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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 STORY basketball
The Bouncing Basket Adventure
A prince scores points with a king's invention of a basketball hoop with a basket that bounces in "The Bouncing Basket Adventure".
Talk about it 1. What did the king invent in the story? 2. How did the prince score points in the game? 3. What happened every time the prince threw the ball at the hoop? 4. Was the prince happy with what happened to the ball every time he threw it? 5. What did the king do after seeing the prince play the game?
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Story FF3 UNIT 10 VOCAB
The Litter's Adventure with Sparky: A Fun and Playful Tale
A litter of playful kittens have a fun and adventurous day with their new friend Sparky in a secret garden.
Talk about it 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. What do the kittens and Sparky do in the park? 3. How did the kittens get to the secret garden? 4. What did the kittens do in the secret garden? 5. Why was the secret garden special to the kittens?
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Story FS UNIT 5 FEELINGS
Benny the Bear's Emotional Adventure
Benny the bear learns to focus on one emotion at a time and becomes happy by satisfying his thirst, sadness, cold, hot, and hunger.
Talk about it 1. What emotions did Benny feel at the start of the story? 2. What did the wise old owl tell Benny? 3. How did Benny become happy in the end? 4. Can you think of a time when you felt many emotions at once? 5. What is one thing you can do to focus on just one emotion?
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Story FS UNIT 5 FEELINGS
Gloomy the Cloud's Adventure
A sad cloud named Gloomy goes on an adventure with a happy bird and finds food in a warm forest, never to be sad again.
Talk about it 1. Why was Gloomy the cloud feeling sad? 2. How did the happy bird help Gloomy feel better? 3. What did Gloomy and the bird find in the forest? 4. How did Gloomy feel after his adventure with the bird?
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Story FF1_Review 3
Fashion Mix-Up
Socks wins a fashion show by wearing all his friends' clothes in a funny mix-up.
Talk about it 1. Who were the main characters in the story? 2. What was the purpose of the fashion show? 3. What did Socks do to win the show? 4. How did the audience feel about Socks' outfit? 5. Did the clothes change after the show? If so, how?
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Story FF1_Review 3
Timmy's Fashion Mix-Up
Timmy learns the importance of dressing appropriately through a hilarious mix-and-match fashion mishap.
Talk about it 1. Why did Timmy dress the way he did? 2. How did Timmy feel when everyone laughed at him? 3. What did Timmy learn from this experience? 4. How does dressing appropriately make you feel confident? 5. Can you think of a time when you dressed in a unique or unusual way?
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Story unit 12
The Short and Shy Boy and the Handsome Old Man
A short and friendly young boy learns the importance of inner beauty from a wise and handsome old man.
Talk about it 1. Why was Timmy not considered tall or pretty by the other people in the village? 2. Who did Timmy meet in the woods and what was special about this person? 3. What lesson did Timmy learn from the old man? 4. Why was the old man's smile gentle? 5. Why do you think it is important to have a kind heart?
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Story Apperance
The Adventures of Midnight and Speedy
A black, long, and curly haired cat named Midnight and a short, round, green caterpillar named Speedy go on adventures and learn that friendship conquers all differences.
Talk about it 1. Who were the two main characters in the story? 2. What did Midnight and Speedy find in the forest? 3. How did they catch a fish? 4. What did Midnight and Speedy learn about friendship? 5. What lesson can you learn from the story?
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Story My body
Bob's Silly Parts
Bob's body parts played silly games causing trouble, but eventually listened to the doctor and worked together as one.
Talk about it 1. What happened to Bob's shoulder, eye and head? 2. Why did Bob's friends take him to the doctor? 3. How did the doctor help Bob? 4. What did Bob's parts do after the doctor talked to them? 5. What can our body parts do when they work together?
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Story FF4 UNIT 8
The Adventure of the Luggage-less Passenger
A forgetful passenger with no money and heavy luggage embarks on an adventure, ends up meeting a prince, and returns home with a lighter suitcase and plenty of riches.
Talk about it 1. What was the problem the passenger faced at the airport? 2. How did the passenger solve their problem with money and luggage? 3. Who did the passenger meet at the arrivals gate? 4. Why did the prince give the passenger all his money? 5. What did the passenger learn from their adventure?
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Story My House
The Lamp and Pillow's TV Adventure
A lamp and a pillow embark on an adventure in the house and end up getting sucked into a TV show.
Talk about it 1. What inspired the lamp to explore the house? 2. Why did the pillow decide to join the lamp on its adventure? 3. How did the lamp and pillow get stuck to the couch in the TV room? 4. How did the lamp and pillow escape the TV show? 5. What did the lamp and pillow learn from their adventure?
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Story Wild Animals
The Snake's Sneaky Race
A sneaky snake tricks all the animals in a race and becomes crowned as the fastest animal in the jungle.
Talk about it 1. What did the snake whisper to the lion at the start of the race? 2. How did the snake win the race? 3. Who was crowned the fastest animal in the jungle? 4. How did the other animals react to the snake winning the race? 5. What lesson did the animals learn from the race?
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Story Wild Animals
The Picnic Adventure of Ellie and Friends
A group of animal friends, including an elephant, monkey, polar bear, zebra, lion, giraffe, tiger, snake, and parrot, have a picnic in the jungle and use a snake as a tablecloth, leading to a funny and memorable adventure.
Talk about it 1. Who is Ellie and what does she do in the story? 2. What did Sally the snake suggest to use as a tablecloth? 3. What happened when it was time for dessert? 4. Why did everyone laugh at Pat the parrot's silly poem? 5. What did the animals learn from their picnic adventure?
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Story Animals
Tall Tales in the Jungle: A Story of Friendship and Self-Acceptance
A little tiger learns to embrace being himself and have fun with friends, instead of striving to be tall in the jungle filled with fun animal characters.
Talk about it 1. What is the little tiger's goal in the story? 2. How does the tiger feel after meeting the wise elephant? 3. Why did the giraffe offer to give the tiger a ride? 4. How does the tiger feel at the end of the story? 5. What lesson did the tiger learn in the story?
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Story Numbers
Title: "The Seven Friends' Picnic Adventure
The seven friends have a picnic in the park and invite everyone to share their abundance of food.
Talk about it 1. How did the seven friends decide what food to bring to the picnic? 2. Who wanted to bring the most food to the picnic and why? 3. Who did the seven friends invite to share their food? 4. What do you think the seven friends learned from this picnic experience?
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Story Can you...?
The Fun-Filled Party Adventure of Read, Dance, Cook, Write, Paint, Draw, Sing, Bake, and Swim
A group of friends named Read, Dance, Cook, Write, Paint, Draw, Sing, Bake, and Swim have a big party and do all sorts of fun activities together.
Talk about it 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. What did each of the friends suggest doing at the party? 3. What was the best part of the party for you? 4. Which activity would you like to do the most at a party like this one? 5. Can you think of other fun activities that could have been added to the party?
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Story Transport
The Great Transportation Race: A Lesson in Perseverance.
A group of transportation vehicles compete in a race, only to be won by a slow snail who teaches them the importance of perseverance.
Talk about it 1. Who do you think was the fastest mode of transportation in the race? 2. What did the snail teach the other modes of transportation? 3. Why is it important to never give up? 4. How do you think the other modes of transportation felt when they lost to the snail? 5. Can you think of a time when you didn't give up and succeeded?
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Story Fruit
The Great Fruit Race: A Lesson in Friendship and Teamwork
The fruits learned the value of friendship and teamwork while competing in a race, by helping each other cross the finish line hand in hand.
Talk about it 1. What was the goal of the fruit race? 2. Why did the fruits help each other cross the finish line? 3. What lesson did the fruits learn from the race? 4. Which fruit do you think was the fastest in the race? 5. If you were a fruit, which one would you like to be and why?
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Story WHO ARE THEY?
The Job Swap Adventure in the Magic Kingdom
A group of workers in a magical kingdom decide to switch jobs for a day, leading to hilarious and eye-opening experiences, teaching them to appreciate all types of work.
Talk about it 1. Who switched jobs in the story? 2. What did each worker do before they switched jobs? 3. How did the workers feel after they switched jobs? 4. What did the workers learn from switching jobs? 5. Can you think of a time when you tried something new and different?
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Story WHO ARE THEY?
The Job Swap Adventure
A group of friends switch jobs for a day and realize the importance of each other's efforts in "The Job Swap Adventure".
Talk about it 1. Who switched jobs in the story? 2. Why did they switch jobs? 3. What did each person learn from the job swap? 4. How did the story end? 5. Can you think of a different profession that could have been included in the story?
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Story vegetables
The Picnic Feast of the Transformative Vegetables
10 vegetable friends who transform into different food items have a picnic feast and learn to bring variety to their meals.
Talk about it 1. Which vegetable friend turned into which food item? 2. Why did the vegetable friends only have corn to eat at their picnic? 3. How did the vegetable friends feel about their new forms? 4. What did the vegetable friends learn from this experience?
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Story PREKET SCHOOL THINGS
The Forgetful Student and the Surprising Rucksack
A forgetful student always forget his supplies but carries a chair, desk, book, ruler and pen in his rucksack, surprising the teacher.
Talk about it 1. Why did the teacher ask the student for paper, pencil, and exercise book? 2. What was in the student's rucksack? 3. How did the teacher react when she found out what was in the student's rucksack? 4. Have you ever forgotten something important for school or class? 5. What do you think would have happened if the student had not brought his chair, desk, book, ruler and pen in his rucksack?
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Story Alphabet
The Sniffing King of the Jungle
A lion with a big nose follows a snake, finds a queen's lost necklace, and becomes known as the "Sniffing King of the Jungle".
Talk about it 1. What did the lion find when he followed the snake? 2. Why was the queen sitting on the sofa looking sad? 3. How did the lion help the queen? 4. What was the reward the queen gave the lion? 5. How did the lion become known as the "Sniffing King of the Jungle"?
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Story PREFIX ADJECTIVES
The Impatient Boy and the Informal Fairy
A young and immature boy learns the importance of hard work and kindness from an informal fairy instead of relying on an impractical machine.
Talk about it 1. What was Timmy's original plan? 2. Why did Timmy's parents not like his plan? 3. What did the informal fairy teach Timmy? 4. What is the real magic according to the story? 5. Do you think Timmy learned a valuable lesson? Why or why not?
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