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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 Word Families: aw
The Bear and the Raccoon's Art Adventure
A bear and a raccoon learn to draw together, settling their argument through a friendly competition and becoming friends in the process.
Talk about it 1. What did the bear see that made him want to learn how to draw? 2. What was the raccoon teaching the class about? 3. How did the bear feel when the raccoon pointed out a flaw in his drawing? 4. What did the wolf suggest to settle their disagreement? 5. How did the bear and raccoon become friends?
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Story Singular-Irregular Plural Nouns
The Man with the Big Feet and His Pet Mice
A deer and a goose become friends with a man with big feet and his pet mice after discovering his feet while fishing.
Talk about it 1. How did the deer feel when he first saw the man's big feet? 2. Why did the man have pet mice? 3. How did the friendship between the deer, goose and man start? 4. What did the animals do together? 5. Can you think of another adventure they could go on?
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Story Food and drink
Food Friends' Fun Adventure
A group of food items go on a journey and realize they're better off as friends than food.
Talk about it 1. Why did the food items go on an adventure? 2. How did Yogurt turn into a creamy mess? 3. What happened when Milk and Carrot shared a cup? 4. Why did the food items decide to be friends instead of food? 5. What lesson did the food items learn from their adventure?
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Story STORY basketball
The Amazing Bounce: Timmy's Basketball Adventure
A young inventor named Timmy creates a new way to score points in basketball and becomes known as the inventor of the most exciting game ever played.
Talk about it 1. What was Timmy's idea for scoring points in basketball? 2. How did the villagers react to Timmy's invention? 3. What happened at the village basketball court after Timmy's invention? 4. How did Timmy become known in the village? 5. Can you think of your own creative way to score points in basketball?
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Story FF3 UNIT 10 VOCAB
The Adventures of the Forest Friends
Friends chase and catch a bear to help a king find his lost crown and they all become friends.
Talk about it 1. Why did the friends run after the bear? 2. What did they find when they caught the bear? 3. How did the king feel when he got his crown back? 4. Why did the friends and the king become best of friends? 5. How did the story end?
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Story FAMILY MEMBERS
The Ice Cream Adventure
A family goes on a silly ice cream adventure and enjoys each other's company.
Talk about it 1. Who went to the store to buy ice cream? 2. How did the family decide who would pay for the ice cream? 3. What happened on the way back home? 4. Who was waiting for them at home? 5. How did the family feel at the end of the story?
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Story FS UNIT 5 FEELINGS
Puddles the Penguin's Adventure: From COLD to HOT!
A penguin named Puddles goes on an adventure to find food and water, experiences different emotions and is helped by friendly flamingos.
Talk about it 1. What did Puddles feel when he saw the fish? 2. How did Puddles feel after drinking the salt water? 3. Who helped Puddles quench his thirst? 4. How did Puddles feel after taking a nap in the shade? 5. What could have happened if Puddles didn't take a nap in the shade?
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Story FS UNIT 5 FEELINGS
Puddles' Hot Air Adventure
Puddles, a penguin, embarks on a hot air balloon ride, experiences emotions and finds his way back to happiness with the help of his friends.
Talk about it 1. How did Puddles feel at the beginning of the story? 2. What did Puddles find in the hot air balloon? 3. How did Puddles feel when he was thirsty and hungry? 4. What did Puddles’ friends do for him in the end of the story? 5. Why was Puddles happy in the end?
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Story Tidy up
The Cozy Room Dance Party
A rug, lamp, blanket, pillow, bed, bookcase, shelf, fan, and cupboard come to life for a wild dance party in a cozy room.
Talk about it 1. What objects in the story came to life? 2. What was the strange noise the rug heard? 3. Who joined the dance party first? 4. Why did the objects come to life? 5. Who won the game of hide and seek?
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Story Numbers
The Adventure of the Numbered Friends
Five friends play hide and seek in numbers and reunite with the help of a clever idea.
Talk about it 1. What do you think is the most important lesson from this story? 2. Can you think of any other creative ways to play hide and seek? 3. Why do you think Five was able to find all of his friends? 4. Do you think the friends will continue to play hide and seek using numbers? Why or why not?
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Story FF1_Review 3
The Clothes' Grand Adventure Show
A group of clothes put on a weekly show and have the time of their lives.
Talk about it 1. Which piece of clothing was the most creative in the show? 2. What did the trousers do during the show? 3. How did the audience react to the show? 4. Why did the dress want to put on a show with all the other clothes? 5. What happened every week after the first show?
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Story FF1_Review 3
The Clothes' Silly Fashion Parade
The Clothes' Silly Fashion Parade" is a funny story about a group of clothes who learn to have fun and be themselves while wearing mismatched outfits.
Talk about it 1. What did the clothes want to wear when they went for a walk? 2. Why did Socks say trousers were too scratchy? 3. What did Coat suggest as an alternative? 4. How did the clothes learn to have fun no matter what they wear? 5. Can you think of another silly outfit combination the clothes could have worn?
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Story unit 12
The Friendly Young Man and the Shy Old Man
A shy old man and a friendly young man become friends and spread happiness to those around them.
Talk about it 1. Who was the shy old man in the story? 2. Why was the young man always happy and friendly? 3. What did the young man do for the short girl? 4. How did the old man and the young man become friends? 5. How did the short girl feel after talking to the young man?
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Story FEELING FS
Puddles the Penguin and the Barbeque
A penguin named Puddles overcomes feeling sad, cold and hungry by finding happiness at a barbeque with fishermen.
Talk about it 1. Why was Puddles feeling sad at the beginning of the story? 2. How did Puddles feel after he found the hot pool of water? 3. How did Puddles quench his thirst? 4. Why was Puddles happy after drinking the lemonade? 5. What made Puddles happy for the rest of his life?
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Story My body
The Body Part Race: A Fun Adventure for Timmy and Friends
A little boy named Timmy has a race with his body parts, with his toe crossing the finish line first.
Talk about it - Who won the race in the story? - What did Timmy's Ear and Nose do during the race? - What did Timmy say about his toe crossing the finish line first? - Can you think of another body part that could have joined the race? - What do you think would happen if Timmy had a second race with his body parts?
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Story FF4 UNIT 8
The Magician's Money Trick
A passenger traveling without money convinces a gatekeeper to let him board by making money appear through his magic trick.
Talk about it 1. What problem did the passenger have when he tried to board the plane? 2. How did the passenger convince the gatekeeper to let him board the plane? 3. How did the passenger make money appear out of thin air? 4. What was the passenger known as after he made money appear at the arrivals gate? 5. Can you think of any other clever solutions the passenger could have used if he didn't have any money?
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Story Wild Animals
The Jungle Height Hoax: A Tale About Friendship and Laughter
A group of jungle friends learn that height doesn't determine friendship and have many adventures together.
Talk about it 1. What did the parrot learn about friendship from this story? 2. Why did the giraffe feel embarrassed in front of the polar bear? 3. What lesson did the tiger teach the giraffe and monkey? 4. What did the polar bear want instead of a new friend? 5. How did the elephant and the parrot become friends?
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Story Wild Animals
The Parrot's Journey to Discover What Makes an Animal Truly Great
A parrot learns that being tall, strong, or having unique talents isn't what makes an animal truly great, but having a kind heart and using one's strengths to help others is what truly matters.
Talk about it 1. What did the parrot want to be? 2. What did the giraffe tell the parrot about being tall? 3. What did the lion think was important? 4. What did the zebra tell the parrot about bravery? 5. What did the monkey tell the parrot about climbing? 6. What did the elephant tell the parrot about using strength to help others? 7. What did the parrot learn at the end of the story?
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Story Animals
The Jungle Race: A Story of Friendship and Fun
A group of friends - Rabbit, Tiger, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra and Monkey - have a fun race and learn to embrace their differences in the jungle.
Talk about it - Who won the race in the end? - What did the friends learn from the race? - Why is it important to embrace our differences? - Can you think of a time when you and your friends had a competition or race? What did you learn from it?
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Story Numbers
The Ten Talented Numbers: A Kingdom's Quest for a Prince".
The ten numbers: Two, Five, One, Ten, Eight, Six, Seven, Nine, Four, and Eleven, showcase their unique talents to become the prince of the kingdom and are all made princes by the king.
Talk about it - What were the numbers trying to do in the story? - Who was the king of the kingdom looking for in the story? - What were some of the unique talents that the numbers showed off? - Which number impressed you the most and why? - How did the king decide to make multiple numbers princes instead of just one? - Can you think of any other ways that the numbers could have shown off their talents?
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Story Can you...?
The Silly Creative Competition
A group of friends have a competition to see who can be the most creative in singing, baking, painting, reading, writing, cooking, and drawing.
Talk about it 1. What did the group of friends love to do? 2. What did they decide to do one day? 3. What did they forget to do before dancing? 4. What did they all agree about being creative? 5. How did they celebrate in the end?
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Story Transport
The Grand Adventure of the Transportation Vehicles
A group of transportation vehicles embark on a journey and have fun while helping each other cross a mountain.
Talk about it 1. Which transportation vehicle suggested flying over the mountain? 2. How did the Bike suggest they cross the mountain? 3. What was the name of the group of transportation vehicles? 4. What did they do to help each other cross the mountain? 5. How did they all become friends?
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Story Fruit
The Great Fruity Race
All the fruits in a fruity kingdom have a race, but end up having fun together and realizing that winning wasn't important.
Talk about it 1. Who won the race in the end? 2. What lesson did the fruits learn from the race? 3. Which fruit do you think was the fastest? Why? 4. What would have happened if one of the fruits had won the race? 5. How do you think the fruits felt after the race was over?
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Story WHO ARE THEY?
The Superheroes of the Village: A Story of Unusual Jobs
A village where farmers were waiters, doctors were vets, pupils were builders and teachers were vets, came together to cure an illness and become known as the "Superheroes of the Village.
Talk about it 1. What were the unusual jobs in the village? 2. How did the villagers come together to cure the illness? 3. What made the farmers, doctors, pupils, and teachers superheroes? 4. Can you think of any other unusual job combinations? 5. Why was it important for everyone to work together to solve the problem?
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