Ako čítať efektívne a zároveň zábavne? Comics. Best Short Stories. It can be a challenge to get middle schoolers interested in reading. The thought of tackling a thick novel can be overwhelming, especially during distance learning. Short stories are always a great choice. In addition to requiring less of a time commitment, they are an easy way to expose your students to new authors and genres. Also, the best short stories are every bit as engaging and meaningful as the best novels. We asked our audience on Facebook and Instagram to share some of their favorite short stories for middle schoolers. If you’re searching for more short stories, check out these recommendations compiled by the Seattle Public Library, the ShortStoryGuide, and Barnes and Noble.
Plus, we love these anthologies: A Thousand Beginnings and Endings compiled by We Need Diverse Books’s Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, and Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi and others. Free stories for kids. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End by Jennifer Worth by Jennifer Worth - Read Online. BookBub: Free Ebooks. 51 Books That Prove Reading Can Change Your Life. Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical. Free public domain audiobooks. Goodreads (61 books) Learning with Texts. Hobbit FanFiction Archive. Reading Stories. English Archives. The Monkey and the Crocodile Language: English/Hindi Origin: India Once upon a time a monkey lived in a tree by a river.
The monkey was alone as he had no friends or family, but he was happy and content. The tree gave him plenty of sweet jamun fruit to eat, shade from the sun and shelter from the rain. One day a crocodile who was swimming up the river climbed on to the bank to rest under the monkey’s tree… Enjoy this story in: English Hindi The Three Fishes Language: English/Hindi Once, three fishes lived in a pond. Enjoy this story in: English Hindi What We Plant, We Will Eat Language: English/Korean A long time ago, two brothers lived with their father in a small house in Korea. Enjoy this story in: English Korean The Song of the Armadillo Language: English/Spanish Origin: Spain Once there was an armadillo who lived in the Bolivian rainforest.
Enjoy this story in: English Spanish Manav the Monkey makes a new friend Language: English/Tamil Origin: India. LearnEnglish Teens. AwesomeStories: discover stories.
Young Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein is one of the most famous scientists of all time.
People say he was one of the most amazing people to have ever lived. His face and his scientific work are known by millions of people around the world. He was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. When he was a young child, Einstein wasn’t like other children. He was said to be a very shy boy who didn’t talk. When he was growing up, he liked to play by himself. Did you enjoy this lesson? English reading skills practice. Graded reading. Newsela. Story Wars. BAM! Radio Network.
Useful Sites. All these sites are useful for teachers, and some can be used independently by learners.
It all depends on the learner level. I’ll continue to update the page and welcome any gems you may happen to find. 1. ER-Central.com This is a complete site, with free reading and listening texts from those for absolute beginners, to a few with 8000 headwords. 2. This is an excellent site, which, as its title suggests, focuses on listening, but there are transcripts of the listenings provided. 3. Travis Past and Jose Camino are compiling an incredible set of podcasts with leaders in Extensive Reading. 4. Another excellent site, focusing on current events and concerns. 5. This is a quiz for which students would need a good knowledge of proverbs and sayings. 6. There are a large number of listenings on all sorts of topics, with quizzes and pre and post listening exercises. 7.
This gives links to a variety of listening topics. 8. 9. 10. L540 — KAKUMA, Kenya — Wild animals roamed at night.