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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 RAZ Vocabulary Z: Vikings
The Excel-Wielding Shipwright: A Tale of Tolerance, Berserkers, and Banishment
A formerly fearsome and reckless shipwright named Bob transforms into a peaceful and efficient builder after exile, using Microsoft Excel to defend his island from pirate attacks.
Talk about it - Why was Bob exiled from the kingdom? - How did Bob change after he was banished to the island? - What did Bob use to defeat the pirates? - How did Bob's reputation change after he defeated the pirates? - Why is it important to have tolerance and be less fierce?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: Volcanoes
Cinders the Brave and the Dormant Volcano's Surprise
Cinders, a mischievous dragon, discovers the excitement of a dormant volcano's eruption and learns to embrace curiosity and bravery.
Talk about it 1. Why do you think Cinders wasn't afraid of the eruption? 2. What did Cinders learn from her experience at the volcano? 3. Can you think of a time when you approached a scary situation with bravery? 4. What does the word "dormant" mean? 5. What is a caldera?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: What Is Water Worth
The Bear and the Eco-Friendly Animals
A group of animals work together to educate a lazy bear on the importance of sustainable living and preserving their ecosystem.
Talk about it 1. What was the problem in the village in the story? 2. How did the animals solve the problem? 3. Why was the bear acting lazy and selfish? 4. How did the little bird help to solve the problem? 5. What can we learn from the story about taking care of the environment?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: Word Smith Private I Rhyme Crime
The Adventures of Sam the Simile: A Story of Laughter and Language
Silly simile Sam and friends have fun with alliteration, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, haikus, palindromes and similes in a magical book of embossed language.
Talk about it 1. What is the main character's name? 2. What did Sam find that made him excited? 3. What kind of language did the book speak in? 4. What was the group's mission after reading the magical book? 5. What is the story about in one sentence?
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Story RAZ Vocabulary Z: You Can Print iWhati
The Engineer Who Brought Laughter to the Industrial World
A creative engineer adds humor to an innovative, three-dimensional particle machine to bring laughter to the industrial world.
Talk about it 1. What was the engineer's name in the story? 2. What did the engineer create with technology? 3. Why did the machine go out of control at first? 4. What did the engineer do to fix the problem? 5. How did everyone react to the engineer's creation?
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Story campsite
Wally the Camp Van Hero
Wally, a camp van, helps a crying little girl find her lost toy and becomes the hero of the camping ground in "Wally the Camp Van Hero.
Talk about it 1. Who is Wally and what does he do at the camping ground? 2. What did Wally do to make the toilets more fun? 3. Who cried in the cabin and why? 4. How did Wally become the hero of the camping ground? 5. What would you have done if you were Wally?
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Story parts of motorcycle
Max the Adventurer: A Motorcycle's Journey for a Seat!
Max, a little motorcycle, goes on a journey to find a seat and encounters various obstacles along the way.
Talk about it 1. why was Max missing his seat? 2. What did Max need to make his journey complete? 3. Who helped Max on his journey to find a seat? 4. What did Max learn from his adventures? 5. Why do you think the mechanic helped Max with his motorcycle?
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Story swimming pool
The Float-tastic Shower Adventure
Friends use a float as a makeshift shower before swimming, much to the amusement of the lifeguard.
Talk about it 1. Why did the friends forget to take a shower before swimming? 2. How did the lifeguard help the friends take a shower? 3. What was the friends' solution to not having a shower? 4. How did the lifeguard react to the friends using the float as a shower?
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Story Grade 5 week 2
The Brave Little Bird: A Tale of Courage and Dreams
A brave little bird named Courage learns the importance of taking risks to achieve his dream of flying higher than any other bird.
Talk about it 1. What was Courage's dream? 2. How did Conduction help Courage? 3. Why is it important to take risks to achieve our goals? 4. What did Courage learn about survival? 5. What did Courage see from the top of his flight?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 1 Toys
Teddy Bear's Sweet Victory
Teddy Bear wins a toy race by jumping rope and earns a basket of candy.
Talk about it 1. What was Teddy Bear's favorite toy? 2. How did Teddy win the toy race? 3. What did Teddy get for winning the race? 4. How did the other toys feel about Teddy's victory? 5. What did Teddy do with his basket of candy?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 2 Colors
The Colors' Rainbow Adventure
10 colors learn to work together and create a rainbow of beauty instead of fighting over who is the best in "The Colors' Rainbow Adventure.
Talk about it 1. Who were the 10 colors in the story and what were their personalities? 2. Why did the colors start fighting? 3. What lesson did the colors learn at the end of the story? 4. How did the little girl help the colors stop fighting? 5. What do you think would happen if the colors started fighting again?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 3 Shapes
The Shape Competition: A story of friendship and love.
Shapes learn to embrace their unique qualities and live happily together after a failed competition to determine who is the most versatile.
Talk about it 1. What was the argument between the shapes about? 2. Who won the shape competition? 3. Why did Star fit into the heart shaped hole? 4. How did the shapes feel after the competition? 5. What did the shapes learn from the competition?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 4 Numbers
The Great Number Adventure: A Picnic with Personality
A group of ten numbers with unique personalities work together to have a successful picnic by using their individual strengths.
Talk about it 1. Which number was your favorite? Why? 2. Can you think of a time when you had to use your unique strengths to solve a problem? 3. What do you think the numbers learned from their adventure? 4. How did the numbers work together to have a successful picnic? 5. Can you think of another adventure the numbers could go on?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 5 Animals
The Noisy Forest Adventure
A group of animals go on an adventure to find the world's loudest bird and end up having a noisy and silly time together.
Talk about it 1. Which animal do you think had the most fun during the noisy adventure? 2. Why did the cats initially decide not to join the dogs on their journey? 3. How did the birds react when they saw the other animals making noise? 4. What did the animals learn at the end of the story? 5. If you were one of the animals, which one would you choose to be and why?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 6 Food
The Feast of Food Friends
A group of food friends have a big feast and realize no matter what they eat, they will always be the best of friends.
Talk about it 1. Who are the food friends in the story? 2. What was their big feast all about? 3. What did each of them want to eat for dinner? 4. How did they solve their problem about what to eat for dinner? 5. What did they learn from their feast?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 7 My Body
The Silly Adventure of Wiggles and His Mixed-Up Parts
A creature named Wiggles wakes up with mixed-up body parts and learns to have fun dancing with them, spreading joy wherever he goes.
Talk about it 1. What body parts did Wiggles have? 2. How did Wiggles feel when he woke up with mixed-up body parts? 3. How did Wiggles react to his new look? 4. Why did everyone who saw Wiggles smile and laugh? 5. What did Wiggles learn from his adventure?
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Story Let's GO 0: Unit 8 I Can
The Magical Adventure of the Fun-Loving Friends
A group of friends have a magical adventure filled with fun activities like swimming, dancing, flying kites and more, with the help of a mermaid.
Talk about it 1. What were the friends doing at the lake? 2. Who challenged them to a dance-off? 3. What did they do after the dance-off? 4. What happened when the sun set? 5. What did the mermaid think of the friends?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 1 Things for School
The Pranking Chair and the Backwards Pen
A chair named Chuck plays a prank on his best friend the ruler, leading to a series of silly events in the classroom.
Talk about it 1. Why did Chuck tickle Rufus? 2. What did Penelope say to Chuck after he played his prank? 3. Why was Peter's story backwards? 4. What did Chuck, Rufus and the rest of the furniture learn by the end of the story?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 2 Colors and Shapes
The Colorful Adventure of the 10 Friends
A group of 10 colorful friends play a game of hide-and-seek, ending up with new hues and realizing that it's not about the color you are, but the fun you have.
Talk about it - What was the game the 10 friends played? - How did the colors change at the end of the game? - What lesson did the friends learn from the game? - Can you name all 10 friends and their original colors? - How do you think the friends felt about their new colors?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 3 At the Store
The Adventures of Pencil, Disco, Ringo, Gameboy, and the Crayons
A pencil case named Pencil, a CD named Disco, a cell phone named Ringo, and a video game named Gameboy team up with a group of crayons on a series of fun adventures.
Talk about it - Who are the main characters in the story? - What was Pencil feeling at the beginning of the story? - How did Pencil and Disco become friends? - Why were the crayons upset with the friends? - What did Pencil suggest to make the crayons happy? - Who joined the friends on their adventures after they wrote stories with markers and crayons?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 4 People at Home
The Short and Tall Babies Visit Their Grandparents
A young family visits their grandmother and grandfather and are surprised by the differences in height between their baby brother and sister, leading to a humorous and happy visit.
Talk about it 1. Why did the grandparents think the baby brother looked like a mouse? 2. Why did the grandfather think the baby sister looked like a giraffe? 3. How did the mother and father feel about their unique children? 4. How did the siblings feel about visiting their grandparents?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 5 Happy Birthday!
Puzzle Master Rusty and the Laughing Robot
A puzzle-loving robot named Rusty goes on an adventure to solve the world's toughest puzzle, makes a magic robot laugh, and becomes known as the Puzzle Master.
Talk about it 1. Why did Rusty go on an adventure to find the world's toughest puzzle? 2. What did Rusty have to do to solve the puzzle? 3. Who helped Rusty on his journey to find the puzzle? 4. What did Rusty do to make the magic robot laugh? 5. What did Rusty become known as after solving the puzzle?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 6 Outdoors
Timmy and Claire's Cloud Adventure
Timmy and Claire go on an adventure to bring flower-shaped clouds to their forest friends.
Talk about it 1. Why did Timmy want to pick the flower-shaped clouds? 2. How did Timmy and Claire work together to bring the clouds down to the trees? 3. What did the other trees do when they got the clouds? 4. Do you think Timmy and Claire will go on more adventures together? Why or why not?
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Story Let's GO 1: Unit 7 Food
The Chicken's Orange-Shaped Egg Adventure
A chicken turns a special orange-shaped egg into a delicious "banana soda float" and becomes known as the "milkshake master".
Talk about it 1. What was the chicken's plan for the special orange-shaped egg? 2. What happened when the waiter brought the chicken a soda instead of a milkshake? 3. How did the other animals in the forest react to the "banana soda float"? 4. What was the chicken's new nickname after the adventure? 5. Can you think of any other food items the chicken could have added to her soda to make it even more delicious?
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