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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 cat, bat, apple and 6 more
The Jungle Game Adventure
A group of jungle animals come together to play a game and end up helping a lost car find its way out of the jungle, becoming friends in the process.
Talk about it 1. Who was the main character in the story? 2. What did the tiger and cat do when they saw the bat's apple fall? 3. How did the ant help the bat get his apple back? 4. Why was the ant worried about joining the game? 5. How did the group of animals help the lost car?
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Story table eraser
Penelope the Pig's School Supply Adventure
A mischievous pig named Penelope learns to use school supplies properly through a fun adventure.
Talk about it 1. Why did Penelope put on the cap? 2. What did Penelope discover when she started to write in the book? 3. What did Penelope promise to be careful about? 4. Why was Penelope known as the super-smart pig?
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Story Lunchtime
Timmy and Spot's Sharing Adventure
Timmy shares his lunch box with hungry monkeys and becomes the most popular kid in school for his kindness.
Talk about it 1. Why did Timmy ask his dog to help him carry his lunch box? 2. Why did the monkeys want Timmy's food? 3. Why did Timmy decide to share his food with the monkeys and his friends? 4. What do you think Timmy learned from this experience? 5. How would you feel if you were in Timmy's shoes?
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Story School Food
The Fruit Picnic Adventure.
A group of fruits have a picnic, bring their own lunch boxes and make a fruit salad using the pineapple leaves and banana peel as utensils.
Talk about it 1. What did each fruit bring for lunch? 2. How did the pineapple come up with a solution for utensils? 3. What was the best part of the picnic for the fruits? 4. Can you think of other fruits you could add to the fruit salad?
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Story Words to pronounce M
The Mouse and Monkey's Moon Adventure
A mouse and monkey go on an adventure to the moon, defeat a monster, and have fun exploring.
Talk about it 1. Why did the mouse want to visit the moon? 2. How did the mouse and monkey defeat the monster? 3. What did they do when they reached the moon? 4. What do you think would have happened if the mouse went alone? 5. What would you pack for a trip to the moon?
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Story mop, map, monster and 7 more
Mocha's Moon Adventure: The Quest for Riches
A monkey named Mocha goes to the moon and outwits a mouse to become rich.
Talk about it 1. What did Mocha want to do? 2. What did Mocha pack for his journey? 3. What did the monster ask Mocha for? 4. How did Mocha get the money back from the mouse? 5. What did Mocha learn from his adventure?
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Story tiger, train, table and 6 more
The Tiger, Turtle, and Cat's Picnic Adventure
Tiger, Turtle and Cat have a fun picnic by the train tracks, sharing an apple with an ant who is later picked up by a car for his next adventure.
Talk about it 1. What did the tiger, turtle and cat have during their picnic? 2. Who joined the tiger, turtle, and cat during their picnic? 3. How did the ant get to his next adventure? 4. What was the tiger like in the story? 5. Why did the tiger, turtle and cat have a picnic by the train tracks?
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Story School items
The Table's Prank: A Furniture Adventure
A table and friends play a trick on a chair resulting in a hilarious friendship adventure.
Talk about it 1. What was the table's trick on the chair? 2. How did the chair react when it found out what happened? 3. What kind of relationship developed between the table and the chair after the joke? 4. What other silly adventures do you think the table, pencil, book, pen, eraser, and chair will have together?
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Story bag, eraser, pen and 4 more
The Writing Adventure of Penelope, Peter, and Eddie
Penelope the pen, Peter the pencil, and Eddie the eraser go on a writing adventure to find missing words.
Talk about it 1. Who are the main characters in the story? 2. What did Penelope and Peter want to be when they grew up? 3. Why did they go on an adventure? 4. What did they find at the end of the story? 5. How did they become famous writers?
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Story School supplies
The Adventures of the School Supplies Squad
A group of school supplies embark on a journey to defeat mischievous pencil sharpeners and find their way back to their backpack.
Talk about it 1. Who were the characters in the story? 2. What do you think each character represents? 3. Why did the pencil sharpeners want to destroy writing utensils? 4. How did each school supply use their unique abilities to defeat the sharpeners? 5. What did they learn from their adventure?
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Story Unit 11. Your day
The Talking Bed's Adventure with Sarah
A girl named Sarah joins a talking bed on its journey to the television station and has a wild adventure.
Talk about it 1. What did Sarah hear while she was resting in the park? 2. Where was the bed going? 3. Why was Sarah late for school? 4. Did Sarah have an exciting story to tell her friends? 5. What would you do if you found a talking bed?
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Story Unit 11. In the street
The Lorry's Adventure Race
A lorry wins a race against other modes of transportation using his creativity.
Talk about it 1. What was the lorry's problem at the beginning of the story? 2. Who won the race in the end and why? 3. What did the other modes of transportation do while the lorry was on his adventure? 4. How did the lorry become the fastest mode of transportation in the land? 5. What can we learn from the lorry's creativity in the story?
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Story Review letter T and U
The Adventure of Uncle and Friends: A Camping Trip with a Twist
A group of friends go on a camping trip and have a series of unexpected adventures with a turtle, a tiger, and an umpire, leading to a fun game of baseball and good grades from their teacher.
Talk about it 1. What did Uncle and his friends do to help the turtle up the hill? 2. Who umpired the game of baseball? 3. How did Uncle and the turtle share the umbrella during the rain? 4. Why did Uncle and his friends get good grades from their teacher? 5. Why did the tiger help the turtle?
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Story Baby animals
The Adventures of Mittens, Chirpy, Spot, Moo, Foal and Rascal
A group of animal friends go on adventures and have fun together.
Talk about it 1. Can you name all the animals in the story? 2. Which animal was your favorite and why? 3. What did the friends do to help Moo find her foal? 4. How did Rascal and the foal become friends at the end of the story? 5. Can you think of another adventure the animal friends could go on together?
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Story Colores
The Seven Colors' Adventure
The seven colors (Green, Pink, Blue, Gold, Purple, Yellow, White, and Gray) play a game of hide and seek and have a dance party in a magical kingdom.
Talk about it 1. Who was chosen to be "it" in the game of hide and seek? 2. How did Pink find her friends? 3. What did the seven colors do after they were all found? 4. Can you name all of the seven colors that were in the story?
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Story Singular and plural
The Goose-keeping Mouse-chasers
A man, a child, geese and a woman chase away mice in a village filled with laughter and joy.
Talk about it 1. Why did the mice run away from the child and the woman? 2. How did the child become the official "goose-keeper"? 3. Why did the women and men in the village appreciate the child and the woman? 4. What made the village filled with laughter and joy? 5. Can you think of a similar situation in real life where someone uses their skills to help others?
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Story insects
The Great Mosquito Trap Adventure
An ant and its insect friends team up to create a "Mosquito Trap" using their unique skills, resulting in the capture of the pesky mosquito.
Talk about it 1. Which insect had the idea to create a mosquito trap? 2. How did each insect contribute to the trap? 3. What was the outcome of the trap? 4. Why did the ant live peacefully from then on? 5. Can you think of another solution to handle the mosquito problem besides creating a trap?
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Story insects
The Picnic of Unity: The Insects' Adventure
A group of insects work together to stop a spider from ruining their picnic and end up becoming friends.
Talk about it 1. Who was the leader of the insects during the picnic? 2. What did the snail do to help the insects during the picnic? 3. Why did the spider want to ruin the picnic? 4. How did the insects make sure the spider couldn't ruin the picnic? 5. Who became friends with the spider at the end of the story?
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Story Body parts
The Mixed-Up Adventure of a Lifetime
A creature with eyes on his knees, ears on his fingers, head on his legs, and legs on his head plays tricks and becomes best friends with a rabbit.
Talk about it 1. What do you think would happen if you had eyes on your knees and ears on your fingers? 2. Can you imagine how Mixed-Up was able to play tricks on the other creatures? 3. Do you think Mixed-Up was happy with his strange body? Why or why not? 4. How do you think the rabbit felt when Mixed-Up was touching his own knees which were his eyes? 5. Why do you think Mixed-Up and the rabbit became best friends?
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Story Body parts
The Wacky Adventures of Wobble
Wobble, a curious creature with mismatched limbs, discovers a magic potion that switches his arms and legs and leads him on wacky adventures with his new wobbly parts.
Talk about it 1. What happened to Wobble when he drank the magic potion? 2. How did Wobble's arms and legs change after drinking the potion? 3. What did Wobble do with his new wobbly parts? 4. How did Wobble feel about his new appearance? 5. Why did Wobble decide to go on adventures despite his new appearance?
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Story Body parts
The Silly Adventures of Ear-Head-Arm-Leg-Hand-Nose-Fingers-Mouth-Knee-Eyes
A creature named Ear-Head-Arm-Leg-Hand-Nose-Fingers-Mouth-Knee-Eyes becomes the silliest in the world, making all the other animals laugh.
Talk about it 1. What body parts does Ear-Head-Arm-Leg-Hand-Nose-Fingers-Mouth-Knee-Eyes have in his name? 2. How did Ear-Head-Arm-Leg-Hand-Nose-Fingers-Mouth-Knee-Eyes become the silliest creature in the world? 3. Why do you think the other animals loved to watch Ear-Head-Arm-Leg-Hand-Nose-Fingers-Mouth-Knee-Eyes make them laugh?
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Story people
The Adventures of the Super Sleepers
Max, his sister and a new friend dress up a sleeping baby as a superhero and have a fun adventure, much to the surprise of their parents.
Talk about it 1. What was the baby's new superhero name? 2. Why did Max and his sister dress up the baby as a superhero? 3. Who joined Max and his sister on their adventure? 4. How did Max's parents react when they saw the baby dressed up as a superhero? 5. What do you think would happen on the next adventure of the Super Sleepers?
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Story After school
The Toy Chess Adventure
A group of toys on a school bus have a humorous adventure while playing chess and gathering scattered paper pieces.
Talk about it 1. Who were the characters in the story? 2. What was the main challenge they faced in the story? 3. Why was teamwork important in the story? 4. What did they learn from their adventure? 5. Can you think of another story where toys come to life?
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Story school
The Adventures of Jiggy and Friends
A jigsaw puzzle goes on an adventure with new friends and turns their tales into a comic book and story book.
Talk about it 1. Who is Jiggy and what does he suggest to do with his friends? 2. Who tells a story first in the adventure and what is it about? 3. What do Jiggy and friends decide to do with their stories? 4. Can you think of another adventure for Jiggy and friends?
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