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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 New Year's vocabulary!
New Year's Eve Mischief: The Squirrel's Timer Adventure
A squirrel causes chaos and laughter at an animal party on New Year's Eve by playing with a timer, setting off fireworks and confetti.
Talk about it 1. What was the animal party about? 2. Who was the main character in the story? 3. Why were the animals wearing masks at the party? 4. What happened when the timer hit zero? 5. How did the squirrel cause chaos at the party? 6. What made the New Year's Eve party memorable and funny?
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Story Xmas decorations vocabulary
Lily's Lollipop Sock Adventure
A little girl named Lily helps Santa Claus find his way down the chimney by creating a glowing lollipop sock.
Talk about it 1. What was the problem Lily faced when she woke up? 2. How did Lily solve the problem of Santa not being able to see his way down the chimney? 3. What did Santa say about Lily's solution? 4. Did Lily continue to use her solution every Christmas Eve? 5. What would you do if you were in Lily's shoes?
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Story Christmas
The Magic Candy Cane Christmas
A shooting star brings an elf to the North Pole who helps Santa and his elves turn ordinary objects into creative, fun toys using a magical candy cane, making Christmas the merriest ever.
Talk about it 1. What did Santa wish for at the start of the story? 2. How did Twinkle the elf help Santa and the elves? 3. What was the main object in the story that made everything magical? 4. How did the children react when Santa threw out the presents? 5. What made Christmas so special in the story?
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Story Common dinausors names
The Great Dinosaur Race - A Tale of Misadventures and Friendship
The dinosaurs have a race and realize that it doesn't matter who wins as long as they have fun together.
Talk about it 1. Who were the dinosaurs in this story? 2. What happened during the race? 3. What did the dinosaurs learn at the end of the story? 4. Which dinosaur do you think was the funniest? 5. Why is it important to have fun and make friends like the dinosaurs did in this story?
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Story Chinese New Year
The Dragon, the Rabbit and the Prosperous New Year
A dragon joins a rabbit in celebrating the New Year and learns about prosperity through the rabbit's abundance of oranges wrapped in the dragon's missing calendar pages.
Talk about it 1. Why did the dragon go to visit the rabbit? 2. How did the rabbit use the calendar given by the dragon? 3. What did the dragon learn from the rabbit about prosperity? 4. Why did the dragon and the rabbit celebrate the New Year together?
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Story unit 8
The Six Sporty Balls' Quest for the Field's Crown
Six sport balls try to become king of the field, but learn to play together happily ever after.
Talk about it 1. Who wanted to be the king of the field? 2. What happened to Baseball when he tried to hit a home run? 3. Why did the sport balls realize they were all kings in their own way? 4. What did the six sport balls learn from the contest?
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Story School supplies
The Magic Jokester Table and Friends
A table named Timmy pretends to be a magic table who can make things disappear, but it's all just a joke on his friends.
Talk about it 1. Who is Timmy in the story? 2. What do Timmy's friends think is happening to them when they disappear? 3. How does Timmy's joke end? 4. How did Timmy's friends react to the joke? 5. What lesson can we learn from Timmy's joke?
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Story FGHIJ
George the Gorilla and the Jellyfish Adventure
A gorilla and a jellyfish team up to help find a missing fish and become best friends in the process.
Talk about it 1. Who is George? 2. What did George find in the jungle? 3. Why did the jellyfish need help finding its friend? 4. What did the fish offer George and the jellyfish as a reward? 5. How did George and the jellyfish become best friends?
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Story Unit 7: We love school
The Classroom Kingdom Adventure
A teacher's classroom items come to life and they rule a kingdom together in fun and harmony.
Talk about it 1. What was the ruler's role in the story? 2. What did the computer do in the kingdom? 3. Why was the mouse scurrying around? 4. What was the pen used for in the kingdom? 5. How did the board become part of the castle? 6. What did the bag hold in the story? 7. What did the keyboard play in the kingdom? 8. What role did the book play in the kingdom?
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Story unit 8 - FF1
The Great Adventure of the Runaway Bathroom
The bathroom runs away from the house in search of adventure and appreciation, only to be found by the other rooms in the garden.
Talk about it 1. Why did the bathroom run away from the house? 2. How did the other rooms feel when they couldn't find the bathroom? 3. What did the other rooms promise to do after finding the bathroom? 4. How did the story end? 5. Do you think it was fair for the bathroom to run away? Why or why not?
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Story Voc
The Adventures of Pengy and His Apple
Pengy the pencil goes on an adventure to find a magical bell and ends up with a juicy apple.
Talk about it 1. What was Pengy's wish? 2. Why did the stamp only stamp things? 3. How did Pengy get the apple? 4. What did Pengy always take with him on his fishing trips? 5. Was Pengy happy in the end? Why or why not?
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Story Clothes
The Fashion Mix-Up Man
A man named Tim becomes known as the "Fashion Mix-Up Man" by turning a rain-drenched formal outfit into a creative and funny costume.
Talk about it 1. How did Tim feel when he got to work dressed in his formal clothes? 2. What did Tim do when he found out it was Casual Friday at work? 3. How did Tim's co-workers react to his new outfit? 4. Why did Tim become known as the "Fashion Mix-Up Man"? 5. How do you think Tim will dress on the next Casual Friday?
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Story Rainbow English - 2nd grade (the first half of the year)
The Hat's Adventure on Pink Hill Desk Tent
A hat with a bell goes on an adventure with a pink desk hill tent, a map, a bed wearing a belt, and a person in a cap, playing hide and seek and having a great time.
Talk about it 1. What shape was the pink desk in the story? 2. How did the hat go on an adventure? 3. Who invited the hat into the tent for milk? 4. What did the bed turn out to be? 5. What game did the hat and person play?
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Story Emotions and feelings
The Adventure of the Emotions
A group of emotions go on an adventure to find the source of all feelings and encounter a friendly giant and a clock that controls their emotions.
Talk about it -What did the emotions find at the end of their journey? -Who turned out to be the monster on the hill? -How did the emotions feel after they fixed the clock? -Which emotion was the bravest in confronting the monster? -What do you think would have happened if the clock wasn't fixed?
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Story Emotions and feelings (2)
Benny's Picnic Adventure: A Bear's Journey to Happiness
A bear named Benny brings friends together for a picnic to cure their various negative feelings and bring happiness.
Talk about it 1. What was Benny feeling when he woke up? 2. What did Benny do to help his friends feel better? 3. Why did the picnic make everyone feel better? 4. What is the moral of the story? 5. How did you feel after reading the story?
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Story Preschoolers (the first half of the year)
The Rainbow Bear: A Colorful Adventure
A brown bear named Bruin transforms into a colorful rainbow bear and becomes the life of the party at a black-tie event.
Talk about it 1. What color was Bruin the bear before he went to the black-tie event? 2. How did Bruin feel when he first arrived at the event? 3. What did Bruin do to make himself look more fashionable for the party? 4. What happened as a result of Bruin's new look? 5. If you could paint yourself like Bruin, what colors would you use and why?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Colorful Striped Outfit Contest
Yellow, Orange and Purple team up with other colors to win a fashion contest by wearing stripes of different hues.
Talk about it 1. Who declared the contest in the story? 2. What was the winning outfit in the contest? 3. Who suggested the idea for the winning outfit? 4. What colors were used for the winning outfit? 5. Can you name at least two colors that mixed stripes to make their outfit?
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Story Preschoolers
Rusty's Rainbow Adventure
Rusty, a brown horse, goes on an adventure to find the Rainbow Tree and returns with a colorful coat, inspiring the other horses to do the same.
Talk about it 1. How did Rusty feel about his brown coat before he went on his adventure? 2. What did Rusty find at the Rainbow Tree? 3. What happened to Rusty's coat after he ate the leaves from the Rainbow Tree? 4. How did the other horses react to Rusty's colorful coat? 5. What color was Rusty's coat at the end of the story?
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Story Actions
The Animals' Fun-Filled Party Adventure
A group of animals have fun singing, standing, running, sitting, seeing, swimming, cooking, playing, dancing, sleeping, and reading.
Talk about it 1. What was the animal group's favorite activity? 2. What did they cook for the party? 3. How did they sleep at the party? 4. What did they read in the morning? 5. Can you think of another fun activity they could have done at the party?
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Story Spotlight 2 (7a-7b)
The Adventures of Tweety the Bird and his Forest Friends
A bird named Tweety goes on a fun-filled adventure with a horse, chimp, frogs, and fish, learning new skills and making friends along the way.
Talk about it - Who was Tweety's new friend in the story? - What did the horse and bird do in the beginning of the story? - How did Tweety learn to swim? - What did the frogs teach Tweety to do? - Who sang a song about swimming and running?
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Story Clothes
The Wardrobe Fashion Show
Clothes learn the importance of teamwork and creativity in the "Wardrobe Fashion Show".
Talk about it 1) Who were the characters in the story? 2) What did the clothes argue about? 3) Why did they have a fashion show? 4) Who won the fashion show? 5) What did the clothes learn?
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Story School supplies
The Prankster Eraser Learns a Lesson
A mischievous eraser learns the consequences of playing pranks after being tickled by its friends in a pencil case.
Talk about it 1. Why did the eraser play pranks on the other school supplies? 2. How did the pencils teach the eraser a lesson? 3. What did the eraser learn from being tickled by its friends? 4. What does the story teach us about friendship and consequences of our actions?
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Story Fill the missing letter
Benny the Bear's Honey Adventure
A sad and hungry bear goes on an adventure, makes a new friend, and finds his favorite honey in the end.
Talk about it 1. Why was Benny feeling sad at the beginning of the story? 2. Who did Benny meet on his adventure to find honey? 3. What did Benny and the badger do together on their adventure? 4. How did Benny feel at the end of the story? 5. Why did Benny dance with the bees and the badger on the way back home?
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Story Animals
The Adventures of the Jungle Friends
A crocodile, dolphin, elephant, bear, bird, fish, and eagle all become friends and go on adventures after a friendly competition to catch a big fish.
Talk about it 1. Who was the strongest animal in the jungle? 2. Who caught the big fish in the lake? 3. How did the friends work together to catch the fish? 4. What were some of the challenges the animals faced during their adventure? 5. Why did the crocodile and the dolphin go on a journey to find the elephant?
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