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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 RAZ Vocabulary Z: The Red Baron
Max the Ace Aviator: A World War I Tale of Synchronized Maneuvering
An ace aviator named Max saves the day in World War I by synchronizing his triplane's movements and outsmarting the enemy with a clever maneuver.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What was Max's idea to defeat the enemy? 3. How did the rest of the squadron feel about Max's idea? 4. Why was Max revered by his fellow soldiers? 5. What type of aircraft did Max fly in World War I?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: The Zoo of Extinct Animals
Max and the Endangered Bird Adventure: A Story of Conservation and Media.
An intern named Max uses his media skills to rescue an endangered bird and becomes a hero in the world of conservation.
Talk about it 1. What was the intern Max's goal in the story? 2. What did Max do to save the endangered bird? 3. Why was the bird in captivity and in danger of becoming extinct? 4. How did Max use his media skills to escape and save the bird? 5. What happened to the bird after it was rescued? 6. What was Max's role in the world of conservation after the adventure?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: Vikings
Bruiser the Berserker: From Exiled to Excel
A fearsome berserker learns the importance of patience, tolerance and self control with the help of a wise old sailor, changing his life from exiled to excel.
Talk about it 1. Why was Bruiser exiled from his village? 2. What did Bruiser do after being exiled? 3. How did Bruiser's attitude change during his journey? 4. What did the wise old sailor teach Bruiser? 5. How did Bruiser's life change at the end of the story?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: Volcanoes
The Adventure of the Dormant Volcano
A village at the foot of a dormant volcano discovers a new world of wonders during an unexpected eruption caused by tectonic plate movement.
Talk about it 1. What happened when the volcano erupted? 2. What did the villagers find in the newly formed caldera and crater? 3. How did the villagers react to the eruption and what did they do next? 4. What was the cause of the eruption? 5. What did the villagers learn about their world during their adventure?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: What Is Water Worth
Eco-Ville's Angel: A Journey to Sustainability
An angel visits a village to teach the importance of reducing fossil fuel use, controlling population growth, and adopting sustainable energy sources to purify the air, save the ecosystem, and combat climate change.
Talk about it - Why did the air become polluted in Eco-Ville? - What did the angel teach the villagers about conserving the environment? - How did the villagers reduce their carbon footprint? - Can you think of other ways to purify the air and save the ecosystem? - What do you think is the importance of using sustainable energy sources?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: Word Smith Private I Rhyme Crime
Sam's Wordy Adventure
A silly simile named Sam goes on an adventure in the forest and encounters antonyms, alliteration, haikus, palindromes, synonyms, and idioms.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story and what does he like to do? 2. What are some of the words and phrases that Sam encounters in his adventure? 3. Can you come up with a new sentence using antonyms or alliteration? 4. How does Sam react to the haiku-loving horse's poem? 5. Can you think of another palindrome sentence like the one the parrot said? 6. What is the idiom that Sam remembered at the end of the story?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: You Can Print iWhati
The Toy Engineer and His Innovative Printer
A data engineer creates a three-dimensional printer that becomes famous for making prototypes, including toys for kids.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What did the main character create? 3. How did the children react to the toy robot? 4. What was the main character known as after making toys for kids? 5. Can you think of any other things the three-dimensional printer could make besides toys?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: Zoos Through the Ages
The Error Squad: A Zoo Founder's Extravagant Experiment
A zoo founder named Mr. Extravagant tries trial and error to find a new exhibit that provides respite and enrichment, and ends up introducing the popular "Error Squad" exhibit.
Talk about it 1. What did Mr. Extravagant want to add to the zoo? 2. Why did he decide not to add a gladiator exhibit? 3. What did Mr. Extravagant finally add to the zoo? 4. Why were the visitors happy with the new exhibit? 5. What was the name of the new exhibit?
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Story campsite
Camping Adventure: The Dishwashing Race
A group of friends turn their dishwashing chore into a fun race during a camping adventure in the wilderness.
Talk about it 1. Why did the friends decide to have a reception instead of doing the dishwashing? 2. How did the friends turn their dishwashing chore into a fun adventure? 3. What did the friends learn from their camping trip about chores?
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Story parts of motorcycle
Moto and the Garage Gang: A Tale of Friendship and Adventure
A little motorcycle goes on adventures with its friends from the garage, overcoming challenges and helping each other out.
Talk about it 1. What problem did Moto have at the beginning of the story? 2. Who did Moto ask for help to fix the problem? 3. What other problem did Moto have while on its journey? 4. Who did Moto ask for help to fix this problem? 5. What is the lesson that you can learn from this story?
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Story swimming pool
Daphne the Duck and Her Creative Towel Adventure
Daphne the duck becomes the coolest swimmer in the pool by using her water wings as a towel.
Talk about it 1. What did Daphne forget to bring with her to the swimming pool? 2. How did Daphne solve the problem of not having a towel at the pool? 3. Why was the lifeguard laughing at Daphne in the pool? 4. Who wanted to swim like Daphne after she became the star of the pool? 5. What made Daphne the coolest duck in the pool?
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Story Grade 5 week 2
The Brave Bird Conductor: A Tale of Courage, Dreams, and Risks.
A little bird named Benny takes a risk to fulfill his dream of becoming a famous conductor and learns the importance of courage and taking risks in reaching one's goals.
Talk about it 1. What was Benny's dream and what did he do to make it a reality? 2. What was the opportunity that presented itself to Benny? 3. How did Benny show courage in the story? 4. Why is it important to take risks to reach our goals and fulfill our dreams? 5. What did Benny learn about himself and his abilities through his experience as a conductor?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 1 Toys
The Great Toy Race
A group of toys learn to appreciate each other's unique talents in a race and continue to have fun playing together.
Talk about it 1. What was the race between the toys about? 2. Who won the race in the end? 3. How did the other toys feel when the winner was announced? 4. What did the toys learn from this experience? 5. What would you have done if you were one of the toys in the story?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 2 Colors
The Colorful Kingdom's Creative Contest
Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Red, and Brown compete in a contest to tell the most creative and funny story, won by Brown.
Talk about it 1. Who won the contest in the story and why? 2. What was your favorite part of the story and why? 3. How do you think the kingdom felt after the contest was over? 4. If you could be any color from the story, which one would you choose and why?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 3 Shapes
The Shapes' Race Adventure
Shapes have a race and learn the importance of having fun, rather than winning.
Talk about it 1. What do you think the shapes were feeling when they were running the race? 2. Why do you think the Diamond was happy even though he came in last? 3. What is the message of the story? 4. Which shape do you think would win if they had another race? 5. What would you say to the shapes to encourage them if you were there with them?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 4 Numbers
The Great Hide and Seek Adventure of the Nine Numbers
The 9 numbers, One to Nine, play hide and seek in a math kingdom and have a great adventure while finding each other.
Talk about it 1. Who were the 9 numbers in the story? 2. How did One disguise himself? 3. Where did Nine hide? 4. What happened to Two at the beginning of the story? 5. What was the outcome of the game of hide and seek? 6. What did the numbers promise each other at the end of the story?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 5 Animals
The Great Farmyard Prank
A bird plays a prank on the cows, cats, and rabbits in the farmyard, causing a chain of events leading to a good laugh for all.
Talk about it 1. Who started the chain of events in the story? 2. How did the animals react to the prank? 3. Why do you think the bird played the prank on the cows, cats and rabbits? 4. What do you think would have happened if the cat didn't run away from the rabbit? 5. Do you think the bird learned a lesson from playing the prank?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 6 Food
Fin's Ice Cream Adventure - A Fishy Tale
A fish named Fin tries to make ice cream using unconventional ingredients, but learns that sometimes it's best to stick to what you know.
Talk about it 1. Why did Fin want to make his own ice cream? 2. What ingredients did Fin use to make the ice cream? 3. Was Fin happy with the results of his experiment? 4. What did Fin learn from this experience? 5. Do you think you would like to try making your own ice cream? Why or why not?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 7 My Body
The Body Parts' Adventure: A Tale of Cooperation and Laughter
The body parts work together to have fun and showcase their unique talents.
Talk about it 1. What did each body part say they could do? 2. How did the head bring all the body parts together? 3. What did they do to have fun? 4. What is the moral of this story?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 8 I Can
A Day of Fun and Laughter at the Park
A group of friends have a fun-filled day at the park playing, swimming, flying kites, singing, bouncing balls, smiling, dancing and riding bikes.
Talk about it 1. What did the friends do first when they got to the park? 2. What did they do after swimming in the pond? 3. How did they have fun with the ball? 4. What did they do before they sat down at the end of the day? 5. What kind of toys and games did they bring to the park?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 1 Things for School
The Great Adventure of Penelope, Penny, and Rudy
Penelope, Penny and Rudy went on a wild adventure out of a book, through a bag and finally found a cozy spot to rest on a desk.
Talk about it 1. What did Penelope want to do in the story? 2. Who helped Penelope out of the bag? 3. What did Rudy like to do all the time? 4. How did Penelope, Penny and Rudy finally escape from the bag? 5. Where did they finally find a place to rest?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 2 Colors and Shapes
The Tickle Theft Adventure of the Colorful Land
Pink's attempt to hoard all the crayons is foiled by the other colors who tickle her into sharing them.
Talk about it 1. What did Pink do with all the crayons? 2. What did the other colors do to get the crayons back? 3. How did Pink feel about sharing the crayons in the end? 4. How did the other colors feel about playing with Pink after the adventure?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 3 At the Store
The Adventure of the Pencil Case and CD
A pencil case and a CD go on an adventure and rescue trapped writing utensils with the help of notebooks, pencil cases, cell phone, marker, crayon, markers and crayons.
Talk about it 1. What did the pencil case and CD find when they went on their adventure? 2. What kind of tools did the pencil case and CD bring with them on their journey? 3. Who did they meet and help on their adventure? 4. How did the pencil case and CD use their crayons, markers, and notebooks to help others?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 5 Happy Birthday!
The Toy Baseball Game
A little robot and his toy friends play a wild and wacky game of baseball using a yo-yo, puzzle and a little bat.
Talk about it 1. What did Robby do when his friends were bored? 2. What did Robby use to play baseball with his friends? 3. What happened at the end of the story? 4. Who won the toy competition? 5. Why did Robby and his friends have so much fun playing baseball?
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