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Stories for the classroom
Short narratives that put vocabulary into a scene a learner can follow. 7,399 on the shelf, each with a discussion question.
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Story Word Families: ock
Timmy's Time-Ticking Adventure
A boy named Timmy who loves to play with blocks, goes on an adventure to fix his clock with the help of his friend Jenny, learns a lesson and makes a special gift for her.
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy love to play with? 2. What happened to Timmy's clock? 3. Who came to help Timmy fix his clock? 4. What did Jenny find when she took apart the clock? 5. What did Timmy give Jenny as a thank you gift?
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Story Word Families: ack
Quackers the Brave: The Great Duck Rescue
Quackers, a duck, saves his friends from a mean black duck that was capturing and holding them prisoner, by using his hacking skills to unlock the cage, and his bravery to hit him with a stick.
Talk about it 1. What did Quackers notice about the other ducks in the pond? 2. How did Quackers save his friends from the black duck? 3. How did Quackers' friends react to being rescued? 4. Why was Quackers hailed as a hero?
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Story Word Families: ay
Gray's Adventure in the Bay Village
Gray, a curious clay bird, goes on an adventure to explore the bay village but gets lost and learns to pay attention to his surroundings before returning safely to his mother.
Talk about it 1. What did Gray want to do in the story? 2. How did Gray feel when he realized he was lost? 3. What did Gray's mother say when he finally returned home? 4. What did Gray learn from his adventure and what did he do differently after that?
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Story Word Families: ink
Rink's Pink Crystal: A Story of Clean Water
A young girl named Blink learns the importance of clean water with the help of her fairy friend Rink, who uses a magic pink crystal to purify water.
Talk about it 1. Why did Blink go to Rink's house? 2. What did Rink do to help Blink with the water? 3. Why is it important to drink clean water?
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Story Word Families: ain
The Rainy Day Puzzle: A Story of Determination and Clever Thinking
The Rainy Day Puzzle" is a story about a curious boy named Max who solves a puzzle with a chain and lock by using his brain and thinking outside the box, despite the difficulty and the rain.
Talk about it 1. What was the puzzle that Max was trying to solve? 2. How did Max finally open the lock and find the treasure? 3. What did Max learn from this experience and what did he teach other children?
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Story Word Families: eat
Tim's Treat: A Story of Cheating, Eating, and Treating
A young boy, Tim, goes out to earn money to buy fresh meat for his family after discovering his mother had to cheat and use old meat for dinner, and learns the importance of treating his family with nutritious and delicious meals.
Talk about it 1. What did Tim do when he saw that the steak was cold and rubbery? 2. Why did Tim go out to the street to beat a drum? 3. How did Tim feel when he was able to buy fresh meat for his family? 4. What did Tim's mother do when he came home with the fresh meat? 5. How did Tim's family feel after they ate the fresh and delicious steak?
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Story Word Families: ip
Chip the Brave: The Adventure of the Dipping Ship
A small chip saves a ship from sinking by plugging a hole with his bag of dip and becomes known as the bravest chip on the high seas.
Talk about it 1. Why did Chip decide to investigate the dripping ship? 2. What did Chip do to help the ship in trouble? 3. How did the crew react when they saw Chip helping them? 4. What did Chip do to show his bravery on the high seas? 5. How did Chip's actions affect the crew and their journey?
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Story Word Families: aw
The Wise Owl's Law: A Story of Peace and Harmony in the Forest.
The Wise Owl's Law" is a story about how a wise old owl brings peace and harmony to the forest by creating a law that promotes kindness and respect among animals using the different characteristics they had such as claws, jaws, paws and more.
Talk about it 1. What made the wise old owl decide to call a meeting with the other animals? 2. How did the different animals contribute to creating the law that ended the fighting? 3. Why do you think the animals decided to follow the law and stop fighting after they signed it?
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Story Singular-Irregular Plural Nouns
The Oxen and the Children's Teeth: A Tale of Hard Work and Determination
The story is about a family who takes a journey to the nearby city, on their way they came across a field where a group of oxen were grazing, the children were fascinated by the strong and majestic animals and learn about hard work and determination from the oxen and also learn about taking care of their teeth.
Talk about it 1. How did the children feel when they saw the oxen in the field? 2. Why was it important for the children to take care of their teeth? 3. How did the lessons the children learned from the oxen help them in the future?
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Story Singular-Irregular Plural Nouns
The Friendly Flock: A Story of Cooperation and Unity
The Friendly Flock" is a story about a group of geese led by George, who along with the mice and deer they met, they all work together to live in peace and happiness in a beautiful meadow.
Talk about it 1. What was the name of the leader goose in the story? 2. What did the geese find while foraging for food? 3. How did the mice and geese become friends? 4. What did the geese learn from their interactions with the mice and deer?
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Story Food and Drink
Lucy's Pizza Quest
A little girl named Lucy goes on an adventure to find the best pizza in the land and discovers other delicious foods along the way.
Talk about it 1. What kind of food did Lucy love the most? 2. Why did Lucy decline the hamburger and salad on her journey? 3. What did Lucy bring back to her friends after finding the best pizza in the land?
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Story Food and Drink
Max's Grocery Adventure
A young boy named Max goes on a grocery adventure to buy ingredients for dinner and ends up feeling proud and confident in helping out in the kitchen.
Talk about it 1. What did Max's mom ask him to do? 2. What did Max buy at the store? 3. What did Max and his mom cook for dinner? 4. How did Max feel after helping to make dinner?
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Story STORY basketball
The Inventor's Bounce: The Story of Tim and his Amazing Basketball
A young inventor named Tim creates a new kind of basketball that bounces higher and faster than any other and becomes famous for his invention.
Talk about it 1. What inspired Tim to invent a new kind of basketball? 2. What was the special material Tim used to make the new basketball? 3. How did Tim's friends react to the new basketball when they first saw it being used? 4. How did Tim's invention impact the game of basketball? 5. How did Tim feel about his invention being used all over the world?
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Story FF3 UNIT 10 VOCAB
The Park Clean-Up Adventure
A group of children in a park take initiative to clean up the litter and garbage, restoring the park to its former beauty and realizing the importance of taking care of their environment.
Talk about it 1. What did the children notice about the park in the beginning of the story? 2. What did the children decide to do about the litter and garbage in the park? 3. How did the other people in the park respond to the children's actions to clean up the park? 4. What did the children learn about taking care of their environment after cleaning up the park?
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Story FF3 UNIT 10 VOCAB
Timmy's Adventure in the Forest Path
Timmy, a shy little boy discovers a path in the forest that leads him to new friends and daily adventures of chasing, laughing and catching butterflies and squirrels.
Talk about it 1. Why did Timmy follow the strange noise he heard in the forest? 2. How did Timmy feel when he met the group of children for the first time? 3. How did Timmy's life change after meeting his new friends in the forest?
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Story FAMILY MEMBERS
The Adventure of the Siblings
The story is about two siblings who go on an adventure while their parents and grandparents are asleep and later found by their parents and grandparents and they were relieved.
Talk about it 1. What did the sister and brother do when they woke up to find their parents gone to work? 2. What kind of adventure did the sister and brother go on? 3. How did the parents react when they found out the sister and brother were missing? 4. Who helped the parents look for the sister and brother? 5. How did the sister and brother feel about their parents and grandparents after the adventure?
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Story FS UNIT 5 FEELINGS
Timmy and the Magic Lemonade Stand
The story is about a young boy named Timmy who overcomes his feelings of hunger, thirst, hot and sadness by drinking cold lemonade from a nearby lemonade stand and lived happily ever after.
Talk about it 1. What made Timmy feel sad at first? 2. How did Timmy feel after drinking the lemonade? 3. What did Timmy do when he started feeling hot? 4. How did Timmy feel after drinking the second cup of lemonade?
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Story FS UNIT 5 FEELINGS
Benny the Bear's Adventures in the Forest
Benny the Bear's day in the forest was filled with emotions as he went from being happy, to sad, hungry and thirsty, hot, and finally, cold, but ultimately, he went back to his cozy cave feeling happy and content.
Talk about it 1. How did Benny feel at the beginning of the story? 2. What did Benny do when he realized he was feeling sad? 3. What did Benny eat to stop feeling hungry? 4. Why did Benny feel better after resting under the tree?
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Story Tidy up
The Cozy Room
The Cozy Room" tells the story of a comfortable bedroom filled with beloved objects, including a rug, bed, cupboard, shelf, pillow, blanket, bookcase, lamp, fan and picture.
Talk about it 1. What do you think is the most important item in the room and why? 2. If you could add one item to the room, what would it be and why? 3. Can you think of a story or memory related to one of the items in the room?
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Story Numbers
The Adventure of the Four Friends: Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, and Twenty
The four friends, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, and Twenty, use their unique abilities to defeat a dragon and claim a treasure while on an adventure in the forest.
Talk about it 1. What did each of the four friends bring to the adventure in the forest? 2. How did the friends work together to overcome the obstacles in the forest? 3. What did the friends learn about themselves and each other by going on the adventure to find the treasure?
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Story Numbers
The Secret Garden of the Nine Princesses
The nine princesses discover a secret underground garden while playing hide and seek and have many adventures as they explore it.
Talk about it 1. What was the game the princesses were playing when they found the hidden door? 2. How did the princesses feel when they found the underground garden? 3. What did the princesses do in the underground garden? 4. Why did the princesses need to return to the palace before sunset? 5. How did the princesses' parents react when they heard about their adventure?
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Story Numbers
The Adventure of Benny and the Golden Key
Benny, a rabbit, and his friends embark on an adventure to discover the purpose of a golden key they found while playing hide and seek, leading them to a treasure trove of riches
Talk about it 1. What did Benny and his friends decide to play? 2. How many friends did Benny find hiding? 3. What did Benny's friend find while hiding? 4. What did Benny and his friends discover when they used the key? 5. How did Benny and his friends feel after finding the treasure?
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Story FF1_Review 3
Clean House Adventure
A young boy, Jack, learns to keep his living room, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, and bathroom clean with the help of his mother.
Talk about it 1. Why did Jack's mother tell him to keep his shoes, T-shirt, and hat in his bedroom? 2. How did Jack feel about cleaning the bathroom? 3. How did Jack's mother feel about his help with cleaning the house?
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Sarah's Shopping Adventure
Sarah goes on a shopping adventure with her mother to pick out new clothes and learns the importance of feeling good in her fashion choices.
Talk about it 1. What was Sarah's favorite thing about clothes? 2. What did Sarah's mother do for her during their shopping trip? 3. What did Sarah forget to buy at the store? 4. How did Sarah feel in her new dress and what did she learn from the experience?
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