Joy
Joy
List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories
Stories are perfect to improve education of children and family life. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, with pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will have the tools to educate in values, and to entertain, boys and girls of any age.
Stories are perfect to improve education of children and family life. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, with pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will have the tools to educate in values, and to entertain, boys and girls of any age.
List including all our stories about Joy . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
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Educational Value
- Fair play, being a good loser
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| To know how to win or lose gracefully is important to actually enjoy what you’re actually doing, and not to give so much importance to the result. | A school | Two boys |
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Pete hated losing at anything. His parents, teachers, and many others, said he didn't know how to lose, but the truth of it was that he couldn't stand losing, not even at marbles. It was so great, and he felt so good, when he won, that he never wanted to give up that feeling; not for anything in the world. On top of that...
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Educational Value
- Goodness and Charity
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| Happiness and contentment come from good deeds | Any place | A boy, those around him, and a doctor |
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There was once a boy who hardly had any toys or money.
Nevertheless, he was a very happy little boy. He said that what made him happy was doing things for others, and that doing so gave him a nice feeling inside.
However, no one really believed him, and...
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Educational Value
- The joy of goodness
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| A pervasive negative atmosphere can be dispelled by the presence of one infectiously cheerful individual | A depressed land | A boy |
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There was once a truly miserable land where everyone was depressed. There was no reason for this to be so: the people were normal, and they led normal lives, but...
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Educational Value
- Joie de vivre
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| Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought | The fairytale world and the real world | A knight and a wise old man |
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There was once a heroic knight. He was one of the knights whose triumphant deeds are still recounted in the old stories, in all languages, everywhere. His bravery was great, and his sword was feared, but he was tired of hunting for dragons, ogres and monsters in story after story. He decided to...
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Educational Value
- Simplicity and austerity
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| We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. | A big city | A man from a village |
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Julian finally left his village when there was no one left living there. He had never left his beloved village before, but intrigued by the fact that everyone had gone to the city, he decided to go and see for himself what wonderful things those cities had. So he ...
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Educational Value
- Optimism and being positive
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| Everything has its good and bad side. We are happiest when we look for the good in all things. | A town | A boy, a cloud, and a girl |
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Gus Grumplings was never happy with anything. He had lots of friends, and parents who loved him dearly, but all Gus could think about was what he didn't have, or things he did have which he was unhappy with. If someone gave him a car, it would be too big or too slow. If he went to the zoo, he'd come back disappointed becaus...
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Educational Value
- Optimism and being positive
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| idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences | A boy's house | A boy and his teacher |
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Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him angry; he didn't mind whatever people said to him. He seemed incapable of insulting anyone. Even his teachers admired his good disposition, which was so unusual that a rumour...
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