Stories of Grandparents 

Stories of Grandparents 


List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories

Our stories are a great tool to improve the education of your children and enhance your family atmosphere. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, using pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will discover with them a new way to successfully teach values to children, while enjoying each and every learning minute.

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List including all our stories about Grandparents . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers

The Chair, a story about Real friendship

A short story about identifying real friends.
short audio story in American English
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Real friendship


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us.A schoolA boy, his grandfather, and a chair

Story intro

There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have loads of friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was so friendly ... -> read more

Grandfather’s Coins, a story about Money management

A short story to teach children to manage their money
short audio story in American English
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Average: 8.4 (22 votes)

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Money management


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves.A family get-togetherA girl, her family, and a musician

Story intro

Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house. They would always wait excitedly for the moment their grandfather would give them a few coins, "so you can buy yourself something." Then all the children would run off to ... -> read more

Chess of a Thousand Colours, a story about Tidiness

A short story about tidiness
short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music
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Average: 8.6 (17 votes)

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Tidiness


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
All things require a minimum of order, although that doesn’t prevent the order from being applied with imaginationA modern palaceBristles, his grandfather, and a chess set

Story intro

Brian Bristles was an artistic kind of a boy. He looked at everything as though it were a beautiful painting, and, in the blink of an eye, he could paint anything at all, filling it with magic and colour. One day, Brian and his grandfather went to -> read more

Searching for Stars, a story about Hope when facing the death of loved ones

A story about hope when facing the death of loved ones
short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music
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Average: 7.9 (7 votes)

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Hope when facing the death of loved ones


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
A tender, happy story with a positive approach to the deaths of loved onesA grandfather’s houseA grandfather and his grandson

Story intro

Charlie could not remember how many times he had heard his grandpa tell this story: "Everyone's soul," said Grandpa, "is like a fidgety bug. It is always looking about, trying to be happier; more content. Have you noticed that? All this wanting -> read more