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Stories for the classroom
Short narratives that put vocabulary into a scene a learner can follow. 7,463 on the shelf, each with a discussion question.
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Story Common Nouns in English: apex predators 2
The Jungle Adventure: A Tale of Friendship and Cooperation
The Jungle Adventure" is a story about a group of diverse animals who come together to help a lost human and learn the importance of friendship and cooperation.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. Why did the eagle, the eel, the fox, and the fossa work together? 3. What did the animals learn about friendship and cooperation in the end? 4. What was the role of the human in the story? 5. Why was the komodo dragon considered the wisest animal in the jungle? 6. What was the importance of working together in the story? 7. Can you think of a time when you worked together with others to solve a problem? 8. Who was your favorite character in the story and why?
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Story Common Nouns in English: apex predators 1
The Adventure at the Lake: A Tale of Friendship and Bravery
Four animal friends, Cougar, Coyote, Crocodile, and Dingo, discover a giant crocodile in a lake and learn that sometimes the things we fear the most can turn out to be our greatest friends.
Talk about it 1. Who were the four animal friends in the story? 2. What did Coyote initially fear about the lake? 3. Who showed the friends around the lake? 4. What did the friends learn from their adventure at the lake? 5. How did Crocodile prove to be brave in the story? 6. What was the message of the story? 7. Who do you think was the most important character in the story and why?
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Story Common Nouns in English: apex predators 1
The Jungle Heroes: A Tale of Cooperation and Courage
The Jungle Heroes" is a story about a group of animals with unique talents who work together to save their jungle home from a raging fire.
Talk about it 1. Who were the main characters in the story? 2. What happened in the jungle that made the animals work together? 3. What were some of the unique talents that each animal had? 4. How did each animal use their talents to help put out the fire? 5. What did the animals learn from working together to save their jungle home? 6. Can you think of a time when you worked with others to achieve a goal? 7. What can we learn from the story about cooperation and teamwork?
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Story I want to be a
From Businessman to Artist: Jack's Journey to Happiness
A businessman discovers his passion for painting and transforms into a successful artist, finding happiness and fulfillment in his new career.
Talk about it 1. What did Jack do for a living before he became a painter? 2. Who inspired Jack to start painting? 3. Why did Jack feel like something was missing in his life? 4. What did Jack do to make his office more suitable for painting? 5. How did people react to Jack's paintings? 6. What did Jack learn about happiness and fulfillment? 7. How did Jack's life change after he became a painter? 8. What do you think would have happened if Jack never discovered his passion for painting?
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Story I want to be a
The Adventures of the Talented Ten
The story follows the journey of ten friends with unique talents who travel the world and use their skills to help others and create wonderful memories.
Talk about it 1. Who were the ten friends in the story and what were their special talents? 2. What did they do on their journey to help others? 3. What did they learn about working together and using their talents? 4. What was the celebration at the end of the story for? 5. If you could have any talent, what would you choose and why?
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Story Opposites 3
Lily's Adventure: Choosing the Right Path
Lily learns the importance of being careful and making the right choices on her adventure in the forest, leading her to a hidden treasure.
Talk about it 1. Why did Lily start to get careless while walking in the forest? 2. What did Lily's mother tell her about choosing the right path? 3. Why did Lily choose the hard path over the soft path? 4. Why did Lily choose the short tree over the tall tree? 5. What did Lily discover by making the right choices? 6. How did Lily feel at the end of her adventure? 7. How can we apply the lesson from Lily's adventure in our own lives?
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Story My House
Max's House Adventure
Max, a family dog, goes on an adventure through the various rooms in the house, causing some mischief before being cleaned up and learning to be more careful.
Talk about it 1. What did Max do in each room of the house? 2. What happened in the bathroom? 3. How did the family clean up Max after his adventure? 4. What did Max learn from his adventure? 5. Which room was your favorite in the story and why?
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Story Farm animals
The Picnic Adventure of the Meadow Friends
The Picnic Adventure of the Meadow Friends" is a story about the animals in a meadow who have a picnic and learn the importance of working together and helping each other.
Talk about it 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. What did each animal bring to the picnic? 3. What happened during the picnic? 4. What did the sparrow do to solve the problem? 5. What did the animals learn from the picnic adventure? 6. How did the animals feel at the end of the story? 7. Why is it important to work together and help each other?
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Story Places 1
A Day of Adventure in the Town
A group of friends go on a fun-filled adventure visiting the airport, factory, museum, hospital, bikeway, road, library, square, school, and park in their town.
Talk about it 1. Which place did the friends visit first? 2. What did the friends do at the hospital? 3. What did the friends do at the park? 4. What did the friends learn at school? 5. What was the friends' favorite place in the town? 6. What did the friends do at the square? 7. What did the friends do at the library? 8. What was the name of the story? 9. How did the friends travel from one place to another? 10. How did the friends feel at the end of the day?
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Story P words 1
Pippin the Pizza-Solving Pig
Pippin, a little pig who loves potatoes, helps the police solve a theft case of a valuable pizza recipe and becomes a hero.
Talk about it 1. What was Pippin's favorite food? 2. What did Pippin find floating in the pond? 3. What did Pippin do to help the police find the missing pizza recipe? 4. What did the police give Pippin as a reward for his help? 5. What did Pippin become known as in town after solving the crime?
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Story L words 1
The Adventure of Leo, Lily, and Larry
Leo, the lion, Lily, the lamb, and Larry, the lizard, become the best of friends and have many adventures in the jungle after finding a magic lamp.
Talk about it 1. Who was the king of the jungle in the story? 2. Why was Leo feeling lonely at the beginning of the story? 3. Who helped Leo find some lemons? 4. Who else joined Leo and Lily on their adventure? 5. What did they find on their way back from finding the lemons? 6. Who told them what the lamp was for? 7. What did Leo, Lily, and Larry wish for? 8. How did Leo, Lily, and Larry become the best of friends? 9. What did they spend their days doing together? 10. What do you think will happen in their next adventure?
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Story C words 1
Kit the Cat's Adventure with the Caterpillar Car
A curious cat named Kit goes on a magical adventure with a caterpillar in his butterfly car, exploring fields, clouds, and discovering the joys of the world.
Talk about it 1. Who is Kit and what does she like to do? 2. What does the cow tell Kit when she asks what she is doing? 3. What does Kit find in the sky? 4. Who does Kit go on an adventure with? 5. What does Kit promise to always do after her adventure? 6. What did you like most about Kit's adventure?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 6
Max the Pattern Wizard: A Tale of Permutations and Performance
Max, a young wizard, becomes an expert in pattern magic and wows the audience at the annual Wizarding Festival with his spell performance using permutations and patterns.
Talk about it 1. What was Max's goal in studying patterns and permutations? 2. What was the result of Max's hard work and dedication to pattern magic? 3. How did the audience react to Max's magic performance at the Wizarding Festival? 4. Why was Max confident in his magic performance? 5. Can you think of another way Max could have used his knowledge of patterns and permutations in his everyday life?
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Story Common Nouns in English: algorithms 6
Lily's Octree Adventure
A curious girl named Lily discovers a glass model of a tree divided into nodes, learns about negation, null, and occurrence, and finds the correct path through the octree to the bottom without passing through negated nodes.
Talk about it 1. What is an octree and what are nodes in the story? 2. What did Lily learn about negation in the octree model? 3. How did Lily find the correct path from the top to the bottom of the octree? 4. What did Lily discover about the relationship between nodes in the octree? 5. What did Lily learn about the concept of occurrence in the octree model?
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Story Common Nouns in English: buildings 7
Exploring the Town Treasures
A group of friends explore different places in their town, including a train station, temple, theater, tower, triplex, university, and vault, and have a fun-filled day making memories.
Talk about it 1. What places did the friends visit in the story? 2. What did they learn at the temple? 3. What did they see from the top of the tower? 4. Why were they tired but happy at the end of the day? 5. Can you think of other places they could visit in their town? 6. What did you learn about friendship from the play they watched at the theater? 7. What do you think is kept in the vault? 8. Why do you think it was important for the friends to explore all these places in their town?
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Story Common Nouns in English: astronomy 2
The Adventure of Neutron and Omega: Exploring the Universe's Opacity
Neutron and Omega, two particles living in an atom's nucleus, go on an adventure to find the star with the highest opacity and learn about the importance of their roles in the universe.
Talk about it 1. Who are Neutron and Omega and what is their relationship? 2. What is opacity and why is it important in the story? 3. What did Neutron and Omega learn about the universe during their adventure? 4. What was Neutron's job in the nucleus of an atom? 5. How did Neutron and Omega's adventure change their understanding of the universe?
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Story Common Nouns in English: astronomy 2
Lepton's Adventure: Exploring the Mysteries of Gravity and the Strong Force
Lepton, a curious young star, embarks on a journey to learn about gravity and the strong force and discovers the wonders of the universe.
Talk about it 1. What is gravity and why is it important in our universe? 2. Who did Lepton meet on his journey to learn about gravity? 3. What is the strong force and how does it differ from gravity? 4. What is luminosity and what does it tell us about a planet? 5. What is mass and how does it affect a planet's gravitational pull? 6. What are neutrinos and how do they relate to gravity? 7. Why was Lepton grateful for his adventure in the end? 8. How does this story teach us about the universe and the forces that hold it together?
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Story Common Nouns in English: houses 2
The Adventure of the Makeshift Homes
Friends on a camping trip build makeshift homes and learn that the love and friendship they share is what truly makes a house a home.
Talk about it 1. What type of homes did the friends live in before they went on the camping trip? 2. What did they use to build their makeshift homes while camping? 3. What did the friends learn about the true meaning of home by the end of the story? 4. Who built the most luxurious makeshift home on the camping trip? 5. Can you think of other materials the friends could have used to build their homes?
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Story Common Nouns in English: 3d graphics 10
The Adventure of Max and the Magic Tube
Max, a young inventor, embarks on a journey of discovery with a magical tracking device and a mysterious tube, leading him to a world filled with magic and wonder.
Talk about it 1. Who is Max and what is his favorite thing to do? 2. What did Max discover one day that changed his life? 3. What was the strange unit attached to the tube Max found? 4. What did Max use the tracking device for? 5. What did the voxels show Max about the world? 6. What did Max find at the vertex? 7. What happened to Max when he stepped through the portal? 8. What was the name of Max's adventure? 9. What did Max learn about the world during his adventure? 10. What would you like to explore if you were in Max's shoes?
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Story Common Nouns in English: design 6
Vector's Vignette Adventure
Vector, a character in the world of computers, learns about the importance of value in creating the perfect vignette during his adventure in the Vignette Valley.
Talk about it 1. What was Vector's purpose for going on an adventure in the computer world? 2. What did Vector learn about creating vignettes in the Vignette Valley? 3. How did the value of a vignette affect its size and width? 4. What did Vector create that made him known as the master of vignettes? 5. How did the other characters in the computer world react to Vector's creation?
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Story Common Nouns in English: design 6
Squirt the Stylish Squircle: A Tale of Transformation
Squirt the squircle embarks on a journey to create a unique style for himself through experimenting with different tints, textures, and templates.
Talk about it 1. What is a squircle? 2. How did Squirt create his new style? 3. What was the inspiration behind Squirt's design? 4. What did Squirt's friends think of his new style? 5. Why was Squirt known as the most stylish squircle in the land of shapes? 6. What message does this story convey about creativity and imagination?
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Story Common Nouns in English: design 1
The Quest for the Radiant Banner
A brave prince named Max sets out on a quest to retrieve a magical banner from a wicked witch and restore light to the kingdom.
Talk about it 1. What was the magical banner used for in the kingdom? 2. Why did the kingdom become dark? 3. Who went on a quest to find the missing banner? 4. What did the wicked witch do to the banner? 5. How did Prince Max break the spell on the banner? 6. How did the people react when the banner was brought back to the kingdom? 7. What did the banner symbolize after it was returned? 8. What did Prince Max do to be remembered by the people of the kingdom?
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Story Common Nouns in English: web development 2
Tim the Toy Fixer
A young boy named Tim uses his problem-solving skills and tools to fix broken toys and becomes known as the village's fixer.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What was broken in the story? 3. How did Tim fix the broken toy car? 4. What was Tim's toolbox filled with? 5. Why was Tim known as the village's fixer? 6. What did Tim use to make the wheel move freely again? 7. How did Tim feel after fixing the toy car? 8. Do you think you could fix a broken toy like Tim? Why or why not?
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Story Common Nouns in English: web development 2
Pixel and the Dynamic Filter Adventure
Pixel, a small computer program, encounters an error while organizing pictures and with the help of Debug, learns to handle exceptions and save the pictures.
Talk about it 1. What was Pixel's job in the digital world? 2. What was the problem Pixel encountered with the pictures? 3. Who helped Pixel solve the error? 4. What did Pixel learn about exceptions? 5. How did Pixel handle exceptions in the future? 6. What did Pixel feel after fixing the error and saving the pictures? 7. What can we learn from Pixel's story about problem-solving and handling errors?
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