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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 Family
Grandpa's Baby-Sitting Adventure
Grandpa tricks grandma into baby-sitting, leading to a humorous family search and lesson in keeping a closer eye on the baby.
Talk about it 1. What did Grandpa do to play a trick on Grandma? 2. How did the baby's family feel when they realized the baby was missing? 3. Why did the family laugh when they found the baby with Grandpa and Grandma? 4. What lesson did the family learn from this experience?
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Story Actions Rainbow 3rd grade
The Fun-Filled Adventure Competition
A group of friends compete in various activities, including skate, count, dance, play, ride, sing, cook, read, jump, speak, ski and drive, and end up having a blast together.
Talk about it 1. What were some of the fun activities the friends did in the story? 2. Who won the competition in the end? 3. If you could participate in the competition, what activity would you like to show off your skills in? 4. How can you have fun and be a good sport at the same time?
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Story Body
The Finger's Fun Adventure
A finger goes on a journey to play hide and seek and finds friends in the hand, toe, eye, hair and belly, but the foot is too tired to join.
Talk about it 1. What body parts did the finger ask to play hide and seek with? 2. Why was the foot too tired to play? 3. Who agreed to play with the finger? 4. Which body part was not good at hiding? 5. How did the finger feel after playing with all the other body parts?
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Story Valentine's Day
Max and Sarah's Sweet Love Story
Max and Sarah fall in love through sharing chocolates and hugs after Max gives Sarah a heart-shaped chocolate and bouquet of flowers.
Talk about it 1. Who is Max's secret crush in the story? 2. What did Max do to show his love for Sarah? 3. How did Sarah react when Max gave her the heart-shaped chocolate? 4. Why did Max pick flowers for Sarah? 5. How does the story show that love is sweet?
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Story Body parts
The Wiggliest Man in the Village
A man named Mr. Wiggle learns to wiggle his disconnected body parts back together with the help of a wise old man.
Talk about it 1. Why did Mr. Wiggle's arms, shoulders, elbows, head, neck and body become disconnected? 2. What did the friends in the village try to do to help Mr. Wiggle? 3. How did the wise old man help Mr. Wiggle fix his parts? 4. What did Mr. Wiggle do after his parts were fixed? 5. Why was Mr. Wiggle known as the Wiggliest man in the village?
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Story Unit 6: Billy's teddy
The Grandpa's Great Escape: A Picnic Adventure
The family goes on a picnic in the park, but when Grandpa sits on Grandma's potato salad, they all chase him until Mum comes up with a clever plan.
Talk about it 1. Who sat on Grandma's potato salad? 2. What did Grandpa love to eat? 3. How did Mum stop Grandpa from running? 4. Who tried to catch Grandpa first? 5. What happened at the end of the picnic?
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Story Martin Luther King vocabulary
The Toy Protest: A Dream of Love, Freedom, Equality, Peace, and Protest
A group of toys come together to protest for love, freedom, equality, peace, and protest.
Talk about it 1. What was the conflict between the stuffed animals and action figures? 2. What did Bella dream about? 3. Why did the toys hold a protest? 4. How did the toys come together to make peace? 5. What did the toys learn about love, freedom, equality, peace, and protest?
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Story Polar animals
Rudolph's Arctic Adventure: Finding His True Calling
Rudolph, a reindeer, goes on an adventure to find his true calling and becomes a star, ending up with a special talent, in "Rudolph's Arctic Adventure: Finding His True Calling".
Talk about it 1. What was Rudolph feeling at the beginning of the story? 2. Who did Rudolph meet on his adventure? 3. What was Rudolph's special talent? 4. Did the walrus believe in the magical land? 5. How did the polar bear and penguin find out about Rudolph's talent? 6. What type of event was held every year in the Arctic after Rudolph found his talent?
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Story New Year's vocabulary!
The Cheese Confetti New Year's Bash
The animals celebrate New Year's Eve with cheese confetti instead of traditional confetti, thanks to a clever little mouse.
Talk about it - What was the problem at the New Year's Eve party? - Who came up with the idea to use cheese as confetti? - What happened when the timer struck midnight? - How did the animals feel about the cheese confetti? - What did the animals learn from the little mouse's idea?
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Story Xmas decorations vocabulary
Lily and the Stuck Sock
Lily uses a candle from a present to save the day when a sock gets stuck in the chimney.
Talk about it 1. What did Lily do when she heard a noise coming from the chimney? 2. How did Lily solve the problem of the sock stuck in the chimney? 3. Why did Lily keep a candle near the chimney after the incident with the sock? 4. What was the present Lily bought for her friend?
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Story Christmas
Santa's Wreath Adventure
Santa delivers presents with a wreath, causing candy to rain down and ultimately uses a star as the final present.
Talk about it 1. What caused Santa's sleigh to break down? 2. How did Santa deliver the presents in the end? 3. Why did the candy rain down from the sky? 4. What did kids receive as a present in the end? 5. What do you think the reindeer felt about pulling Santa's wreath instead of his sleigh?
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Story Common dinausors names
The Great Dinosaur Race: A Tale of Laughter and Friendship
A group of dinosaurs have a race, but friendship and laughter triumph over winning in the end.
Talk about it - Who was the jester of the group of dinosaurs? - What was the parasaurolophus's secret weapon in the race? - How did the ankylosaurus end up rolling down the hill? - What is the main lesson learned in the story?
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Story Chinese New Year
Lucky Dragon and the Calendar of Prosperity
A dragon named Lucky goes on a journey to find the rabbit of Prosperity and prove his luckiness to get a calendar that brings prosperity.
Talk about it 1. Why did Lucky the dragon set out on a journey to find the rabbit of Prosperity? 2. What was the last challenge that Lucky had to face to get the calendar? 3. How did Lucky prove that he was truly lucky? 4. Why was Lucky known as the luckiest dragon in all the land after he got the calendar? 5. Can you think of a time when you had to be prepared like Lucky to be lucky?
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Story School supplies
The Eraser's Adventure in the World of Books
An eraser jumps out of a pencil bag to explore a book and creates adventures with a pencil.
Talk about it - What did the eraser first see when he jumped out of the pencil bag? - Why did the pencil ask the eraser to join forces? - Can you think of another adventure that the eraser and pencil could have together? - How do you think the eraser felt when he finally got to explore the world outside the pencil bag?
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Story FGHIJ
The Jellyfish and Gorilla's Grape Adventure.
A jellyfish and a gorilla go on an adventure, jump over a grape vine, encounter a hot sun, get a hat from a fish, and play in a field of flowers.
Talk about it 1. How did the jellyfish and gorilla become friends? 2. Why did the fish give the jellyfish a hat? 3. What did the jellyfish and gorilla do in the field of flowers? 4. Where did the jellyfish and gorilla go next?
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Story Unit 7: We love school
Max's Adventure in the Classroom
Max, a mouse, goes on a journey through a book and learns how to use a computer with the help of writing and drawing tools.
Talk about it 1. Who is Max in the story? 2. What does Max find when he crawls into a bag? 3. Who helped Max erase his mistakes? 4. What did the computer tell Max at the end of the story? 5. Can you think of another adventure Max could go on with his new friends?
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Story unit 8 - FF1
The Furniture's Hide and Seek Adventure
A group of furniture play hide and seek in a big house, with the living room couch winning by default due to a nap.
Talk about it 1. Who do you think was the best hider in the story? 2. Why did the living room couch win the game? 3. Can you think of any other silly games the furniture could play together? 4. Who was your favorite character and why? 5. If you could hide in any room, which one would you choose and why?
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Story Rainbow English - Vocabulary - 1st and 2nd grade
The Hat-Loving Pig's Adventure with Friends
A hat-loving pig goes on an adventure and makes friends with a dog, ants, a bug, a frog, and outwits a fox to have a successful picnic.
Talk about it 1. What was the pig's adventure about? 2. Who did the pig go on the adventure with? 3. Why did the cat steal all the food at the picnic? 4. How did the bug help the pig and his friends outwit the cat? 5. Who appeared and tried to steal the food at the end of the story?
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Story Voc
The Adventures of the Hat-Wearing Boat and Friends
A boat, pencil, and stamp set sail on an adventure with new friends, including a tree, flower, fish, and bell, to explore and help each other.
Talk about it 1. What did the pencil and boat do when they set sail? 2. How did the stamp help the boat? 3. What did the friends find on the island? 4. How did the pencil help the flower in need? 5. What was the fish's special talent?
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Story Clothes
The Clothes' Adventure: A Lesson in Teamwork
A group of clothes go on an adventure and learn the importance of teamwork.
Talk about it 1. What did the clothes use to cross the river? 2. Why did they have trouble crossing the river at first? 3. What did they learn from their adventure? 4. How did the clothes work together to cross the river?
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Story Emotions and feelings
Bruin the Emotional Bear: A Rollercoaster of Feelings
A little bear named Bruin experiences a variety of emotions and goes on a journey to find honey, encountering a friendly bee along the way.
Talk about it 1. How did Bruin feel when he woke up in the story? 2. What happened when Bruin couldn't find his favorite toy? 3. What made Bruin happy after taking a nap? 4. Why was Bruin sad? 5. Who was Bruin scared of at first and why did he change his mind? 6. What was in the basket that Bruin found? 7. How did Bruin and the bee feel in the end?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
Timmy's Emotional Rollercoaster
A little boy named Timmy experiences a range of emotions and goes from feeling tired, sick, sad, happy, excited, surprised, hungry, tired, afraid, sleepy, and angry, to feeling content and ready for an adventure-filled day.
Talk about it 1. How does Timmy feel at the beginning of the story? 2. Why is Timmy afraid of the dark? 3. What makes Timmy happy again? 4. How does feeling so many emotions make Timmy feel? 5. Can you relate to Timmy's emotions in the story? If so, how?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
Midnight's Adventure in a Colorful World
A black cat named Midnight goes on a journey to a pink party with a purple bird, a grey elephant, an orange monkey, a white rabbit, and a brown bear and yellow lion.
Talk about it 1. What do you think Midnight would have done if he never met the purple bird? 2. Why was the grey elephant feeling sad? 3. How did Midnight help the orange monkey find his green bananas? 4. Do you think the red fox learned its lesson after being chased away by Midnight and his friends? 5. What was your favorite part of the story?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Adventures of Seven Crayons
Seven crayons go on an adventure to find their own special place to live and end up on a white piece of paper where they create beautiful drawings together.
Talk about it 1. What did each crayon suggest to color on the paper? 2. Why didn't the black crayon want to color flowers? 3. How did they all end up living together in harmony? 4. Can you think of a different story that the crayons could have gone on? 5. What would you have done if you were one of the crayons?
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