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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 Preschoolers (2)
The Treasure Hunt Adventure: Spinner and her new family
A curious spider named Spinner joins a group of animal friends on a journey to find a treasure, which they ultimately use to help other animals in the forest, becoming known as the treasure hunters who helped the animals of the forest.
Talk about it 1. What did Spinner first see in the distance when she was spinning her web? 2. Why was Spinner fascinated by the horse? 3. What did Spinner do to help the group defeat the dragon guarding the treasure? 4. What did the group decide to do with the treasure they found?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Great Forest Adventure: A Tale of Friendship and Determination
A group of animal friends, a dog, fish, fox, frog, pig, chick, sheep, and bird, set out on an adventure to the top of a mountain and learn the importance of friendship and determination.
Talk about it 1. What did the group of animal friends decide to do together? 2. Who led the way on the hike to the top of the mountain? 3. Why did the group continue on their hike even though they were tired? 4. How did the group feel after reaching the summit and seeing the view?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
Speedy and Captain Robo's Adventure: A Story of Friendship and Exploration
Speedy the little car, Captain Robo the robot, a dinosaur and a cat set off on an adventure together to explore new places and make new friends with the help of a colorful kite
Talk about it 1. Why was Speedy determined to help the ship? 2. How did Captain Robo use the kite to fix the ship's engine? 3. How did the dinosaur and cat become friends with Speedy and Captain Robo?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Adventures of Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, the Doll, and the Teddy Bear Train
The six friends, a doll, a teddy bear, and four toy trains named Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten, went on an adventure outside their toy box and learned the importance of staying together with the help of a kind-hearted toy robot.
Talk about it 1. Why did the six friends decide to take a trip outside of the toy box? 2. How did the six friends feel when they realized they were lost? 3. Why did the six friends make sure to always stay together and never wander too far away from their home after their adventure?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Adventure of Yellow, Purple, and Grey: The Quest for the Colorful Castle
Five friends Yellow, Purple and Grey, went on an adventure, split up on different paths, and finally, defeated a dragon to save a castle and lived happily in it.
Talk about it 1. Why do you think Yellow, Purple, and Grey decided to go on an adventure together? 2. Why did each of the friends want to take a different path at the fork in the road? 3. How did Yellow, Purple, and Grey's individual strengths help them defeat the dragon and save the castle? 4. How did the friends' adventure and experience change them?
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Story Preschoolers (2)
The Colorful Adventure of Green, Blue, Pink, Red, Black, Brown, White and Orange
A group of colorful friends in a magical forest, Green, Blue, Pink, Red, Black, Brown, White and Orange, come together to help rebuild a bridge for the animals and go on many more adventures together, always looking out for each other and helping those in need.
Talk about it 1. What problem did Green and Blue encounter on their adventure? 2. How did each of the friends use their unique abilities to help rebuild the bridge? 3. Why is it important to have friends who can help and support you in difficult situations?
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Story Preschoolers
The Fruit Adventurers: Grapes, Cherry, and Pear's River Crossing Expedition.
The Fruit Adventurers: Grapes, Cherry, and Pear go on a fun-filled adventure to explore the forest, swim in the river, and gather delicious fruits to share with their friends.
Talk about it 1. How did the three friends work together to overcome the challenge of crossing the strong current in the river? 2. Why do you think the three friends were known as "Fruit Adventurers" after their journey to the cherry tree? 3. What does this story teach about the importance of teamwork and leadership?
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Story Preschoolers
The Fruity Adventure Party
A group of fruits with unique personalities have a big party together and have fun, and end up making a delicious fruit salad together.
Talk about it 1. What are some of the unique characteristics and personalities of the different fruits in the story? 2. Why did Hot, Cold, Pen, and Pencil decide to have a party together? 3. What did the fruits do at the party? 4. How did the fruits work together to make the fruit salad at the end of the story? 5. What can we learn from the story about friendship and having fun together?
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Story Preschoolers
The Four Seasons Adventure: A Story of Two Brothers and Their Grandparents
Two brothers Timmy and Tommy went on adventure with their grandparents and baby brother, enjoying different seasons of the year.
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy and Tommy do on the sunny day? 2. How did Grandma and Grandpa help Timmy and Tommy when it started to rain? 3. What did the brothers and their grandparents do on the windy day?
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Story Preschoolers
The Adventures of Sammy, Harry, Minnie and Daisy
The Adventures of Sammy, Harry, Minnie and Daisy" is a story about four friends, a spider, horse, mouse and duck who go on adventures and save one of their friends from a bear and come back to their family.
Talk about it 1. How did Sammy and Harry first meet? 2. How did they save Minnie from Boris the bear? 3. Who did they meet in the forest that they liked to play with? 4. What did they tell their parents when they got home?
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Story Preschoolers
Max the Brave: The Story of the Fox and the Forest Friends
Max the dog, with the help of other forest animals, outsmart a sneaky fox to protect their community and live happily ever after
Talk about it 1. What was Max's goal in going to the pond? 2. Who did Max meet at the pond and what did he learn from them? 3. Why did the fish warn Max about the fox? 4. What did Max do to help the animals in the forest? 5. How did the animals in the forest feel at the end of the story?
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Story Preschoolers
Timmy and his Robot's Adventure
Timmy and his robot go on an adventure together, flying kites, catching balls, going to space, and even encountering a dinosaur, before returning home to be greeted by Timmy's cat.
Talk about it 1. What did Timmy do with his robot after he built it? 2. How did Timmy and his robot have fun at the beach? 3. What did Timmy and his robot see on their space adventure?
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Story Preschoolers
The Six Little Friends and Their New Doll and Teddy Bear Adventure
Six little friends, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten found a doll and teddy bear and take them on a train ride adventure and became best friends forever.
Talk about it 1. Why did Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten decide to take the doll and teddy bear home with them? 2. How did the doll and teddy bear feel on their first train ride with the six friends? 3. What did the six friends learn about the doll and teddy bear after their train ride? 4. How did the friendship between the six friends and the doll and teddy bear change after the train ride?
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Story Preschoolers
The Adventure of Sunny, Daisy and Whiskers: The Quest for the Most Beautiful Flowers
Three friends set out on an adventure to find the most beautiful flowers and discover a field of yellow, purple and grey flowers, they pick a bouquet and remember their journey together.
Talk about it 1. Why did Sunny, Daisy, and Whiskers decide to go on an adventure? 2. How did Sunny, Daisy, and Whiskers keep track of how far they had gone on their adventure? 3. What did Sunny, Daisy, and Whiskers decide was the most beautiful field of flowers they had ever seen? 4. What did Sunny, Daisy, and Whiskers do with the flowers they picked from the most beautiful field?
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Story Preschoolers
The Magic of the Colorful Trees
The story tells about a magical forest where all the trees were different colors and how the animals loved to play among them and the trees were the heart and soul of the forest.
Talk about it 1. What do you think each tree represents in the story? 2. Why do the animals in the forest gather under the trees? 3. How do the trees make the animals feel? 4. If you could be one of the trees in the forest, which one would you choose to be and why?
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Story Actions
The Adventure-Seeking Friends: A day filled with Play, Read, Sing, Dance, Cook and Stand
A group of friends who loved to have fun, set off to have a picnic in the park, but ended up seeing new sights, playing games, reading books, singing songs, dancing to the music, and cooking together, before realizing the importance of standing up and being active.
Talk about it 1. Why did the friends decide to have a picnic in the park? 2. How did the friends feel when they realized sitting for too long wasn't fun? 3. What did the friends see as they explored the park? 4. Why did the friends start dancing and singing along to the music at the bandstand? 5. How did the friends feel at the end of the day and what did they decide to do differently in the future?
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Story Spotlight 2 (7a-7b)
The Animal Friends' Fun-Filled Adventure
The Animal Friends' Fun-Filled Adventure" is a story about a group of animal friends who have a swimming race, dance party and sing together in a magical forest.
Talk about it 1. What kind of animal is Fred? 2. What is Fran the frog's favorite thing to do? 3. What does Harry the horse like to do? 4. What does Bella the bird do during the race? 5. How does Charlie the chimp participate in the dancing party?
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Story clothes
Sally's Mix and Match Adventure
Sally, a young girl who loves to play dress-up, creates a unique outfit by mixing and matching different items of clothing, showing off her creativity to her friends and proving that with a little imagination, anything is possible.
Talk about it 1. What are some different clothing items that Sally used to create her unique outfit? 2. How did Sally feel about her outfit after she looked in the mirror? 3. How did Sally's friends react to her outfit?
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Story School supplies
The Adventure of a Lost Pencil Case
A young girl's determination to write her story leads her to find and sharpen a pencil, despite forgetting her pencil case at home
Talk about it 1. What did Susan always carry with her in her bag? 2. Why was Susan sad when she realized she had forgotten her pencil case at home? 3. How did Susan feel when she found a pencil and a sharpener on the ground? 4. What did Susan learn from this experience and how did it change her behavior?
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Story Fill the missing letter
Timmy's Emotional Day
A little boy named Timmy experiences different emotions throughout his day, including happiness, sadness, confusion, excitement, shock and anger, and learns that it's okay to have different feelings.
Talk about it 1. What are some of the different feelings Timmy had throughout the day? 2. Why did Timmy feel sad when he saw the puppy on the side of the road? 3. How did Timmy feel when he finally understood the math problem? 4. How did Timmy feel at the end of the story and why?
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Story Animals
The Adventures of Felix and Friends
The Adventures of Felix and Friends" is a story about a clever little fox named Felix and his new friends Fred the frog, Harry the hare and Larry the lizard who go on exciting adventures together and become the best of friends.
Talk about it 1. Why do you think Felix was excited to meet George, the giraffe? 2. What do you think Harry was late for his appointment with Larry, the lizard? 3. Why do you think the four friends had a great time together? 4. What do you think the four friends should go on adventures together more often?
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Story Animals
The Forest Adventures of Benny, Bella and their Animal Friends
A bear named Benny and a bird named Bella go on an adventure in the forest and make friends with a crocodile named Charlie, a dolphin named Daisy, an eagle named Eli and an elephant named Ellie, who all show them around and have fun exploring and learning new things together.
Talk about it 1. Who are the main characters in the story and what are their names? 2. What did Benny and Bella do on their first day of friendship? 3. How did Benny, Bella, Charlie, Daisy, Eli, and Ellie become friends?
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Story Animals
The Friendship of the Arctic: A Tale of Harry the Polar Bear and his Animal Companions
The story is about a polar bear named Harry and his animal friends Benny, Polly, Pete, Oscar, and Emily who formed a friendship and had many adventures together.
Talk about it 1. Why did Harry invite Benny to stay with him in the Arctic? 2. How did Harry, Benny, and Polly feel when they met Pete? 3. Why did Oscar decide to join the group? 4. Why was Emily impressed with Harry, Benny, Polly, Pete, and Oscar's friendship?
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Story Animal
The Wise Tortoise and the Tricky Snake
A tortoise's wise advice helped a tiger outsmart a sneaky snake and bring peace to the jungle.
Talk about it 1. Why did the snake trick the tiger in the story? 2. Why did the tiger want to find the magical fruit? 3. How did the tortoise help the tiger in the story? 4. How did the tiger react when he realized the snake had tricked him? 5. How did the story end and what lesson can be learned from it?
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