Ready-to-use Story-Listening Kits for your classroom
Complete kits by Dr. Beniko Mason — story, prompter, vocabulary guide, and video. Everything you need to prepare and teach.
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The Story-Listening Video
You can employ the kits straight "out of the box." Just play the provided demonstration video to your students and use the materials as supplementary resources to enhance your course and introduce the concept of Story-Listening. Alternatively, the video can serve as a helpful blueprint to craft your own presentation.
The Prompter
The Prompter is the teacher's resource that contains and drawings, synonyms, and other notes and is a vital aid in delivering the story. It's used while telling the story to help you convey the details more effectively and comprehensibly. Crafting a useful Prompter typically demands considerable time and effort. The Prompters I provide have undergone refinement over many years and countelss uses. You can use them directly for these stories or personalize and adapt them to better align with your own style.
The Story
These Stories are selected by level for length and contet. The videos are delivered to listeners using language targeted to that level. The Stories include:
- Total Words
- K2 Words
- K1 + K2Â Percentile
- Off-List WordsÂ
Prompter Vocabulary
This includes various linguistic elements, such as words, sentences, and phrases, to aid in storytelling and understanding the text. Students can take a copy of the story and this prompter home, which includes definitions for each word, making it easier for them to read and understand the story on their own. Japanese, Spanish, and an editible version are included.
Prompter Benefits - Insights from a Language Teacher
- Saves Valuable Time
- Customizable
- Grounded in Expertise
Story-Listening Kits A1 Level
How to Use the Kits — Free Mini-CourseKits 1–5: Bundle
Five A1 stories. Orphans, serpents, magic keys, and acts of kindness.
Kits 6–10: Bundle
Five A1 stories. A greedy king, a magic beanstalk, a rose that never dies.
Kits 11–15: Bundle
Five A1 stories. Difficult mothers, cursed swans, and spoiled children.
The Star Money
A girl gives away everything she has — and receives more than she ever lost.
A Tale of a Snake
A girl marries a snake on her father's orders — and discovers who he really is.
The Golden Key
A poor boy finds a key in the snow. But what does it open?
The Crumbs on the Table
A farmer's hens beg for kindness every day. He never listens — until it's too late.
The Cat Woman
A cat becomes a woman and marries a man. But can she leave her old nature behind?
God's Food
A poor man finds food left by God himself. But his wife wants more than their share.
Jack and the Beanstalk
A boy trades a cow for magic beans. What grows will change everything.
King Midas
A king wishes that everything he touches turns to gold. He gets exactly what he wished for.
The Rose
A dying girl tends a rose every day. She is waiting for someone to come.
The Elves Help an Old ManÂ
An old shoemaker leaves leather out at night. Someone is finishing his work.
The Mother in Law
A young wife tries to please a woman who will never be satisfied.
How Juan Married a Princess
A poor man is given one impossible task. He finds a way.
The Wonder Tree
A tree grants wishes — but only to those who deserve them.
The Golden SwanÂ
A swan gives golden feathers one by one. A greedy mother wants them all.
The Spoiled Girl
A girl who has never worked a day is sent to earn her keep. It does not go well.
Foxy Lady
A beautiful woman moves into the inn across the street. Something is not right about her.
Lazy Jack
Jack has never worked a day in his life. Each job ends in disaster — until one doesn't.
Simeli MountainÂ
Two brothers find a mountain that opens on command. Only one of them remembers the word.
Free Resources for Teachers
Story-Listening Kit Guide
A Letter to Parents
Other Resources
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