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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 RAZ Vocabulary D: The Mitten
The Warmth of Friendship: A Tale of Benny the Rabbit and His New Friends
A cold and lonely rabbit finds friendship and warmth with a fox, ant, bear, and blue jay on their journey to escape the cold.
Talk about it 1. Who is Benny and what does he want? 2. How does the fox help Benny find warmth? 3. Who else joins Benny and the fox on their journey? 4. What message does the story teach about friendship and warmth?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: The Sky Is Falling
The Flying Bear and Other Silly Tales
Benny the bear's failed attempt to fly turns into a comedy of errors and earns him the title of the funniest bear in the forest.
Talk about it 1. How does Benny feel about his attempt to fly? 2. What do the other animals think of Benny's joke? 3. What do you think is the moral of this story? 4. Who is your favorite character in the story and why? 5. If you could be any animal in the story, which one would you choose and why?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: The Team
Winning with the Wild Team
Batter the Bat and Catcher the Cat help their animal baseball team beat Sneaky Snake and win the game.
Talk about it 1. Why was Batter the Bat famous? 2. How did Catcher the Cat save the game? 3. What did Sneaky Snake learn from playing against the animal team? 4. Who was named MVP of the game?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: To the Store
Max and the Magic Toy: A Story of Adventure and Wishes
A pet named Max has his wishes granted by a genie and goes on adventures while wearing special shoes, carrying his toy, food and coat.
Talk about it 1. What did Max wish for from the genie? 2. How did Max use his shoes to travel the world? 3. Why did Max carry his toy, food, and coat with him on his adventures? 4. Can you think of a place you would like to go with Max? 5. What would you wish for if you had three wishes from a genie?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: To the Woods
Chirpy's Log Adventure
A mischievous bird named Chirpy makes a log the official hiding spot for hide and seek with her friends in a lush green forest.
Talk about it 1. What was Chirpy's idea for the game of hide and seek? 2. How did Chirpy's friend find her in the end? 3. Why did Chirpy and her friend start laughing? 4. What was the outcome of Chirpy's idea for the game of hide and seek?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: What Do You See
Kit the Clumsy Cat: A Heartwarming Tale of Love and Cake
A clumsy cat's heartwarming gesture of love and friendship saves the day despite a bump and spill mishap with a piece of cake.
Talk about it 1. What did Kit want to do for his friend? 2. How did Kit feel when he spilled the cake? 3. What did Kit do to make his friend happy? 4. What did Kit learn about what's important? 5. Why was the cake more special to Kit's friend?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: What
The Five Best Friends Feast
Five best friends named after different meals (Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Dinner, and Pizza) combine their food to share a feast with a new friend (Fish) and learn the value of sharing and friendship.
Talk about it 1. What did each of the five friends bring to the feast? 2. Why did Fish come to see the friends? 3. What did the friends learn about sharing and friendship? 4. Can you think of a time when you shared something with someone else? 5. How can sharing and being a good friend make you feel?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: Where Animals Live
Max's Magical Adventure in the Woods and Ocean
A curious little animal named Max discovers a mysterious cave, jumps into a shimmering pond and finds himself transported to a vast ocean where he has an amazing adventure.
Talk about it 1. What was Max's initial reaction to the pond in the cave? 2. Who did Max meet while he was in the ocean? 3. How did Max get back to the woods? 4. What did Max remember every time he saw the pond? 5. What do you think would have happened if Max never found the pond in the cave?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: Where Plants Grow
The Adventure of the Soil and Friends
Billy the soil and his friends, Rocky the rock, Sandy the sand, Drip the water droplet, Breeze the air, and Ray the sunlight, go on an adventure to save the kingdom from a mean dragon and bring back the sun.
Talk about it 1. What did Billy the soil want to do? 2. Who did Billy meet on his adventure? 3. Why was everyone in the kingdom sad? 4. What did Billy and his friends do to help? 5. How did the kingdom end up happy again?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: Who Runs Faster
The Amazing Transformation of Eggbert
A fallen egg transforms into a sprout in spring and back to an egg in fall in a garden filled with plants.
Talk about it 1. What happened to Eggbert when he fell out of the tree? 2. How did Eggbert become a sprout? 3. What was Eggbert's reaction when he became a sprout? 4. What does Eggbert do in spring and fall? 5. What did the sprout explain about itself to Eggbert?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: Why Cant I
The Party Adventure of Wash, Slide, Dance, Climb, Jump, and Paint
A group of friends named Wash, Slide, Dance, Climb, Jump and Paint have a chaotic but fun party despite their misadventures in cleaning, sliding, dancing, climbing, jumping, and painting.
Talk about it 1. What were the names of the friends in the story? 2. Who was in charge of cleaning up the place for the party? 3. What was Slide doing at the party? 4. What were Climb and Jump trying to do? 5. Who was painting everything in sight with mismatched colors? 6. Was the party a success despite the chaos? Why or why not?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary D: Workers
The Funny Five: A Team of Helping Hands
A baker, miller, grocer, farmer, and trucker team up to make the best cake and help each other in a competition, becoming known as the "Funny Five".
Talk about it 1. What did the baker, miller, grocer, farmer, and trucker all have in common? 2. Why did they work together to make the cake? 3. What did they learn about teamwork from this experience? 4. Who was declared the winner of the competition and why? 5. What is the moral of the story?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: A Day of Firsts
Benny's Exciting School Adventure
A little bear named Benny learns that school projects can be just as exciting as any adventure.
Talk about it -What was Benny's favorite part of the school project? -What did Benny learn about learning? -Why do you think Benny changed his mind about the school project being exciting?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: A Sweet Tale
The Chewing Treat Adventure
A little girl and a baker chase after a special, self-chewing treat made from magical dough in the "The Chewing Treat Adventure".
Talk about it 1. What kind of ingredients did the baker add to the special dough? 2. How did the dough start rolling on its own? 3. Why did Lily and the baker start laughing? 4. What did Lily do every week after trying the special treat? 5. What makes the treat so special?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: A Week With Grandpa
The Race of the Days: A Fun Tale for Kids
Sunday wins a race against the other days of the week, becoming the new leader and first day of the week.
Talk about it 1. Who won the race in the story? 2. Why did Thursday trip during the race? 3. Was Friday having a good day during the race? 4. What happened when Sunday crossed the finish line? 5. How did the other days react to Sunday becoming the leader?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: All Kinds of Factories
The Robot's New Friend
A robot creates a new friend but causes chaos until a little girl shows it how to have fun and they become the best of friends.
Talk about it 1. Why did the robot want to make a new friend? 2. What did the rampaging robot do when it first came to life? 3. How did the little girl help the robot become a good friend? 4. What kind of adventures do you think the robot and the little girl went on together?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: All Kinds of Farms
Fruit Picking Adventure with the Farm Friends
A group of farm animals go on a fruit picking adventure, but the cow gets a mouthful of cotton when trying to eat sugarcane.
Talk about it 1. Who suggested the fruit picking adventure? 2. What did the sheep say about sugarcane? 3. What happened to the cow when they tried to eat sugarcane? 4. How did the rest of the group react to the cow's situation? 5. What was the end result of the fruit picking adventure?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: Animals Animals
The Animal Impersonations Game
A group of animal friends in the African savanna play a game of Animal Impersonations to make each other laugh.
Talk about it 1. Who suggested the game of Animal Impersonations? 2. Which animal did the camel imitate? 3. What did the polar bear do to imitate an elephant? 4. What did the giraffe use to make antlers? 5. How did the friends feel while playing the game?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: Bear and Kangaroo
Benny the Brave Bunny: A Hoppy Adventure
Benny the bunny hops, catches, climbs, juggles, lifts, and eats his way to a delicious pie in a tall tree.
Talk about it 1) What did Benny do when he saw the giant carrot on top of the tree? 2) How did Benny get down from the tree after eating the pie? 3) Was Benny brave or scared during his adventure? 4) What did Benny find at the end of his adventure?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: Carloss First Halloween
The Halloween Pirate Trick or Treat Adventure
A group of kids dress as pirates to trick a mischievous ghost, but end up befriending him and going trick-or-treating together.
Talk about it 1. Why did the kids dress up as pirates? 2. What did the kids bring for the ghost? 3. How did the ghost react when the kids entered the building? 4. What happened when the kids ran out of the building? 5. Who went trick-or-treating together in the end?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: City Animals
The Prankster Animals' Adventures
A group of animal friends play practical jokes on each other and become lifelong companions.
Talk about it - Who was the first animal to play a prank in the story? - Who got splashed with water by the duck? - Who started throwing nuts at the duck? - How did the animals become friends in the end?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: City Places
City Adventure for Kids
A store takes a field trip to explore the city and visits a stadium, park, zoo, and skyscraper, having a fun adventure.
Talk about it 1. What was the store's first stop? 2. What did they see at the park? 3. What animal did they see at the zoo? 4. What did they do at the skyscraper? 5. Where did they hear the roar of the crowd?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: Country Animals
The Grains of Friendship
Animals work together to build a bird a new nest and in exchange receive access to the grains in the guarded field, forming a friendship.
Talk about it - What did the animals do to get access to the grains? - Why did the bird allow the animals to have the grains? - How did the relationship between the animals and the bird change by the end of the story? - Can you think of another way the animals could have gotten access to the grains? - What lesson did the animals learn in this story?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary E: Doctor Jen
The Earache Game
A little boy and three doctors with earaches play a game of musical stethoscopes to cure their ailments.
Talk about it 1. Why did Timmy go to the doctor? 2. How many doctors did Timmy and the first doctor see before finding one without an earache? 3. What did they do to cure their earaches? 4. What did they use instead of chairs in the game they played? 5. What was the moral of the story?
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