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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 apple, ant, ax and 4 more
Al the Alligator and His Amazing Friends.
Al the alligator and his friends, the ant, bat and cab, have a fun adventure playing catch, retrieving a ball and eating apples, while learning the value of friendship.
Talk about it 1. Who is Al? 2. Who are Al's friends in the story? 3. What did Al and his friends do with the ball? 4. Why was Al crying? 5. How did Al's friends help him? 6. What did Al learn from this experience? 7. What did everyone do at the party?
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Story ant, aligator, ax and 14 more
The Forest Friends' Game of Catch
A butterfly, ant, alligator, bee, and bat play catch together in the forest despite an ax's interruption.
Talk about it 1. How did Flutter, Anty, and Al feel when the ax fell from the tree? 2. Why did Batty say the ax was there? 3. What was the outcome of Flutter, Anty, Al, Buzzy, and Batty playing catch together again?
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Story Aa, Cc
The Great Car, Ant, and Alligator Adventure
A car named Chuck, an ant, and alligator have an exciting adventure while fixing a flat tire.
Talk about it 1. What did the ant do to help Chuck? 2. How did the alligator stop chasing Chuck and the ant? 3. Why was the cat sitting on a cup at the end of the story? 4. How did Chuck and the ant feel when they drove away from the alligator?
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Story cat, bat, cab and 3 more
The Apple-Picking Adventure with Andy, the Ant, Cabby Cat, and Giggly Gator.
An ant, cabby cat, and giggly alligator have a ticklish adventure while picking apples.
Talk about it 1. Why did Andy decide to climb the apple tree? 2. How did the cab driver help Andy get his apple? 3. What was the plan to get past the alligator? 4. What happened when they tickled the alligator's belly? 5. Who were the friends in the story and what made the adventure great?
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Story cat, bat, apple and 6 more
The Great Tea Party Adventure of Ant, Bat, and Alligator
An ant, a bat, and an alligator go on a quest to find the perfect cup for their tea party and end up using a giant apple-shaped cup.
Talk about it 1. Why did the ant and bat go on a quest to find a cup? 2. Who helped them find the perfect cup? 3. What was special about the cup they found? 4. Who joined the tea party in the end? 5. How did the tea party turn out?
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Story table eraser
Pencil the Mischievous Pig's Classroom Adventure
A mischievous pig named Pencil has fun with school supplies in a classroom and builds a castle with broken eraser pieces.
Talk about it 1. What did Pencil do with the school supplies he found in the classroom? 2. How did Pencil use the broken pieces of eraser? 3. What was the outcome of Pencil's fun in the classroom? 4. Can you think of other things Pencil could have done with the supplies?
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Story Lunchtime
The Fruit-Biscuit-wich King
A young boy named Timmy creates a unique and tasty sandwich by mashing up an apple, banana, and biscuit after spilling his drink on his lunch box.
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy have in his lunch box? 2. How did Timmy come up with the idea for his unique sandwich? 3. What was Timmy's new creation called? 4. How did Timmy's friends react to his sandwich? 5. How did Timmy become known at school after creating his sandwich?
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Story School Food
The Biscuit Thief and the Fruit Picnic Adventure
A group of fruit friends have a picnic, and Banana is caught taking a bite out of their biscuit, leading to a fun day of sharing and laughter.
Talk about it 1. Who was the biscuit thief? 2. How did the fruits react when they found out who took a bite? 3. What did the fruits do at their picnic? 4. Why did the fruits forgive Banana for taking a bite out of the biscuit? 5. Would you have shared your biscuit with your fruit friends? Why or why not?
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Story Words to pronounce M
Max and the Moonlit Treasure Hunt
Max and friends embark on a moonlit adventure to find treasure guarded by a monster, using a mop to clean the lair and win over the monster.
Talk about it 1. What did Max bring with him on his adventure? 2. How did Max and his friends get past the monster? 3. Why was the monster happy at the end of the story? 4. What did Max find in the treasure chest? 5. Who came along with Max on his adventure?
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Story mop, map, monster and 7 more
Mo, Mickey and the Treasure Hunt Adventure
A monster named Mo and a mouse named Mickey embark on an adventure to find a treasure guarded by a monkey, only to discover that friendship and fun are the true riches.
Talk about it 1. Why did Mickey need Mo's help? 2. What was the monkey guarding? 3. What did Mo and Mickey realize about the monkey and the treasure? 4. How did the story end? 5. What did Mo and Mickey learn on their adventure?
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Story tiger, train, table and 6 more
Tiger's Tea Party Adventure!
A tiger, turtle, cat and table have a fun and silly tea party on a train while playing apple catch.
Talk about it 1. What did the tiger do with the cup he found? 2. Who did the tiger invite to his tea party? 3. Why did they have the tea party on a train instead of at the tiger's house? 4. What happened to the turtle during the tea party? 5. How did the cat feel about getting wet from the tea spill? 6. What game did the tiger suggest to cheer up the cat?
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Story School items
The Chair, the Pen, and the Eraser's Adventure
A chair, a pen, and an eraser team up to write stories, learning that collaboration is key.
Talk about it - Why was the chair having trouble writing a story? - How did the pen and the eraser help the chair write the story? - What lesson did the eraser learn from the storybook? - What do you think will happen in the next story that the chair, the pen, and the eraser will write together?
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Story bag, eraser, pen and 4 more
The Mischievous Bag Gets Tricked
A mischievous bag learns a lesson when it gets tricked by a group of classroom objects.
Talk about it 1. Why did the bag take the erasers from the students' desks? 2. How did the chair and other classroom objects teach the bag a lesson? 3. Why did the bag stop playing pranks after being tricked? 4. What did the bag become after being tricked? 5. What did the students learn from the story?
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Story School supplies
Benny the Backpack's Adventure
Benny the Backpack and his school supplies go on a wild chase to recapture escaped pencils and markers, with the help of Penelope the Pen and Ernie the eraser.
Talk about it 1. What did Benny the Backpack notice when he was walking to school? 2. Who helped Benny get his pencils and markers back? 3. How did Benny, Penelope, and Ernie work together to catch the escaped school supplies? 4. Why do you think Benny was happy at the end of the story?
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Story Unit 9. Hobbies
Max's Fun Day Adventure
Max spends a day doing his favorite activities including playing his guitar, running, fishing, playing the piano, reading, flying a kite, singing, drawing, listening to music, and painting.
Talk about it 1. What was Max's favorite activity to do? 2. What did Max do with his kite? 3. How did Max feel at the end of the day? 4. What did Max do to relax in between activities? 5. Can you name one thing that Max created during his Fun Day Adventure?
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Story Unit 11. Your day
The Radio's Time-Warp Adventure
A family of bears have a funny time dancing and singing to music played by a radio that starts playing in the evening instead of the afternoon.
Talk about it - What did the family of bears do in the morning? - Why were the bears confused about the radio playing music in the evening instead of the afternoon? - What did the bears learn from the experience? - Would you like to dance and sing along with the bears to the music played by the radio?
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Story Unit 11. In the street
The Car's Adventure with the Train
A new car sets out on an adventure, meets a train and they become best friends.
Talk about it 1. What did the car do when it couldn't find any friends to go on an adventure with? 2. How did the car reach the train station? 3. Why did the car decide to take a nap? 4. What happened when the lorry opened the train doors? 5. How did the car and the train become best friends?
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Story Review letter T and U
Uppy's Uproarious Umbrella Adventure
Uppy, Tawny and their teacher Mrs. Tigris have a silly adventure while taking shelter from a storm under Uppy's umbrella.
Talk about it 1. What did Uppy do to have fun in the jungle? 2. Who did Tawny bring along to the jungle? 3. How did Mrs. Tigris feel about Uppy's silly antics at first? 4. What happened when the storm blew in? 5. What did Uppy, Tawny, and Mrs. Tigris learn from their adventure under the umbrella?
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Story Baby animals
The Great Animal Race: A Story of Friendship and Fun
A group of animals from a foal, puppy, kitten, chick, cub, and calf compete in a race and learn that having fun together is more important than winning.
Talk about it 1. Why did the foal want to play with all the animals in the forest? 2. What did the foal, puppy, kitten, chick, cub, and calf decide to do together? 3. How did each animal perform in the race? 4. What did the animals learn from the race? 5. Why is it good to have friends?
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Story Colores
The Gray Elephant and the Colorful Treasure Hunt
A yellow bird and a gray elephant go on an adventure to find friends who like gray and end up discovering a treasure of all colors, including gray.
Talk about it 1. Why was Elephant feeling sad? 2. Who did Elephant and Sunny meet on their adventure? 3. Who became Elephant and Sunny's friends in the end? 4. What did Elephant, Sunny, Sparkle and Thumper do together? 5. What did they learn from their adventure?
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Story Singular and plural
The Great Goose and Mouse Adventure
A group of mice chase the village's famous geese, but a woman and the villagers come together to help the geese and catch the mice.
Talk about it 1. Why did the geese stop being funny? 2. Who helped the geese in the village? 3. How did the man and the goose find the mouse under the bed? 4. Why did the mice chase the geese in the first place? 5. What happened at the end of the story?
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Story insects
The Adventures of Benny & Friends in the Magic Forest
Benny the beetle and friends go on a fun adventure in the magical forest, and end up making new friends along the way.
Talk about it 1. Who did Benny go on an adventure with? 2. What was the name of the dragonfly they were searching for? 3. How did the group get across the river? 4. Who guarded the dragonfly's lair? 5. What happened when the group reached the dragonfly's lair? 6. Who joined the group for a picnic in the end?
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Story insects
The Forest Friends Adventure
A dragonfly, ant, mosquito, snail, ladybug, and caterpillar become friends and go on a journey filled with obstacles and laughs.
Talk about it 1. What did Daphne the dragonfly do to help the ant? 2. What were some of the challenges the friends faced on their journey? 3. What did all of the friends do at the end of the story? 4. Who was your favorite character in the story and why? 5. Why was teamwork important in the story?
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Story Toys (Kid's Box)
The Adventures of Ball, Bike, Kite, Doll, Robot, and Car
A ball, bike, kite-doll, robot, and car go on wild adventures together, learning that friendship and fun are what's important.
Talk about it 1. What are some of the adventures that Ball, Bike, Kite, Doll, Robot, and Car went on? 2. How did the ball and bike first meet the kite-doll, robot, and car? 3. What did the ball, bike, and their friends learn about what's important in life? 4. How did the car transform into a spaceship and a submarine? 5. Can you think of any other wild adventures that the friends could go on together?
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