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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
The Wardrobe Mix-Up
A group of clothes switch attire for fun and discover the joy of trying new things.
Talk about it 1. Who are the characters in the story? 2. What did the hat suggest to the other clothes? 3. How did each piece of clothing feel about wearing something different? 4. What was the moral of the story? 5. Can you come up with your own creative outfit combinations like in the story?
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Story School supplies
The Search for the Lost Eraser: A School Bag Adventure
A Sharpener, Book, Pencil, Pen, and Pencil Case search for the lost eraser in a school bag adventure.
Talk about it 1. Who was the main character in the story? 2. What did the Sharpener do for a living? 3. Who were the Sharpener's friends? 4. What did the friends go on a journey to find? 5. Who was very happy when they found the eraser?
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Story Fill the missing letter
The Case of the Missing Food: Solved by the Clever Rabbit!
A group of animal friends solve the mystery of their missing food and bear's honey with the help of a clever rabbit.
Talk about it 1. What made the friends feel shocked in the beginning of the story? 2. Who did the rabbit think stole the food and honey? 3. How did the rabbit solve the mystery? 4. How did the raccoon feel after being caught? 5. What was the outcome of the story for the animal friends?
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Story Animals
The Fishy Wish Adventure
A group of animal friends are tricked into thinking a log is a wish-granting fish, but are saved by a clever eagle.
Talk about it 1. Why did Bear trick his animal friends? 2. What did the animals think was a wish-granting fish? 3. How did Eagle save the day? 4. What lesson did the animals learn from their adventure?
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Story Animals
The Surprising Race of the Jungle
A group of animals race each other in the jungle, but are surprised when the polar bear and bear come out on top.
Talk about it - Who were the animals who participated in the race? - Who was the winner of the race? - Why did the polar bear and bear come out on top? - What did the owl, eagle, and lion learn from the race?
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Story Animal
Ollie's Adventure in the Land of Animals
An octopus named Ollie sets out on an adventure to the land of animals and makes new friends with a zebra, eagle, Polar bear, camel, giraffe, fish, bear and whale.
Talk about it 1. Who was Ollie and what was he curious about? 2. Who was the first animal Ollie met on land? 3. What did Benny tell Ollie about a whale? 4. Who became Ollie's best friend in the end? 5. What did Ollie learn from his adventure in the land of animals?
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Story 1 Class. Unit 4.
The Secret Ingredient Party
A group of food items discover that milk is the secret ingredient to a great meal and celebrate with a big party.
Talk about it 1. What did cabbage and sausage cook for everyone? 2. Which food item became the secret ingredient in their meal? 3. How did the other food items react to the sauce made with milk? 4. What did the food items do to celebrate the discovery of the secret ingredient? 5. Can you think of another food item that could have been used as a secret ingredient?
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Story 2 kl Unit 7 (Clothes)
The Adventures of the Dressed-Up Friends
A T-shirt and its clothing friends go on an adventure and help untangle a pair of trousers along the way.
Talk about it 1. Who wanted to go on an adventure? 2. What did the T-shirt and shorts need to keep their feet warm? 3. Who did the T-shirt, shorts, and dress find along their journey? 4. How did the group of clothes help the trousers? 5. Why did the T-shirt, shorts, socks, shoes, dress, coat, cardigan, and trousers become friends?
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Story Family
Grandpa-Baby's Adventure
A trick by Grandpa leads to a day of family fun as everyone takes care of him as a baby.
Talk about it 1. Why did Grandpa decide to dress up as a baby? 2. How did Grandma react when she saw Grandpa dressed up as a baby? 3. What did the family do when they found out Grandpa was pretending to be a baby? 4. What was the most surprising thing that happened in the story? 5. Who helped take care of Grandpa-Baby and why?
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Story Actions Rainbow 3rd grade
The Best Day Ever: A Fun-Filled Adventure
A group of friends have a fun-filled adventure by doing all their favorite activities in one day.
Talk about it 1. What are some of the things the friends loved to do in the story? 2. What was the best activity they did during their adventure? 3. If you could have a day filled with your favorite activities, what would you do? 4. How did the friends feel at the end of the day? 5. Can you think of any other fun activities that the friends could have done during their adventure?
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Story Valentine's Day
Lily's Love Bouquet: A Story of Friendship and Sweet Surprises.
A little girl named Lily shows her love for her best friend Max with a bouquet of flowers, a heart-shaped ribbon, a chocolate box and a kiss.
Talk about it 1. How did Lily show her love for Max? 2. What did Lily give to Max? 3. Why was Max surprised when he opened the door? 4. What did Max do after receiving the gifts from Lily? 5. What happened after Lily gave Max the gifts?
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Story Body parts
Tommy the Brave Thumb: An Adventure in Body Parts Land.
A brave little thumb named Tommy goes on an adventure to find the tallest finger and gets a nail stuck in his head, but a friendly leg comes to the rescue.
Talk about it 1. Why did Tommy go on an adventure? 2. How did the nail get stuck in his head? 3. Which body part offered to help Tommy? 4. Why was Tommy known as the bravest thumb? 5. What happened at the end of the story?
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Story Christmas Elf
Elffy's Christmas Magic
An elf named Elffy transforms a holiday resort into a magical place with his music and kindness, making it famous for its Christmas parties.
Talk about it 1. What did the workers do when they stumbled upon Elffy playing his fiddle? 2. What did the tourists think of the Christmas party? 3. Why did people come from far and wide to join the festivities at the holiday resort? 4. What made Elffy the heart and soul of the resort?
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Story Christmas Elf
Elf's Adventure in the Forest for Christmas!
A group of workers, an elf, and tourists work together to save lost reindeer in a holiday resort forest on Christmas Eve.
Talk about it -What did the elf want to do with the workers at the holiday resort? -How did the tourists help the lost reindeer? -What was the outcome of the story? -What was the name of the holiday resort located in the forest? -Can you think of a better ending for the story?
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Story Christmas Elf
The Elf Tour Guides' Christmas Adventure
The elves turned into reindeer to give tourists a magical Christmas tour of the wooden cabins filled with presents in the holiday resort.
Talk about it 1. How did the elves help the tourists when the skidoos disappeared? 2. What was the surprise that the tourists found in the wooden cabins? 3. Why did the tourists return to the holiday resort every Christmas? 4. What would you have done if you were one of the tourists in the story? 5. Can you think of a different ending for the story?
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Story elf, holiday resort, forest and 13 more
Ski the Skiing Elf: A Christmas Adventure
A skiing elf named Ski helps lost workers and stuck tourists, earning an invitation to join Santa on his Christmas deliveries.
Talk about it 1. What was Ski's favorite thing to do? 2. Why did the workers need help from Ski? 3. How did Ski help the tourists who were stuck on their skidoos? 4. What did Santa Claus do after seeing Ski's helpfulness? 5. What did Ski become known as after helping the tourists and workers?
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Story elf, holiday resort, forest and 13 more
The Magic Christmas Forest Resort
The elves in a holiday resort in the forest throw a magical Christmas party for grateful tourists.
Talk about it - What did the elves do to decorate the forest for Christmas? - What was the surprise the elves had planned for the tourists? - How did the tourists feel about the Christmas party thrown by the elves? - What was the outcome of the best Christmas ever at the holiday resort?
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Story Unit 5: where's the ball?
The Adventure in the Leafless Tree Park
A group of friends discover a giant ice-cream cone in a leafless tree and have fun on a seesaw slide, swings, and splashing in a pool.
Talk about it 1. Why was the tree in the center of the park leafless? 2. What did the friends find when they climbed the tree? 3. How did the friends make the seesaw slide? 4. What did the friends forget about in the end?
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Story u4
Kiki's Sticker Adventure
Kiki, a creative kangaroo, combines her favorite activities of drawing, baking, collecting stickers, doing puzzles, playing video games and dressing up into an exciting adventure to find stickers and decorate her room.
Talk about it 1. What are Kiki's favorite activities? 2. What did Kiki do to find stickers? 3. How did Kiki decorate her room with stickers? 4. What was Kiki known as in the town after her adventure? 5. Can you think of some other ways Kiki could combine her favorite activities in the future?
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Story New Concept Lesson 14
The Adventure of Zoom, the Carpet, and the Dog
Zoom the car, the lost carpet and the dog with a hat go on an adventure to find the dog's missing clothes and become the best of friends.
Talk about it 1. What did Zoom do when he saw the carpet lying on the road? 2. How did the dog lose his coat and blouse? 3. What did the dog give Zoom and the carpet as a thank you present? 4. How did Zoom, the carpet, and the dog become friends? 5. Can you think of another adventure for Zoom, the carpet, and the dog to go on?
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Story New Concept Lesson 14
The Man Who Dressed for the Rain
A man who loved to dress up wore a blouse to work by mistake on a rainy day and made it a fashion statement.
Talk about it 1. Why did the man wear a blouse to work on a rainy day? 2. What was the reaction of people when they saw him wearing a blouse? 3. How did the man feel about his fashion choices after this experience? 4. What lesson can you learn from the man's story?
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Story Unit 10 - Grade 3
The Fun-Filled Day of Sports and Games
A group of friends have a fun-filled day of skating, playing basketball, skipping, playing badminton, playing volleyball, playing word puzzles, playing chess and hide and seek.
Talk about it 1. What sports and games did the friends play? 2. Why did they switch from basketball to skating? 3. Who did they play hide and seek with? 4. What did the bird say to the friends before leaving? 5. Was it a good day for the friends? Why?
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Story CLOTHES 3
Tim's Silly Jungle Adventure
An adventurer named Tim goes on a quest to find the lost city of gold wearing all the wrong gear, but continues anyway with a silly outfit.
Talk about it 1. What did Tim pack for his adventure? 2. How did Tim use his different items in a unique way? 3. Why did the animals of the jungle laugh at Tim? 4. What was Tim's mission and why was he determined to succeed?
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Story CLOTHES 3
Lily's Adventure Outfit
A little girl named Lily goes on an adventure while wearing all her favorite dress-up items, including a swimsuit, trainers, gloves, belt, scarf, ring, helmet and boots, and gets into a sticky situation in a mud puddle.
Talk about it 1. What was Lily's favorite thing to do? 2. What happened when she stumbled upon a muddy puddle? 3. How did the kind man help her get out of the puddle? 4. What did Lily wear on all her adventures from then on? 5. Why was Lily proud of her outfit?
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