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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 Rainbow English - 2nd grade (the first half of the year)
Bella's Hat Adventure
A pink bell named Bella has an adventure at a hat festival on a hill and finds a creative solution to get into bed.
Talk about it 1. What did Bella use to make a hat? 2. Where did Bella go to bed? 3. How did Bella get into the bed? 4. What did Bella smell in the morning? 5. Why did Bella smile before she fell asleep?
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Story Emotions and feelings
The Adventure of the Emotions in Feelingsville
A group of emotions go on an adventure or stay home and have fun together, realizing they can always have a good time as long as they are together.
Talk about it 1. What did Surprised suggest the group of emotions do? 2. How did Sick feel about going on the adventure? 3. Why were Sleepy and Tired not excited to go on an adventure? 4. How did Happy try to cheer everyone up? 5. In the end, what did the group of emotions realize about having a good time together?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
Timmy's Emotional Rollercoaster Day
A young boy named Timmy experiences different emotions throughout his day, facing challenges and finding joy.
Talk about it 1) What emotions did Timmy feel throughout the day? 2) Can you relate to any of Timmy's emotions in the story? 3) How did Timmy handle different emotions in the story? 4) What do you think Timmy learned from his emotional rollercoaster day?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
The Rainbow Paint Fight: A Colorful Adventure of the Blue Bird and Brown Bear.
A blue bird plays a joke on a brown bear by pretending to have gotten into a paint fight with a rainbow, leading to their friendship.
Talk about it -What was the blue bird’s plan? -How did the brown bear react to the blue bird’s situation? -What happened after the bear started wiping off the paint? -Why did the blue bird and the brown bear become friends?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Rainbow Run: A Colorful Adventure of the Grasshopper and Horse.
A grasshopper and a horse have a fun-filled adventure chasing balloons of different colors.
Talk about it 1. What colors were the balloons they chased after? 2. What did the grasshopper and horse do when they saw the colorful balloons? 3. Why did they stop chasing the balloons? 4. How did they feel about the balloons they couldn't catch? 5. How did the story end?
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Story Preschoolers
The Rainbow Parade: A Colorful Adventure
The 10 friends Green, One, Red, Orange, Blue, Pink, Grey, Black, Yellow, and White hold a parade to find the most popular color, with Purple ultimately crowned king of colors and all the friends celebrating their friendship.
Talk about it 1. Who are the 10 friends in the story? 2. Why did they have a contest to find the most popular color? 3. What happened when Purple entered the parade? 4. What is the new king of colors? 5. How did the friends celebrate their friendship at the end of the story?
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Story Spotlight 2 (7a-7b)
The Jungle Dance Party
A chimp, frog, fish, horse and a bird have a dance party by the river every day, with the bird singing in the background.
Talk about it 1. Who started the dance party in the story? 2. What did the frog do when Charlie asked him to dance? 3. How many friends joined the dance party in the end? 4. What happened when the horse saw the commotion at the river bank? 5. Who sang the beautiful song in the story?
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Story Clothes
Lily's Silly Outfit Adventure
A little girl named Lily wears all of her clothes at once and uses her trousers as socks and jacket as a hat, leading to a silly and fun day with her friend.
Talk about it 1. What do you think Lily's favorite type of clothes is? 2. Why did Lily decide to wear all of her clothes at once? 3. Did Lily care what she looked like when she was with her friend? 4. How do you think Lily's friend felt when she saw Lily's outfit? 5. Have you ever worn something silly or funny just for fun?
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Story School supplies
The Adventure of Peter and Friends: A Tale of Pencils, Pens, Books, Sharpeners and Erasers.
A group of stationery objects embark on an adventure with the help of a book and a sharpener, to find happiness together.
Talk about it 1. What did Peter, Penelope, Shawn, Eddie, and Bob pack in their bags for the adventure? 2. How did Bob's pages help Peter and his friends on their journey? 3. Why was Shawn important to the adventure? 4. What mistakes did they make on their journey and how did Eddie help? 5. In the end, what happened to Peter and his friends?
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Story Fill the missing letter
Curly the Happy Caterpillar's Transformation
A caterpillar named Curly transforms into a butterfly after learning how to spin a cocoon and take a nap.
Talk about it 1. How did Curly feel at the beginning of the story? 2. Why was Curly confused? 3. What did Curly do to turn into a butterfly? 4. How did Curly's friends react when they saw him as a butterfly? 5. What lesson did Curly learn in the story?
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Story Animals
The Flying Adventure of the Animal Friends
An eagle, a dolphin, a bird, a fish, a bear, a crocodile, an elephant, and a fox have a fun flying adventure together.
Talk about it 1. What did the fish want to do? 2. Who joined the group of friends on their adventure? 3. Where did the animal friends go on their adventure? 4. Why did the fox want to join the group? 5. How did the adventure end for the animal friends?
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Story Animals
The Adventure Squad: Leo, Eddy, Benny and Friends
A group of friends, lion, eagle, bear, bird, polar bear, parrot, panda and owl, go on adventures while helping each other along the way.
Talk about it 1. Who is Leo and what kind of animal is he? 2. Who joined Leo on his adventure? 3. What did the wise owl named Oscar tell the group of friends? 4. What did the friends help the panda named Penelope with? 5. What kind of adventures do you think the group of friends will go on next?
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Story Animal
Sky and Sea Adventure with Friends
A group of animal friends, including an eagle, octopus, giraffe, elephant, whale, bear and polar bear, have a fun adventure in the sky and sea while catching fish together.
Talk about it 1. Who were the friends in the story? 2. What did the octopus do to help feed everyone? 3. Why did the whale join in on the adventure? 4. How did the friends play together? 5. How did the story end?
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Story 1 Class. Unit 4.
The Mischievous Dragon Baker: A Tale of Tricks and Treats
A mischievous dragon learns the error of his ways and becomes a beloved baker in a magical kingdom.
Talk about it 1. What did Drog do to the king's food? 2. How did the king feel after eating the food? 3. Why did Drog feel guilty about his trick? 4. What did Drog become known as after the incident? 5. What lesson did Drog learn from this experience?
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Story 2 kl Unit 7 (Clothes)
The Clothes Race: A Story of Friendship and Teamwork.
A group of clothes learn the importance of teamwork and friendship during a race to see who is the fastest.
Talk about it 1. What did each piece of clothing think about themselves and why did they think they would win the race? 2. How did Shoes and Socks play a role in the race? 3. What lesson did the clothes learn at the end of the race?
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Story In the living room
The Furniture Meeting: A Tale of Importance and Unity
Furniture items in a house hold a meeting to determine their importance and realize they each serve a unique purpose, working together to make the house comfortable.
Talk about it 1. Why did the furniture hold a meeting? 2. Who wanted to be considered the most important piece of furniture? 3. What did they each say to prove they were important? 4. What did they learn at the end of the meeting? 5. Can you think of a time when you have worked with others to achieve a common goal?
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Story Antoinette's Sweet Friendship Adventure
The Sweet Mistake of the Tiny Ant Colony Bakers
A tiny ant colony learns to bake with 10 times the amount of sugar in their recipes, resulting in surprisingly delicious cookies.
Talk about it -What do you think the ants were feeling when they first took the cookies out of the oven? -Why do you think the ants liked the mistake so much? -How might the story have been different if the ants didn't make a mistake with the sugar? -Do you think the ants will continue to use 10 times the amount of sugar in their recipes from now on? -What would you have done if you were one of the ants in the colony?
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Story Family
The Baby's Laundry Prank
A baby and siblings play a prank on their grandma and grandpa by pretending to be asleep in a basket of laundry.
Talk about it - How did the baby come up with the prank idea? - How did Grandma and Grandpa react when they found out it was just a pile of folded clothes? - Do you think the baby will play more pranks in the future? - What do you think the sister and brother thought about the prank? - In your opinion, was this a mean or funny prank? Why?
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Story Actions Rainbow 3rd grade
The Adventures of Tom, Sally, and Tim: A Fun-Filled Day in the Mountains
Tom, Sally, and Tim have a fun-filled day in the mountains combining activities like driving, reading, counting, skiing, speaking, playing, jumping, cooking, and skating.
Talk about it 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. What did each character want to do at the start of the day? 3. How did they combine their activities? 4. What new activity did Tim try? 5. Why did Tom need to speak a special language at the ski resort? 6. What did Sally cook for everyone? 7. What did the friends decide to make an annual tradition?
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Story Valentine's Day
Heart's Adventure: A Journey of Love and Friendship
Heart learns the importance of showing love to friends through hugs, kisses, and gifts in a magical garden filled with flowers.
Talk about it 1. Why did Heart feel like something was missing in his life? 2. What did Heart do to show his love to his friends? 3. What gifts did Heart receive from his friends? 4. What did Heart learn about love and friendship? 5. How can you show love to your friends?
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Story Body parts
The Adventures of Necky and Friends
A neck named Necky goes on an adventure, meets lonely body parts, and helps them join together as one happy body.
Talk about it 1. What did Necky do when he felt tired of being in the same position? 2. Who did Necky meet first on his adventure? 3. How did Necky, Handy, Elby, and Wristy help Headie feel better? 4. What did the body parts do after they became one big, happy body? 5. Can you think of another part of the body that could go on an adventure?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: The Olympics Past and Present
The Digging Nazi Procession
A Nazi procession and an archaeologist compete in a digging competition to change their motto from "to dig up the past" to "let the best digger win.
Talk about it 1. What was the initial motto of the Nazi procession? 2. Why did the archaeologist join the procession? 3. How did the procession change their motto? 4. What was the outcome of the competition between the procession and the archaeologist? 5. What does the story teach us about unity and cooperation?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: The Queens Loss Part I
Tiny Warrior vs The Mighty Dragon: A Delusion with a Twist.
A tiny warrior with a magic feather battles and defeats a mighty dragon, revealing it to be just a delusion in "Tiny Warrior vs The Mighty Dragon: A Delusion with a Twist.
Talk about it 1. What did the tiny castle turn into after the dragon breathed fire on it? 2. How did the tiny warrior defeat the dragon? 3. What was the tiny warrior's secret weapon? 4. Was the dragon real or just a delusion? 5. If you were the tiny warrior, what would you have done differently in the story?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: The Queens Loss Part II
Ellie the Elephant and the Playful Tsunami
A melancholic elephant discovers the playfulness of a tsunami and learns to overcome her sadness.
Talk about it 1. Why was Ellie feeling sad? 2. How did Ellie feel about the tsunami at first? 3. What did Ellie realize about the gesture of the water? 4. How did Ellie feel after the tsunami carried her away? 5. What did Ellie learn from her experience with the tsunami?
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