Stories for Kids - Smart Tutor

Stories for Kids: The Swing

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2011 1:05

Reading Comprehension: This is a poem written by Robert Louis Stevenson. http://smarttutor.com

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Stories for Kids| Louis Armstrong

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2010 1:53

Reading Comprehension: Louis-Armstrong http://smarttutor.com

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Stories for Kids | The Golden Feast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2010 2:32

Reading Comprehension: Adapted from a Filipino folktale. http://smarttutor.com

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Stories for Kids | What is a Caracal?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2010 4:05

Reading Comprehension: This article describes the Caracal. http://smarttutor.com

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Stories for Kids | The Ant and the Grasshopper

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2010 3:21

Reading Comprehension: Learn a lesson from the grasshopper and the ant. http://smarttutor.com

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The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming | Stories for Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2010 5:12

This is a passage about the Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming. http://smarttutor.com

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Jack and the Cornstalk | Literary Elements

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2010 2:12

Reading Comprehension | This is a story about a small boy named Jack. http://SmartTutor.com

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How Plants Feed Themselves | Photosynthesis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2010 2:57

Reading Comprehension | 5th Grade | What is photosynthesis? http://SmartTutor.com

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The Secret in the Basket | Fifth Grade | Story Structure

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2010 4:12

Reading Comprehension | Learn a lesson about keeping secrets http://smarttutor.com

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Bed in Summer | Reading Skills | Poetry

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2010 1:12

Reading Comprehension: This is a poem written by Robert Lewis Stevenson http://smarttutor.com

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First Man to Walk on the Moon (Apollo 11) | Grade 4

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2010 3:33

Reading Comprehension : This is an article about the first man to walk on the moon http://smarttutor.com

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Casey at the Bat | Poetry | Fifth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2010 4:18

Reading Comprehension | Written by Ernest L. Thayer | http://afterschool.smarttutor.com

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Heron and the Hummingbird

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2010 4:32

Adapted from a Native American Folktale – retold by S. E. Schlosser http://smarttutor.com

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Compare and Contrast Stories | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2010 2:52

Listen to both stories. How are the stories the same and how are they different? http://www.smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Sea Shell | Poetry

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2010 1:24

Reading Comprehension | Poetry http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Spiders | Facts and Details

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2010 2:24

Reading Comprehension: This is a short article about spiders. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Honesty and the Consequences of Greed

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2010 3:52

Reading Comprehension: This is a story about honesty and the consequences of greed. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | The North Wind and the Sun | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2010 2:31

Reading Comprehension: This is a fable about the Sun and the Wind. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Prediction | Seahorses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2010 2:47

Reading Comprehension: This a passage about seahorses http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Poetry / Interpreting Figurative Language

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2010 1:47

Reading Comprehension | Listen to this poem about a child riding on a train written by RL Stevenson, a Scottish poet, over 100 years ago. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Literary Elements / Author’s Purpose

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2010 4:20

Reading Comprehension: This is a story about a fisherman and his wife who learned a valuable lesson http://blog.smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Volcanic Eruptions | Cause and Effect

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2010 3:30

Reading Comprehension: This is an article about volcanoes. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Literary Elements | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2010 2:39

Reading Comprehension Story: Adapted from a Native American legend. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Yellowstone National Park | Fourth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2010 4:39

This is a passage about Yellowstone National Park. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Literary Elements | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2010 2:53

Reading Comprehension: Adapted from a Native American legend. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Story Elements | Fourth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2010 5:14

Reading ComprehensionThis is a story about three teenagers who go on a picnic and learn a valuable lesson. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Facts and Details | Fifth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2010 5:31

Reading Comprehension: This is an article about the Florida Everglades. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Cause and Effect | Fourth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2010 4:16

Reading Comprehension: This is a story about a young girl that is bullied. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Water Pollution | Cause and Effect

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2010 3:00

Reading Comprehension: This article is about water pollution. http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Prediction | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2010 3:02

Second grade Reading Comprehension / Prediction story adapted from a Japanese folk tale http://smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Facts and Details | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2010 4:01

Reading Comprehension: This is a story about how Omar learned an important lesson. http://smarttutor.com

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Beluga Whales | Fact and Opinion | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2010 3:33

This is a passage about Beluga Whales. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Perfect Pizzas | Fact and Details | Fourth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2010 4:03

This is a story about how Isabelle and Esteban come up with a cool idea to solve their problem. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Reading Comprehension | Cause and Effect | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2010 2:58

Here’s an Aesop fable about a farmer, his son and their donkey. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Bear’s Race with Turtle | Cause and Effect | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2009 4:37

This is a story about how Bear learned a lesson from Turtle. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Second Grade | Story Elements | Reading Comprehension

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2009 2:16

This is a short story about a young girl with a disability. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Roller Coasters | Fifth Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2009 3:32

Author’s Purpose | This is an article about what makes roller coasters go, go, go. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Grizzly Bears and Black Bears | Second Grade | Compare and Contrast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2009 1:57

Explore the concept of ‘compare and contrast’ with your second grade students. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Story Time | Third Grade | A Steel Drum Summer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2009 2:48

This is a story about two brothers and what they learned from their grandfather http://www.smarttutor.com

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Reading Comprehension | Poetry | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2009 1:24

This is a poem about twin brothers. Be sure to listen for the words that rhyme http://www.smarttutor.com

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Reading Comprehension | Samurai: The Way of the Warrior

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2009 2:42

This is an article about the Japanese warriors known as the Samurai. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Reading Comprehension | Block City | Robert Lewis Stevenson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2009 1:36

Listen to this poem about a child playing with a set of blocks written by RL Stevenson, a Scottish poet, over 100 years ago. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Crocodiles and Alligators | Compare and Contrast | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2009 3:01

Explore the concept of ‘compare and contrast’ with your third grade students. http://www.smarttutor.com

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What’s the Buzz | Story Elements | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2009 2:07

This is a story about what happens when Tammy and her mom go on a picnic. http://www.smarttutor.com

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A Bird Came Down | Poetry | Emily Dickenson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2009 1:28

Here is a poem written by Emily Dickenson. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Sea Turtles in Danger | Cause and Effect | Third Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2009 3:03

This is an article about sea turtles and why they are endangered. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Alejandro’s Closet | Cause and Effect | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2009 3:34

Listen to this story about Alejandro and what happened when he wasn’t honest. Remember to pay special attention to the events of the story and try to figure out which event caused which effect. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Treasure in the Sand | Story Elements | Second Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2009 2:35

Listen to what happened when Jose found $20 on the school playground and then practice the concept of “story elements” with your elementary students. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Splash ! Story Elements | First Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2009 2:05

Here’s a story about Jenny and Aunt Mo that introduces “story elements” to lower elementary students. http://www.smarttutor.com

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The Squirrel and the Acorns | Author’s Purpose | Reading Comprehension

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2009 1:54

This story is adapted from an Indian folktale and introduces the concept of “Author’sPurpose” to your elementary students. http://www.smarttutor.com

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Shilah and the Oil Spill | Reading Comprehension

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2009 3:33

Listen to the story of Shilah the harbor seal and explore the concept of Cause and Effect with your middle elementary students. http://www.smarttutor.com

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