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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 vegetables
The Super Salad Adventure
Vegetable friends aubergine, carrot, corn, cucumber, and pepper mix their ingredients to create a delicious and colorful super salad.
Talk about it 1. Who are the characters in the story? 2. What was the problem in the beginning of the story? 3. How did the vegetables solve the problem? 4. What was the outcome of mixing all the ingredients together? 5. Why do you think the story has a happy ending?
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Story vegetables
The Great Salad Showdown
A group of vegetables compete to be the star of a feast, with Potato and Carrot winning through their silly story.
Talk about it 1. What was the king of the kingdom looking for? 2. Who all decided to compete against each other? 3. Who won the competition? 4. Who told a silly story about a race? 5. What did the king serve in his feast?
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Story Animals
The Rainbow Fly Adventure
Sassy the seahorse, Shelly the snail, and friends have a magical adventure with rainbow flies and save ladybug, chameleon, and raccoon from a tree.
Talk about it 1. Who is Sassy and what kind of creature is she? 2. What happens when Sassy and Shelly eat the rainbow flies? 3. Who are some of the creatures that Sassy and Shelly help in the story? 4. Why do Sassy, Shelly, and their friends work together to save Lily, Charlie, and Rocky? 5. What kind of adventure do you think Sassy and Shelly will go on next?
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Story Common vegetables
The Resourceful Potato and the Salad Party
A potato named Pat becomes a fork for its salad party with vegetable friends, showcasing the importance of being creative and resourceful.
Talk about it 1. Who was the main character in the story? 2. What did Pat do to help at the salad party? 3. What did each vegetable bring to the party? 4. Why was Pat considered a hero? 5. What lesson did Pat learn in the end?
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Story Feelings words
The Happy Emotion's Triumph
Happy wins the contest of making people laugh the most, bringing happiness to the kingdom of Feelings.
Talk about it 1. Who won the contest in the story? 2. Why did Happy win the contest? 3. What happened when Sleepy tried to tell a joke? 4. How did the people of the kingdom feel after Happy's performance? 5. Can you think of another emotion that could have been part of the contest?
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Story Colors
The Adventures of the Colorful Crayons and Gray
Eight crayons take Gray on an adventurous journey to show him how to mix colors and bring joy to the world.
Talk about it - What do you think the 8 crayons taught Gray about coloring? - How did the crayons feel when they first found Gray sitting alone? - Can you think of a different story that the crayons could have gone on next? - How many colors can you name from the story? - How does this story teach about friendship?
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Story My body
Chest's Twisted Adventure
Chest and Belly go on an adventure, but Chest's body gets twisted and bent, but he still keeps his sense of humor.
Talk about it 1. What was Chest and Belly's adventure about? 2. What happened to Chest's body when he tumbled down the hill? 3. How did Chest react to his twisted body? 4. What did Chest and Belly do after Chest's body got twisted?
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Story Numbers 1-10
The Adventure of the Wishing Numbers
Seven, Five, Three, Six, Four, Nine, Eight, One, and Two go on an adventure, make wishes, and become the greatest wish-granting numbers in the land.
Talk about it 1. What do you think the numbers wished for? 2. Why do you think they became the greatest wish-granting numbers? 3. Can you make a wish before jumping into a river? 4. How did the numbers feel when they found themselves on the other side of the river?
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Story ABC
The Apple Adventure of Al and Friends.
A big alligator, an ant, a bird and a bear team up to get an apple from a sleeping cat in the jungle.
Talk about it 1. Who wanted to eat the apple? 2. Why did the ant become angry? 3. Who helped Al get the apple? 4. What was the plan to get the apple from the bear's bed? 5. How did they all become friends?
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Story Seasons
The Four Season Friends
The four season friends, Summer, Spring, Winter, and Autumn, work together to create a perfect balance of warmth and chill, beauty and fun, and snow and flowers.
Talk about it 1. What did each season create on its own? 2. How did the seasons affect each other's work? 3. How did the seasons work together to create a perfect balance? 4. Why do you think the seasons became friends?
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Story Adjectives
The Clever ant and the pretty ladybug
A busy small ant and a tall pretty ladybug become friends and work together, impressing an old strong beetle with their cleverness and teamwork.
Talk about it 1. Why did Antoinette offer to help the ladybug? 2. How did the beetle feel about Antoinette and the ladybug working together? 3. How do you think the story would be different if Antoinette was not clever and smart? 4. What is the lesson learned from the story? 5. How would you describe Antoinette's personality?
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Story ABC words
The Kite Hat and the Adventures of Frog and Cat
A frog finds a cat in an egg, they become friends and have fun playing with a kite, jam, glass ball, doll, and hat.
Talk about it - Who are the main characters in the story? - What did the cat want when he came out of the egg? - What did the frog offer the cat to eat? - What did the cat make out of the kite? - How did the frog and the cat become best friends?
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Story ABC words
The Lemonade Adventure
A man, his pet cat, and a frog have a silly and sweet adventure while making lemon-jam drink.
Talk about it 1. What happened when the man knocked over the glass of lemonade? 2. Why did the cat lick the lemonade? 3. How did the man get the egg back from the frog? 4. How did the dolls get involved in the adventure? 5. Why did everyone have a good laugh at the end?
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Story ABC phonics 1
The Baby, the Apple, and the Baked Adventure
A baby and its friends go on a fun-filled adventure to bake cookies, encounter various characters along the way.
Talk about it 1. Who is the main character in the story? 2. What did the baby want to do with the apple? 3. Who came to ask for a slice of the apple? 4. What did the ant have in its arms? 5. How did they get to the bakery? 6. What did they forget at the bakery? 7. What did they bake in the end? 8. How did they feel after eating their treats?
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Story ABC phonics 1
The Ant Bake-Off and the Baby Thief
A baby ant bakes an apple cookie and befriends a human baby who tries to steal it.
Talk about it 1. How did the baby ant feel when the human baby took its cookie? 2. Why do you think the baby ant climbed onto the human baby's hand? 3. How do you think the baby ant and the human baby became friends? 4. Do you think the baby ant learned anything about making friends from this experience? 5. What do you think would have happened if the human baby didn't drop the cookie?
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Story Common Adjectives
The Cleaning Adventure of Tom and the Old Man
A young boy and an old man team up to clean a dirty village and make it beautiful, resulting in the villagers living happily ever after.
Talk about it 1. Why did Tom offer to help the old man clean his house? 2. What happened to the village after Tom and the old man cleaned it? 3. How did the villagers feel after their houses were cleaned? 4. What is the lesson of the story? 5. What would you have done if you were in Tom's place?
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Story Adjectives -2
The Ugly Boy and the Beautiful Treasure
A young boy learns that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty when he finds a beautiful object after cleaning a dirty and old one.
Talk about it 1. What did the young boy learn about beauty in the story? 2. How did the villagers treat the young boy? 3. What did the young boy find that was dirty and old? 4. What changed when the young boy cleaned the object he found? 5. Why was the young boy happy at the end of the story?
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Story Review 1 ((I can, Baby animals, My room)
The Foal, Kitten, and Puppy's Playful Adventure
A silly foal and a kitten have a playdate with a puppy, pretending to be horses and having fun until the sun goes down.
Talk about it 1. What did the foal offer to do for the kitten? 2. Why did the puppy want to join in their playtime? 3. What did the three animals pretend to be during their adventure? 4. How did their playtime end? 5. What kind of mood or feeling does the story evoke for you?
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Story Unit 5 (G3)
The Fun and Creative Contest
A group of friends have a contest to see who's best at different activities, but realize having fun and being creative is more important than winning.
Talk about it 1. What were the different activities the friends did in the contest? 2. Who won each contest? 3. What did the friends learn at the end of the contest? 4. How did the friends feel about each other after the contest was over? 5. Can you think of another activity the friends could have included in their contest?
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Story House&Home
The Adventures of the Helpful Scissors and Friends.
A group of silly objects, including scissors, go on a journey to help others and have fun.
Talk about it 1. What was the problem that the soap was having? 2. How did the scissors help the lock? 3. What did the scissors make for the wardrobe? 4. What did the scissors use to fill the pillow? 5. Can you list all of the objects that the scissors helped in the story?
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Story House & Home vocabulary
The Adventures of Pillow, Lock, and Friends
A group of household items come to life and learn the importance of friendship through a series of adventures.
Talk about it 1. How did the friends feel when they were locked in the cupboard? 2. What did Scissors do to rescue Soap and Sponge? 3. Why was it important for the friends to work together? 4. What was the lesson learned by the end of the story? 5. Can you think of another way the friends could have rescued Soap and Sponge?
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Story Discover
The Skin and the Amphibians: A Tale of Scaly, Feathered, Gilled Adventure
A skin who loves playing pranks befriends some amphibians and teaches them how to swim with scales, feathers, and gills, forming a club for their adventures.
Talk about it 1. What was the skin's favorite thing to do? 2. What did the amphibians ask the skin to teach them? 3. What did they try to do before they finally learned to swim like the skin? 4. Who became friends in the end? 5. What did the friends form after their adventures?
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Story Adjectives 3
The Laughter Journey to the High Tower
A group of people from the town of Emptyville go on a journey to find laughter and happiness, only to discover it was within them all along.
Talk about it 1. How did the town of Emptyville change from the beginning to the end of the story? 2. What did the traveler bring to the town? 3. Why did the people of Emptyville go on a journey? 4. What did the townspeople find in the high tower? 5. What did the story teach about happiness and laughter?
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Story ABCDE words
The Unusual Catch Game Adventure
A group of animal friends go on a wild adventure together after playing catch with a ball.
Talk about it 1. What was the dog's name in the story? 2. How did the elephant catch the ball? 3. Who honked the horn and invited the friends on a wild adventure? 4. What happened at the end of the story? 5. Can you think of any other animals that could have joined the catch game?
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