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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 Common Nouns in English: buildings 6
Champions from The Stable Skyscraper
Children from The Stable Skyscraper become champions at a nearby stadium and prove their determination and stability.
Talk about it 1) Why was the building called The Stable Skyscraper? 2) What did the children dream about when they watched the games at the stadium? 3) What did the children's families and friends do during the competitions? 4) How did the children prove their stability? 5) What did the people of the city think of the children after they won the competitions?
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Story Common Nouns in English: buildings 6
The Power of the Shrine
A small village's school, restaurant and refinery are freed from the inmates of a nearby prison with the help of a magical shrine in the silo after villagers pray there.
Talk about it 1. How did the villagers feel when they found out their important buildings were locked up? 2. What did the priest tell the villagers to do? 3. How did the shrine help the villagers defeat the inmates? 4. What did the villagers do to celebrate their victory? 5. Why do you think the villagers were grateful for the power of the shrine?
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Story Common Nouns in English: minerals 1
The Magical Crystals of the Land
A group of magical crystals use their special powers to help a land suffering from drought and bring life back to it.
Talk about it 1. What were the crystals' special powers? 2. Why did they decide to help the land? 3. How did each crystal contribute to resolving the drought? 4. How did the land change after the crystals helped? 5. What is the message of the story?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 1
The Toy Store Deal
A toy store owner offers a special deal to attract customers and save his business.
Talk about it 1. Why did the crowd of customers go to the new toy store? 2. How did the owner feel when the crowd of customers started going to the new store? 3. What was the special deal the owner offered to his customers? 4. Did the special deal work to bring the customers back to the store? 5. Why do you think the owner felt it was important to always have a special deal for customers?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 1
Max the Cloud-Based Capitalist: A Story of Entrepreneurship and Balance
Max the Cloud-Based Capitalist learns to balance work and play through the help of an angel, leading to both personal happiness and entrepreneurial success.
Talk about it 1. Why did Max feel like he was burning out? 2. Who helped Max find balance in his life? 3. What was Max's idea for a business? 4. How did Max become successful as an entrepreneur? 5. What lesson did Max learn about work and play?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 2
Tweet's Flight to Fame
Tweet, a little bird living in an incubator, becomes an influencer with the help of an interface and kind investor.
Talk about it 1. How does Tweet feel about living in the incubator? 2. What does the investor offer to do for Tweet? 3. How does Tweet become an influencer? 4. What does Tweet inspire other birds to do? 5. Why is the investor happy at the end of the story?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 2
The Deck Designer Entrepreneur: A Story of Vision, Growth and Success
A young entrepreneur named Jack turns his passion for deck design into a thriving business with the help of funding and equity, choosing to remain as the founder for continued success.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in this story? 2. What did Jack need to turn his dream into reality? 3. What did Jack do when a big corporation offered to buy his company? 4. Why did Jack decide to remain as the founder of his company? 5. What can you learn from Jack's story?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 3
The Round-Loving Seed: A Space Adventure
A seed with a preference for round objects finds a round planet and becomes a round tree, surrounded by its favorite shape.
Talk about it 1. What was the seed's preference? 2. What did the seed find in space? 3. How did the seed change over time? 4. What happened to the creatures on the planet when the seed grew into a tree? 5. What would you do if you were the seed in this story?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 3
Lily's Market Adventure: From Idea to Reality
A young girl named Lily starts a successful mobile business with the help of iteration, liquidation, market research and a solid pitch plan.
Talk about it 1. What did Lily learn about iteration and liquidation when she started her business? 2. Why was Lily's pitch to investors so successful? 3. How did Lily make sure her business would never need liquidation? 4. What was the name of Lily's mobile model? 5. Why did the investors agree to fund Lily's business?
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Story Common Nouns in English: startups 4
The Startup Dream Team: A Journey to Success
A team of friends start a successful startup by creating a strategy, wireframe, and measuring their company's worth through valuation.
Talk about it - What was the first step the team took to start their startup? - What did they use to create a blueprint for their product? - How did they measure the success of their startup? - What was the team's strategy for their venture? - Why was the team proud of their accomplishment?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 1
Scamper's Bisector Adventure
Scamper discovers a bisector that transports him to a strange world filled with adventure and wonders.
Talk about it 1. What did Scamper find in the middle of the forest? 2. What was on one side of the bisector? 3. What did Scamper find in the strange world he discovered? 4. Why did Scamper return to his own world? 5. What did Scamper learn from his adventure?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 1
The Automaton and the Alphabet
An automaton named Alpha discovers the secrets of his ancestors through a mysterious alphabet, defeating his greatest adversary with the help of a bintree algorithm.
Talk about it 1. Who is Alpha? 2. What was in the mysterious bag Alpha found? 3. How did Alpha decode the messages in the alphabet? 4. Who was Alpha's greatest adversary? 5. How did Alpha defeat his adversary?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 2
The Clique's Complex Adventure
The clique of friends learns the power of teamwork and creativity by combining paths and solving a collision caused by their complexity.
Talk about it 1. Why did the clique decide to combine both paths? 2. What did the clique learn from the collision? 3. How did the clique solve the complex problem? 4. What is the importance of considering all possibilities and using teamwork?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 2
The Adventure of Timmy and the Bridge Bucket
A young child named Timmy learns about capacity and safety through his exploration of a bridge and its hanging bucket.
Talk about it 1. Why did Timmy climb up to the bridge bucket? 2. What did Timmy find in the bucket? 3. Why did the bucket fall into the river? 4. What did Timmy learn from his adventure with the bridge bucket? 5. How can we make sure to not overload things and stay safe?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 4
Facty and the Fractal Forest Flow
A math-loving fairy named Facty discovers a fractal pattern in a forest flow while exploring the wonders of exponential functions and factorials.
Talk about it 1. What is an exponential function? 2. What did Facty discover in the forest flow? 3. What is a fractal? 4. How did Facty calculate the factorial of the function? 5. Why do you think Facty loved exploring the mysteries of numbers?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 5
Lily's Language Journey: The Key to Fluency
A little leaf named Lily embarks on a journey to learn different languages of the forest and became fluent by practicing repetition and iteration.
Talk about it 1. What was Lily's goal in the story? 2. How did Lily measure the height of the trees? 3. What did the wise old oak tree tell Lily to do? 4. How did Lily become fluent in all the languages of the forest? 5. What was the key to Lily's success in the story?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 8
Lily's Word Magic Adventure
A curious little girl named Lily discovers the magic of words by attaching suffixes to words she finds in books and lowering them into a sink filled with water.
Talk about it 1. What was Lily's favorite activity? 2. What did she do with the stack of books, string and sink? 3. What did Lily discover about words and suffixes? 4. How did Lily become known as the "word wizard"?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 8
The Tree King's Magic Rotation: A Story of Relaxation and Root Renewal
A little tree named Timmy learns a magical rotation to fix his rotting roots and becomes the Tree King of the Forest, helping all trees maintain their strength.
Talk about it 1. What was Timmy's problem and how did he solve it? 2. Why did Timmy become known as the Tree King of the Forest? 3. How did the rotation help Timmy's roots? 4. Why was Timmy happy to share his secret with the other trees in the forest? 5. How do you think the other trees felt after doing the rotation?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 9
The Trie's Tail-Wagging Triumph: A Forest Friendship Tale
A group of animals in the forest have a tournament to see who's the best at climbing trees, with the trie winning by using his weight and vertex to reach the top and forming a union with the other animals.
Talk about it 1. What does the trie use to win the tree-climbing tournament? 2. How does the trie climb the tree? 3. What is the secret weapon of the trie? 4. Why did the other animals form a union? 5. What did the other animals learn from the trie?
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Story Common Nouns in English: fruit 1
The Fruit Princess and the Magic Tree
Lila, a young girl, discovers a magical tree that brings joy and happiness to her village through its abundant fruit offerings.
Talk about it 1. What did Lila find in the forest? 2. Why was everyone in the village happy? 3. Why did Lila become known as the "Fruit Princess"? 4. How did Lila feel about the magical tree? 5. What is the message of the story?
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Story Common Nouns in English: fruit 1
Lily's Fruit Adventure
A girl named Lily tries different fruits and creates a tasty fruit salad.
Talk about it 1. What kind of fruit did Lily buy at the market? 2. What did Lily do with the fruit she bought? 3. Was the fruit salad delicious? 4. What did Lily learn from her fruit adventure?
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Story Common Nouns in English: fruit 2
Fruit Picnic with a Little Birdie
Four fruit friends, Nectarine, Orange, Papaya and Peach, have a picnic and make a new bird friend.
Talk about it 1. Who are the four friends in the story? 2. What did each fruit bring to the picnic? 3. Who joined the fruits for the picnic? 4. How did the fruits and the bird become friends? 5. What did they do during the picnic?
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Story Common Nouns in English: fruit 2
The Fruits of Friendship
Fruits in a garden learn to appreciate their differences and help each other after a storm destroys their home.
Talk about it -What did the grape ask the guava? -Why were lemon and lime best friends? -What did the fruits do after the storm? -Why did the mulberry tell stories to the melon? -What did the fruits learn from each other?
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Story Common Nouns in English: fruit 3
The Seven Fruity Kings of the Orchard
A group of seven fruit friends compete in a fruit competition, with all seven being crowned as the "Kings of the Orchard".
Talk about it 1. What are the seven fruits in the story? 2. What happened in the fruit competition? 3. What made the judges crown all seven friends as the Kings of the Orchard? 4. Can you think of another talent each fruit could have shown off during the competition? 5. How did the friends spread joy and happiness in the end?
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