Tapón tiene un caballo gris

La granja

Quiero dormir (Parte 1)

Quiero dormir (Parte 2)

La ferme

Printable version of the La Terre short story!&nbsp; Includes comprehension quiz and sequencing games :)&nbsp;

La Terre

Use this short story with comprehension games at the end to check for understanding in a fun and engaging way in French!&nbsp;

Les pirates

Don't forget to check out the sequencing activity and comprehension quiz at the end of the short story!&nbsp;

Recherché

Halloween

Pourquoi ?

Use this short story to practice high frequency structures like: "Soy..." "No soy..." "Me gusta..." and much more!&nbsp; After listening to the story students can complete the sequencing and comprehension activities.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Don't forget to check out the other resources for this theme (song, video, worksheets, and more).&nbsp; You can see some sample images from the story below.&nbsp;

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Soy Timbo

TIBO ET L'AUTOMNE

<div>Listen to the story and complete the comprehension and sequencing activities at the end. Before listening to this&nbsp;story make sure to <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/la-senorita-amarilla&quot;">watch "La señorita Amarilla" video</a>.</div><div> Below you can see some sample images from the story:</div>



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Sequencing activity sample image:

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Below you can see a sample image of one of the comprehension questions students have to cpmplete after listening to the story.

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La señorita Amarilla

With this interactive story your students will learn high frequency structures related to seasons like "En invierno...." " Hace frío..." "Hace calor"&nbsp; and much more! The interactive version has comprehension and sequencing activities that students have to complete after listening to the story.&nbsp; Remember that there is also a printable version of the story that you can download and use with or without the text.&nbsp; Make sure to show your students the <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/four-seasons&quot;" style="">"Las estaciones / seasons" video</a> after working on this story.&nbsp; Below you can see some sample images&nbsp;from&nbsp;the story!

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Las estaciones

Le temps est fou ! 

Have your students listen to this story to learn basic concepts about El Día de los Muertos. Check out below some sample&nbsp;images from the story and from the comprehension and sequencing activities. We recommend starting with the video and song, then working on the&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/short-story-dia-de-los-muertos-worksheet&quot;">printable version of the story,&nbsp;</a>and finally have them work independently or in groups on this interactive story with their computers, Chromebooks or tablets.

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Sequencing activity sample

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El día de los muertos (historia corta 1)

Je suis Tibo

<div>This short story is the perfect way to practice all of the useful vocabulary and grammar structures students have learned throughout this unit.&nbsp; Using these structures in context helps students remember them and learn in a natural way.&nbsp; You can use this short story for a comprehensible input session.&nbsp; Don't forget to use the comprehension games once you've watched/read the short story.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

Dime ¿Por qué?

Pause Cerveau

Use this short story to practice the high frequency structures and food related vocabulary from this theme.&nbsp; Short stories are the perfect way to practice language in a natural way that students will remember.&nbsp; We'd recommend starting with the printable version before working on the interactive version of the story in pairs or individually.&nbsp; After listening to the story, there is a comprehension quiz and sequencing activity for students to complete.&nbsp;&nbsp;

El pastel de manzana

Fifou va sur la Terre

This short story with Spanish high frequency structures is a great way to introduce "El otoño" to your students!&nbsp; There are comprehension and sequencing activities at the end of the story.&nbsp; We recommend that you work on the printable version first as a whole class to clear up any doubts.&nbsp; &nbsp;Once your students are familiar with the story they can do the interactive version by themselves, in groups, or with you as a whole class.&nbsp; Below you can see some sample images from the story.

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Below you can see samples of the comprehension and sequencing activities from the interactive version.

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Below are some samples of the comprehension and sequencing activities that you will find on the printable version.

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Timbo y el otoño

This short story is the second part of the mademoiselle Jaune story.&nbsp; &nbsp;Use this as a comprehensible input session, building on the song and video of the theme.&nbsp; Don't forget to use the sequencing activity and comprehension quiz at the end of the short story to check for understanding.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Je vais t'attraper !

Use this short story to practice vocabulary and high frequency structures students are learning in the theme Mira por la ventana.&nbsp; Have students watch the short story (they can repeat the sentences for pronunciation practice) before completing the comprehension activities: quiz and sequencing activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;

El tiempo está loco

Bouge-toi !

La mademoiselle Jaune

Use this short story to review parts of the body and to get students moving!&nbsp; Make sure to also <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/hand-up-brain-break&quot;">watch the music video</a>. Below you can see a few sample images of the story and&nbsp;from the comprehension and sequncing activities it contains.
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Make sure to&nbsp; also check the printable version&nbsp;by clicking the blue "Downloas story" button above. Below you can see some sample images from the printable version and some of the activities it contains.
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Descanso mental

Nous allons gagner !

In this first story&nbsp;our new friend Chispa has to go to Earth to look for smells. Make sure to <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/chispa-goes-earth">watch the video</a> and also practice key words to understand this episode with out <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/games/chispa-goes-earth-0">interactive games</a>!

Below you can&nbsp; see some images form the story!

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Chispa va a la Tierra

Practice important grammar structures in Spanish and new vocabulary words with this short story!&nbsp; Listen to this short story before completing the comprehension and sequencing activities about "La señorita Amarilla" (part 2) at the end.&nbsp; &nbsp;Don't forget&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/corre-que-te-pilla&quot;">watch the video</a> and <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/games/corre-que-te-pilla&quot;">play the interactive games</a>&nbsp;for this unit!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Below you can see some sample images from the story, comprehension questions and sequencing activities.

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Corre que te pilla

Caméléon / Où suis-je ?

Use this story&nbsp;to practice high frequency structures while teaching students about the importance of limiting screen time and being active to stay healthy. There are&nbsp;comprehenshion and sequencing activities at the end of the story. This way&nbsp;your students can practice the high frequency structures in different ways.&nbsp;Make sure to&nbsp;<a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/move">watch "Muévete" video&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;before working on this story. There is also a&nbsp;<a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/move-worksheet">worksheet</a>&nbsp;with many activities and&nbsp;a fun comic! Below you can see some sample images from the story.

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Muévete

Mon voilier

Use this short story with comprehension and sequencing activities at the end to&nbsp;help your students&nbsp;develop a positive attitude towards the currenty situation we are living these days. There is an interactive version of the story and a printable version. See some samples below!

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Sequencing and comprehension samples:

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¡Vamos a ganar!

La rentrée

Use&nbsp;this interactive story&nbsp;to practice high frequency structures related to Christmas and New Year's.&nbsp;Make sure to watch "<a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/christmas-new-year">La Navidad / Año Nuevo</a>" video&nbsp;before playing the game. Below you can see&nbsp;a couple sample images from the&nbsp;comprehension questions and sequencing activities that students need to complete&nbsp;after listening to the story.

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Navidad y Año Nuevo

Le chat

Use this interactive story to review colors with your students ad also high frequency structures like "Dónde estoy?" "Aquí estoy" ¿Vamos a jugar..." "Busca..." Mira..." and much more!&nbsp; There are comprehension and sequencing activities at the end of the story. We recommend you to <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/chameleon-short-story-worksheet">work on the printable version</a> of the story first before having your studnets work individualy or in groeups on this interactive version.

Check out some samples from the story below!

First, students have to listen to the story:

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After listening to the story they have to answer some comprehension questions:

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They are also sequencing activities:

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Camaleón. ¿Dónde estoy?

Mi barco de vela

Bonne Énergie

Use this interactive story to practice high frequency structures in Spanish like "quiero..." "empieza..." "acaba..." etc..&nbsp; Make sure to teach the music video before starting working on the story.&nbsp; First, students will listen to the story and have time to practice pronunciation, before answering the comprehension questions that are presented in a fun and engaging way.&nbsp; &nbsp;Don't forget to have your students play the sequencing game.&nbsp; &nbsp;Below you can see some sample images from the game. Let's have fun while learning Spanish!
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Vuelta a la escuela

Le jour de Thanksgiving

Routine de début d'école

Use this short story to introduce the Valentine's Day unit to your students.&nbsp; The story is packed with high frequency structures, comprehension questions and sequencing activities. There&nbsp;are also 2 printable versions: One with texts and one without texts that you can use to do a picture talk to create expectation. Have your students learn&nbsp;the <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/songs/de-colores&quot;">song</a> and <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/de-colores-friendship&quot;">video</a> after working on the story.&nbsp;

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El gato

Loisirs et passetemps

This short story builds on what students have learned in the "Buena Energía" song and video.&nbsp; Use this short story in Spanish to practice high frequency structures like "puedo..." "no puedo..." "siempre..." and more!&nbsp;There is a printable and interactive version, both with comprehension questions at the end.&nbsp; We'd recommend starting with the song and video, and using the printable version before having students work on the interactive version of the story.&nbsp; Don't forget that the PDF version has a "teacher tips" section which includes questions you can ask your students throughout the story ;)&nbsp;

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Below you can see some sample images form the printable version&nbsp;

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Buena Energía

Use this short story to talk about Thanksgiving celebrations in your Spanish classes for kids.&nbsp; The story reviews family members, foods that students could eat on Thanksgiving, important verbs in Spanish, and has a funny ending!&nbsp; &nbsp;We recommend starting with the printable version before having students work on the interactive version.&nbsp; Both versions include a comprehension quiz and sequencing activity.&nbsp; The PDF version includes teacher tips and example questions you can ask your students throughout the story ;)&nbsp;

Acción de Gracias

La tarte aux pommes

Use this interactive story to review high frequency structures like "va a ..." "come..." "hace..."&nbsp;&nbsp;We recommend that you&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/routines-short-story-worksheet&quot;">do this&nbsp;printable version </a>with your students&nbsp;before having them do this&nbsp;interactive version with comprehension questions and sequencing activities at the end.&nbsp; Check out some samples from the interactive version below.

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Rutina comienzo de clase

L'hiver : histoire courte

This interactive story, with comprehension and sequencing activities at the end, will help&nbsp;your students review days of the week and high frequency structures related to hobbies in Spanish.&nbsp; Make sure to work on the <a href="null">printable version of the story</a> with your students before having them work independently on this interactive version. Below you can see some sample images from the story. 

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Below you can see a sample of the comprehension and sequencing activities students have to do after listening to the story.

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Aficiones

Earth Day is April 22nd.&nbsp;This interactive story, with&nbsp;comprehension questions and sequencing activities at the end, will help you teach high frequency structures&nbsp;like "¿Quién es?" "soy..." "necesito..." and much more!&nbsp; We recommend that you start with&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/earth-short-story-worksheet&quot;">the&nbsp;printable version of the story</a> with your students before having them work independently on the interactive version.&nbsp; Make sure to check all of the other resources for this theme ;)&nbsp;

Below you can see some sample images from the story:

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Here are a couple of samples of the comprehension questions students need to answer after listening to the story.

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And here is a sample of the sequencing activity.

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La Tierra

This interactive story is a great way to review high frequency structures&nbsp; like "me pongo...." "tengo frío" "Está nevando" and much more.&nbsp; After listening to the story there is a comprehension quiz and drag and match sequencing activity that you can use with your students.&nbsp; Both are available in the printable and interactive version of the story.&nbsp; We recommend you to go over the <a href="https://cdn.rockalingua.com/development/shortStories/46/46_story.pdf">printable version</a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;story first&nbsp;with your students, before having them&nbsp;work on this interactive version. Below you can check out some sample images from the story:

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Below you can see a couple of samples of the comprehension questions studnets have to answer after the story.

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And here you can check a sample of the sequencing activity.

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El invierno: historia corta

Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui ?

Use this short story to teach basic concepts about El Día de los Muertos to your students.&nbsp; Students will learn about the celebration and important vocabulary words and grammar structures in a natural and visual way.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are comprehension and sequencing activities at the end.&nbsp; Remember to check out all of our other Día de los Muertos resources (video, song, worksheets, picture dictionary, and more!).&nbsp;&nbsp;

Below you can check out some sample images from the story.

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Sample&nbsp;of one of the comprehension questions that you will find at the end of the story.

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Sample image of the sequencing activity:

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Tapón y el Día de los Muertos (historia corta 2)

Use this story with comprehension questions at the end to review high frequency structures related to the weather in Spanish.&nbsp;Students will review concepts like "¿Qué tiempo hace?" "Está lloviendo". "Hace viento". "Hace buen día" and much more!&nbsp; Before working on this short story make sure to teach the <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/weather-difficult-version&quot;">¿Qué tiempo hace? video </a>and song to your students. After&nbsp;working on the story they can also practice weather related vocabulary with these <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/games/weather&quot;">Spanish interactive games&nbsp;for kids</a>.

Remember that there is an interactive version&nbsp;of the story where students can listen to the story and then complete the comprehension and sequencing activities&nbsp;and also a printable version. You can download the printable version by clicking the blue "Download story" button. You can also download a version without text that you can use&nbsp;to do "Picture Talk" type activities.&nbsp; If you are&nbsp;new to Comprehensive Input you can <a href="https://tprsquestionsandanswers.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/how-to-do-picturetalk/">take a look at this post by Chris Stolz </a>where he explains how to do a Picture Talk really well.

Below you can see&nbsp;sample images from the&nbsp;story and from the comprehension and sequencing activities!

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¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?

L'OURS SE RÉVEILLE

Help your students practice Spanish high frequency structures with this short story about a bear in the springtime!&nbsp; We’d recommend starting with the printable version of the story and using it as a comprehensible input session with your class before having your students listen to the interactive version of the story.&nbsp; At the end of the printable version and interactive version there are comprehension and sequencing activities. &nbsp; Don’t forget to check out all of the other resources for this unit: <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/spring-worksheet" style="text-decoration-line: none;">worksheets</a>, <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/games/spring" style="text-decoration-line: none;">interactive games</a>, <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/spring-picture-dictionary" style="text-decoration-line: none;">picture dictionary and flashcards set</a>, <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/craft-spring" style="text-decoration-line: none;">craft</a>, <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/spring" style="text-decoration-line: none;">video</a> and <a href=http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/themes/spring" style="text-decoration-line: none;">more</a>!

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El oso despierta

LA GRAINE

Use this story about the life cycle of a flower to review high frequency words and structures seen throughout the unit with your students.&nbsp; Have students listen to the story before completing the comprehension and sequencing games at the end of the story.&nbsp; We’d recommend using this at the end of the Spring theme which includes tons of other resources: <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/spring-worksheet&quot;" style="">worksheets</a>, <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/games/spring&quot;" style="">interactive games</a>, <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/spring-picture-dictionary&quot;" style="">picture dictionary and flashcards set</a>, <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/craft-spring&quot;" style="">craft</a>, <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/spring&quot;" style="">video</a> and <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/themes/spring&quot;" style="">more</a>!

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La semilla

J'ai faim (les fruits)

Use this short story and the comprehension and sequensing activities at the end to teach Spanish high frequency structures like "me gusta..." "no me gusta..." "voy a ..."&nbsp;&nbsp;We recommend that youwork&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/im-hungry-worksheet&quot;" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">printable version of the story</a>&nbsp;with your students before having them work independently or in groups on the&nbsp;interactive version.&nbsp; See sample images below. 

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Tengo hambre (juego)

Mon ami Bob (Descriptions)

Use this short story to teach&nbsp;Spanish high frequency structures like "tiene..." "es...." etc... to your students.&nbsp; We recommend that you work on&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/short-story-descriptions-worksheet&quot;">this&nbsp;printable version</a>&nbsp;first before having your students working individually, or in groups&nbsp;on the interactive version.&nbsp; Check out&nbsp;some samples from the story, the comprehension questions, and the sequencing activities below!

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Mi amigo Bob (descripciones)

Je pars en voyage !

Use this Spanish short story to review&nbsp;high frequency structures related to clothes and places.&nbsp; Students will learn concepts like "Necesito..." "Voy a ir a...." and much more!&nbsp;Make sure to teach the U LA LA (ropa, lugares, tiempo)&nbsp;<a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/songs/ulalaclothes-and-places&quot;" style="">song</a> and <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/videos/u-la-la-clothes-places-weather&quot;" style="">video</a> to your students before working on this story.&nbsp; Students&nbsp;can also review clothes items with these <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/games/clothes&quot;" style="">interactive games</a>.&nbsp; Remember that there is an interactive version of the story with comprehension and sequencing activities at the end and also a printable version that you can download by clicking the blue button above.&nbsp; Below you can see some sample images&nbsp;from the story and also from the comprehension questions and sequencing activities.

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U LA LA (ropa, lugares, tiempo) 

Les professions

<div>Use this interactive story in Spanish to practice high frequency structures like "quiere ser..." "le gusta..." "le encanta..." etc.&nbsp; There are comprehension questions and sequencing activities at the end of the story. We recommend that you go over&nbsp;the <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/short-story-professions-worksheet&quot;" style="">printable version of the story</a>&nbsp;first so that you can get students to listen multiple times in a natural way and clear up any doubts.&nbsp; Once students&nbsp;are familiar with the story, they can work on the interactive version on their&nbsp;own, in groups or as a class. </div><div> </div>



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Below are a couple of samples of the comprehension questions students have to answer after reading to the story. The questions are pretty easy. Our goal here is not to quiz students but to have them listen to the high frequency structures over and over.

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Below is a sample of the sequencing activity studnets have to do.

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Las Profesiones (Juego historia)

Les sentiments

With this interactive short story your students will practice&nbsp; Spanish high frequency structures like "tiene calor", "está cansado", "no tiene..." etc... We recommend that you <a href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/worksheets/feelings-1-short-story-worksheet&quot;" style="">work on the printable version of the story </a>with your students before having them do the&nbsp;interactive version by themselves.&nbsp; There are comprehension and sequencing activities at the end of the story where students will be able to practice structures like "está cansado", "tiene sed", "tiene hambre" etc...&nbsp; Below you can check out some sample images from the story.

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Below you can see samples of the sequencing and comprehension activities students will have to complete after listening to the story.

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Sentimientos (historia corta)

Je rentre chez moi

Use this story to practice high frequency structures like "Voy a...." "Tienes que..." etc... Make sure to also check out the other resources in the&nbsp;"<a class="c-link" href="http://beta.rockalingua.com:3000/themes/daily-routines&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Un día de escuela / a school day</a>" unit. T here are two&nbsp;printable versions of the story.&nbsp; One with comprehension and sequencing activities that students have to complete and also a version without texts that you can use to create your own story with your students.&nbsp; These images are great to ask questions to students about what's happening, for example: ¿Qué hace Clara? ¿Con quién habla Clara? ¿Qué quiere hacer Clara? etc...&nbsp;There is also an&nbsp;interactive version that students can do on their computers, tablets or chromebooks!

&nbsp;Below you can see some sample images from the story, the comprehension question and the sequencing activity!&nbsp;

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Voy a casa

Les saisons

Tibo a besoin d'un moyen de transport

Tap&oacute;n and his friends are super excited. It's Halloween! They dress up and go trick-or-treating. Below, you can check out some of the images from the story, along with comprehension and sequencing activities, as well as downloadable resources.
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Use this Spanish story&nbsp;about transportation to teach high frequency structures like "voy a ir en..." "Tú no tienes..." Quiere ir a..." and much more!&nbsp; There are comprehension and sequencing activities at the end of the story so that you can easily check for understanding.&nbsp; Below you can see some sample images from the story.&nbsp; There is a printable version and also an&nbsp;interactive version to complete online!

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Below you can see a sample image of the sequencing activity.

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Below you can see a sample image of one of the comprehencion questions studets have to answer after listening to the story.

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Timbo necesita un transporte

Les jours de la semaine

Use this story to review the days of the week in Spanish with high frequency structures like "me gusta..." "¿Por qué...?" "Por que..." "Tengo..." and much more!

There are comprehension and sequencing activities at the end of the story.&nbsp; We recommend that you work on the printable version with your students before having them&nbsp;work on the interactive version on their own, small groups, or as a whole class.&nbsp;

Below you can see&nbsp;sample images from the story, the&nbsp;comprehension questions and sequencing activities.

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