Stories of Calm
Stories of Calm
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 Calm . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
Educational Value
- Friendship, companionship, reflect before you act
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| You should think about things before acting impulsively, in order to avoid unforeseen and painful consequences. | A long, long time ago in a land of magic beings | Two elves and a fairy |
Story intro
There were once - a long, long, very long time ago; so long ago that not even day and night existed, and upon the Earth there lived only strange and magic creatures – two little elves who dreamed of jumping...
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Educational Value
- Think before you act
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Instead of jumping into senseless action, we should stand back and apply thought to the best course to take. | The forest | Forest animals and a big block of ice |
Story intro
The block appeared in the middle of the forest one morning. It was a huge block of ice, as tall as a tree, as big as a hundred elephants. What's more, it was so cold that no one dared to go near. But what intrigued the animals most...
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Educational Value
- Being calm
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions | A class in a modern school | A teacher, some students and their parents |
Story intro
The science teacher, Mr Litmus, had asked his students to study some particular animal. They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions. Some talked about dogs, others about horses, some chose fish. But the most interesting discovery of all was made by little Sophie...
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