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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 unit 8
The Champion's Feast: A Sports Club Adventure
A sports club of hockey, basketball, baseball, table tennis, tennis, football, and badminton players have a tournament and realize they are all champions, then celebrate with a feast.
Talk about it 1. Who was playing in the tournament? 2. What did each sport do to win the championship? 3. How did the players feel at the end of the tournament? 4. What did they do to celebrate their friendship and love of sports?
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Story School supplies
The Great Eraser-Pencil Swap Adventure
A mischievous eraser and a busy pencil switch places for a day, causing chaos and realizing the importance of their role in the book.
Talk about it 1. What was the eraser's plan when he switched places with the pencil? 2. How did the pencil feel about being stuck in the eraser's place on the chair? 3. What lesson did the eraser and the pencil learn at the end of the day? 4. Why did the bag find the switch funny? 5. What would you have done if you were in the eraser or pencil's place?
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Story Unit 7: We love school
Max the Mischievous Mouse and the Musical School Supplies
Max, a mischievous mouse, causes a musical adventure with school supplies in the classroom.
Talk about it 1. What did Max do with the pen? 2. What happened when Max drew on the board? 3. Did the teacher like the musical performance by the school supplies? 4. What did Max hide in to escape from the hamburger? 5. Who started playing music in the classroom?
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Story Voc
The Adventures of Stamp, Fish and Hat: A Musically Joyful Tale
A stamp, fish, and hat form a band and go on musical adventures, spreading joy and playing music together.
Talk about it 1. What kind of instrument did the fish play in the band? 2. Who wrote the lyrics for the band's song? 3. What happened when the hat fell on stage during the concert? 4. How did the audience react to the band's performance? 5. What was the band's name?
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Story Clothes
Mr. Clumsy's Fashion Adventure
A man named Mr. Clumsy wears all his clothes at once to a party, causing everyone to laugh, but learns to only wear one item of clothing at a time to avoid being embarrassed again.
Talk about it 1. Why did everyone at the party laugh at Mr. Clumsy? 2. What happened when Mr. Clumsy's belt came undone? 3. How do you think Mr. Clumsy felt when he was left standing in his underwear in front of everyone? 4. Do you think it's important to be fashionable or to be comfortable and have fun? 5. What lesson did Mr. Clumsy learn from this experience?
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Story Rainbow English - 2nd grade (the first half of the year)
Bella and the Bell Tent Belt World
A little girl named Bella discovers a magical world of ten tents through the ringing of a bell on her desk and becomes the Milk-Drinking Champion in a contest.
Talk about it 1. What did Bella hear coming from her desk? 2. Why did Bella decide to follow the sound of the bell? 3. What was the magical world filled with? 4. What did the people of the magical world want Bella to enter? 5. How did Bella become the Milk-Drinking Champion?
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Story Emotions and feelings
The Adventures of the Emotions
A group of emotions go on an adventure and learn to support each other to live happily ever after.
Talk about it 1. What was the name of the adventure the emotions went on? 2. Can you name all the emotions that went on the adventure? 3. What did the emotions learn about working together? 4. Why did the emotions feel a mix of emotions at the end of the story?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
Benny the Bear's Emotional Adventure
Little bear Benny goes on an emotional adventure to learn it's okay to feel a mix of feelings and find happiness.
Talk about it - What was Benny feeling at the beginning of the story? - How did Benny feel after he saw the giant cookie? - What happened when Benny saw the monster? - What did Benny learn at the end of the story? - Can you think of a time when you felt many emotions at once?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
The Colors of Harmony
The Colors of Harmony" is a story about the importance of embracing differences and celebrating individuality.
Talk about it 1. What was the argument between the colors about? 2. How did the little bird help the colors understand each other? 3. What did the colors learn from the party? 4. Can you name some of the colors that were at the party? 5. How do you think the colors felt after they apologized to each other?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Color Switch
A group of color friends switch places for a day to become the sun, sky, grass, fire, snow, pumpkin, coal, and chocolate.
Talk about it 1. What did each color friend become for a day? 2. How did each color friend change the world? 3. Which color was your favorite and why? 4. If you could switch places with any color, which one would you choose? 5. How would the story have been different if one of the colors didn't switch places?
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Story Preschoolers
Midnight and Scarlet's Colorful Adventure
A black cat and red bird go on a treasure hunt to collect colorful items, learning that memories are more important than possessions.
Talk about it 1. What did Midnight and Scarlet go on a treasure hunt to find? 2. What did they learn about the things they found? 3. How did they feel about their adventures? 4. What do you think was their favorite color? 5. What did they learn about making memories with the things they found?
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Story Actions
The Adventures of the Fun-Loving Friends
Friends with different interests come together to celebrate their differences and have a fun-filled day of reading, playing, cooking, dancing, standing, sitting, seeing, and singing.
Talk about it - What were the friends' names in the story? - What were some of their favorite activities? - How did they celebrate their differences? - What did they do together during the celebration? - How did they feel at the end of the day?
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Story School supplies
The Adventure of the Book and Friends
A sad book goes on an adventure with a bag, eraser, pen, pencil case, pencil and sharpener and learns that mistakes can lead to the most fun.
Talk about it 1. Why was the book feeling sad at the beginning of the story? 2. What did the bag suggest to do about the eraser's mistake? 3. What did the group of friends decide to do together? 4. Who drew the best picture in the end? 5. What did the book learn from its adventure with its friends?
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Story Fill the missing letter
Benny and the Buzzing Adventure
A confused little bear named Benny goes on an exciting adventure with the bees and learns the value of kindness and friendship.
Talk about it 1. How did Benny feel when he found the basket of honey? 2. Why were the bees angry with Benny? 3. What did Benny offer the bees to do? 4. Why was one bee sad? 5. How did Benny make the sad bee happy? 6. What did Benny learn from his adventure with the bees?
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Story Animals
The Superhero Race: An Adventure in the Jungle
A group of animal friends band together to defeat a hungry crocodile and live happily ever after.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What did the crocodile want to do to the elephant? 3. Who saved the elephant from the crocodile? 4. What did the bear do to help the friends win the race? 5. Why did they have a dance party at the end of the story?
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Story Animals
The Great Jungle Hide-and-Seek Adventure
A group of fun animals play hide-and-seek in the jungle, revealing that no matter where they hide, the bird will always find them.
Talk about it 1. Who was "it" in the game of hide-and-seek? 2. Where did the panda hide? 3. How did the giraffe try to blend in? 4. What was the parrot caught doing? 5. Who found all the animals? 6. How did the story end?
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Story Animal
The Octopus's Underwater Adventure
A group of animals embark on a journey to find the perfect birthday gift for their octopus friend and end up staying to play in his garden every day.
Talk about it 1. What did the octopus really want as a birthday gift? 2. How did the animals feel after they found out what the octopus wanted? 3. Why did the animals decide to stay in the underwater garden with the octopus? 4. Can you think of another gift that the animals could have gotten for the octopus? 5. How do you think the octopus felt after the animals stayed to play with him?
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Story 1 Class. Unit 4.
Lucy's Magic Soup: A Story of Sweet and Savory Surprises
A little girl named Lucy who loves sweets finds a magic bottle that grants her three wishes for unlimited sweets, milk, juice, cake, sausage, cabbage, pasta and carrots, but must include all of them in every meal, leading her to create a delicious soup.
Talk about it -What did Lucy wish for from the magic bottle? -What was the catch to Lucy's wishes being granted? -What did Lucy do to make her meals taste better? -What did people come from far and wide to taste? -Why did Lucy become a great chef?
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Story 2 kl Unit 7 (Clothes)
Closet Clothes' Adventure Show
Clothes in a closet put on a show and get mixed up, learning to have fun being different.
Talk about it 1. Who were the main characters in the story? 2. What did the clothes want to do? 3. What happened when the clothes got lost? 4. How did the clothes feel about being mixed up? 5. What did the clothes learn from their adventure?
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Story In the living room
The Sofa's Midnight Adventure
A sofa and its furniture friends play a prank on it, leading to a funny and memorable nighttime adventure.
Talk about it 1. How did the sofa feel when it woke up and thought it was the middle of the night? 2. What happened when the sofa found the TV remote? 3. Why did the other furniture pretend to be asleep? 4. What did the sofa learn from this experience? 5. How would you describe the relationship between the sofa and the other furniture?
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Story Family
The Silly Grandpa and the Happy Baby
Grandpa uses his silly hat and funny dance to make the baby stop crying and start laughing.
Talk about it 1. What did Sarah's parents ask Grandpa and Grandma to do? 2. Why did the baby start crying? 3. How did Grandpa make the baby stop crying? 4. What happened when Sarah's parents returned home? 5. Can you think of a silly hat or dance you could use to make someone happy?
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Story Actions Rainbow 3rd grade
Timmy's Adventure: The Best Jumper, Reader, Counter, Driver, and Cook in the Universe.
A little boy named Timmy gains the ability to jump higher than any other kid in the world, goes on an adventure and becomes known as the best jumper, reader, counter, driver, and cook in the universe.
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy wish for in the magic hat? 2. How did Timmy learn to control his jumping ability? 3. Where did Timmy go after he drove his toy car to the moon? 4. What did Timmy win in the cooking competition on the moon? 5. Why did Timmy become known as the best jumper, reader, counter, driver, and cook in the universe?
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Story Body
The Dance Party of Hairlegs
A magical creature named Hairlegs learns to embrace his unique traits and becomes a dancing legend in the forest.
Talk about it 1. What made Hairlegs feel embarrassed about his hair legs and wiggly toes? 2. What did Hairlegs' mother tell him that helped him dance at the party? 3. How did the other animals react to Hairlegs' dancing? 4. What made Hairlegs become known as the best dancer in the forest? 5. Why do you think it's important to be proud of what makes you unique?
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Story Valentine's Day
The Sweetest Gift of Love: A Story of Friendship and Chocolates
A little girl shares chocolates and flowers with her best friend, showing the love and friendship they share.
Talk about it 1. What did Lily do to show her love for Daisy? 2. How did Daisy feel when she received the chocolates and flowers from Lily? 3. What was the gift that Lily found on the way to Daisy's house? 4. What did Lily and Daisy do after they received the gift? 5. What did Daisy say to Lily before they went their separate ways?
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