatures after the adventure was over?
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Story Emotions and feelings
Lily's Adventure: From Sick to Happy
A little girl named Lily overcomes a day of feeling sick, sad, and angry to find happiness and fun with her friends.
Talk about it 1. What was Lily feeling when she woke up? 2. Why did Lily feel happy at first when her mother told her she could stay home from school? 3. How did Lily's feelings change when she became bored with watching movies all day? 4. What helped Lily to stop feeling tired, scared, and hungry? 5. What is the moral of the story?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
Max the Brave Monster and the Magic Cave Adventure
A hungry monster stumbles upon a magic cave and helps a sick dragon, tired bear, and finds happiness in the process.
Talk about it 1. How did Max feel when he heard the growling noise in the magic cave? 2. Why was the dragon angry? 3. How did Max help the bear find its way home? 4. What did Max learn from his adventure in the magic cave? 5. How did Max feel at the end of the story?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
The Colorful Adventure of Oscar the Orange Cat
Oscar the orange cat and his colorful friends team up to retrieve a rainbow tree from a one-eyed monster, who they paint to become friends.
Talk about it 1. What was Oscar's plan to get the tree back from the monster? 2. What did the friends do to make the monster happy? 3. How did the monster change after becoming friends with Oscar and his friends? 4. Can you think of a different ending for the story?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Parade of Colors: A Colorful Adventure
The crayons in a colorful kingdom learn to work together during the annual parade despite their differences.
Talk about it 1. What happened to Orange during the parade? 2. Who took charge when things went wrong? 3. What lesson did the crayons learn at the end of the story? 4. Which color was the leader of the parade? 5. What happened to Pink and Red during the parade?
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Story Preschoolers
The Colorful Race Adventure
The colorful friends race to see who is fastest, but in the end, they learn to work together and have fun.
Talk about it 1. Who won the race in the end? 2. What did Orange try to do in the race? 3. What did the colors learn from the race? 4. Who declared the winners of the race? 5. Why did Green fall behind in the race?
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Story Spotlight 2 (7a-7b)
The Dance Party in the Forest
A fish, a bird, and a frog have a dance party in the forest with their animal friends.
Talk about it 1. Who taught Fin how to dance? 2. What did Fin and the bird do together? 3. How did Froggy show off his jumping skills? 4. Why did the friends have a dance party every day? 5. What filled the forest with laughter and happiness?
Open reading