Beginning Stories

Welcome! The stories in this section are a great way to start learning English. These stories are full of normal, useful words you will see all the time.

In Beginning Stories, there are Picture Stories and Easy Stories. Picture Stories have short sentences and lots of pictures. If you are a teacher, these stories are great for children and complete beginners. The stories can be cut and stapled to make a book that can be taken home and colored. Easy Stories are a little longer with more vocab and longer sentences.

Picture Stories

My Family

  • Teacher's Notes, New Words, and Answers
  • The Story: My Family. A simple story to teach family members and adjectives.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • My Dinosaur

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  • The Story: My Dinosaur. A simple story about a little boy and his pet dinosaur.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Dino Goes to School

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  • The Story: Dino Goes to School. Dino goes to school with Tim, and gets into some trouble.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Where is Dino?

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  • The Story: Where is Dino?. Tim can't find Dino!
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Dino and Sammy

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  • The Story: Dino and Sammy. Can Dino be friends with Sammy the dog?
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Dino Goes to the Pool

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  • The Story: Dino Goes to the Pool. Go swimming with Dino!
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Dino Gets Sick

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  • The Story: Dino Gets Sick. It's no fun to be sick!
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Dino Goes to the Farm

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  • The Story: Dino Goes to the Farm. Tim takes Dino to visit his grandparents at the farm.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Felix the Mouse

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  • The Story: Felix the Mouse. A mouse and two people share a house.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Easy Stories

    The Gingerbread Man

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  • The Story: The Gingerbread Man. A simple retelling of a popular story.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • The Race

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  • The Story: The Race. An easy fable about the tortoise and the hare.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Snow White (Easy)

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  • The Story: Snow White. A famous fairy tale.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Dumbo

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  • The Story: Dumbo. A popular story that introduces synonyms.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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  • The Story: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. A popular Christmas legend.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Easy Antonyms - Activity

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  • The Princess and the Pea

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  • The Story: The Princess and the Pea. A fairy tale with a different ending.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Describing People - Activity

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  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Little Red Riding Hood

  • Teacher's Notes, New Words, and Answers
  • The Story: Little Red Riding Hood. The well-known tale of a girl we simply call Penny.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Pancakes for Breakfast

  • Teacher's Notes, New Words, and Answers
  • The Story: Pancakes for Breakfast. An original story about a boy who likes everything to be the same every day.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Cinderella

  • Teacher's Notes, New Words, and Answers
  • The Story: Cinderella. A familiar fairy tale for students to complete.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Beauty and the Beast

  • Teacher's Notes, New Words, and Answers
  • The Story: Beauty and the Beast. A familiar fairy tale for students to complete.
  • Worksheet: Practice with new words.
  • Picture Review: A visual way to review vocab from two stories, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. Great to use as a game!
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