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Short Stories for Kids

Fun and free short stories to download and enjoy with your kids. Some include activity packs as well.
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FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 24, 1915: Today is the day set aside to remember the Armenian victims of the genocide that occurred as a result of the Ottoman Empire’s actions against the Armenian people in 1915, during World War I. The story, “Helping Hearts,” follows Camilla as she tries to understand why her father, who is in the military, cannot be home for her birthday. - WriteBonnieRose.com Homeschool Community, Homeschool Freebies, Homeschool Lesson, Homeschooling, Short Stories For Kids, Yesterday And Today, Study Unit, Worksheets For Kids, World War I
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FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 24, 1915: Today is the day set aside to remember the Armenian victims of the genocide that occurred as a result of the Ottoman Empire’s actions against the Armenian people in 1915, during World War I. The story, “Helping Hearts,” follows Camilla as she tries to understand why her father, who is in the military, cannot be home for her birthday. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 25, 1920: Today is recognized as ANZAC Day. It originally commemorated the landing of Australian and New Zealander troops at the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I. It has come to be a day to honor all veterans for their sacrifices in order to serve their country. Today’s story follows Camilla as she tries to understand why her father, who is in the military, cannot be home for her birthday. - WriteBonnieRose.com Short Story Examples, Teaching Freebies, History Magazine, Anzac Day, April 24, Educational Activities
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FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 25, 1920: Today is recognized as ANZAC Day. It originally commemorated the landing of Australian and New Zealander troops at the Gallipoli Peninsula during World War I. It has come to be a day to honor all veterans for their sacrifices in order to serve their country. Today’s story follows Camilla as she tries to understand why her father, who is in the military, cannot be home for her birthday. - WriteBonnieRose.com
In God I Trust On April 22, 1864, coins in the United States began to be stamped with “In God We Trust.” Fits American history timeline.* Becky’s family was going through a tough time… Homeschool Curriculum, In God We Trust, Trust Me, Handwriting Worksheets, History Timeline
Homeschool Curriculum
In God We Trust
Trust Me
Handwriting Worksheets
History Timeline
In God I Trust On April 22, 1864, coins in the United States began to be stamped with “In God We Trust.” Fits American history timeline.* Becky’s family was going through a tough time…
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 15, 1955: Celebrate with us the anniversary of the opening of the first McDonald’s. Today’s story tells how Ben finds out that every job is important if we do it for the right reason. - WriteBonnieRose.com Homeschool Life, Ray Kroc, Copywork
Homeschool Life
Ray Kroc
Copywork
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 15, 1955: Celebrate with us the anniversary of the opening of the first McDonald’s. Today’s story tells how Ben finds out that every job is important if we do it for the right reason. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Printable: April 16, 1908: Celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Utah Natural Bridges National Monument! Today’s short story, through the eyes of a 4-year-old, reminds us how God has put so much beauty into the world and even given us our own Bridge to him by sending Jesus to be our Savior. - WriteBonnieRose.com Homeschool Mom, Day And Time, Getting Things Done
Homeschool Mom
Day And Time
Getting Things Done
FREE Timeline Printable: April 16, 1908: Celebrate the anniversary of the establishment of the Utah Natural Bridges National Monument! Today’s short story, through the eyes of a 4-year-old, reminds us how God has put so much beauty into the world and even given us our own Bridge to him by sending Jesus to be our Savior. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 13, 1970: Today we remember the day an explosion aboard Apollo 13 caused a dangerous situation for the astronauts aboard the vessel. Read our short story about a girl who finds out about Someone who can scrub our hearts clean while she is trying to understand why the astronauts need the air they breathe scrubbed clean. - WriteBonnieRose.com Homeschool Planner, Kids Scrubs, Evergreen Content, Apollo 13
Homeschool Planner
Kids Scrubs
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Apollo 13
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 13, 1970: Today we remember the day an explosion aboard Apollo 13 caused a dangerous situation for the astronauts aboard the vessel. Read our short story about a girl who finds out about Someone who can scrub our hearts clean while she is trying to understand why the astronauts need the air they breathe scrubbed clean. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 5, 2009: Today is the anniversary of National Deep Dish Pizza Day! In today’s story you can follow the journey of Pepper the Pepperoni as he discovers what he was made for. - WriteBonnieRose.com Kindergarten Worksheets, Pizza Day
Kindergarten Worksheets
Pizza Day
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 5, 2009: Today is the anniversary of National Deep Dish Pizza Day! In today’s story you can follow the journey of Pepper the Pepperoni as he discovers what he was made for. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE TImeline Worksheet: April 8, 1872: Celebrate the birthday of O. Raymond Knight, “Father of the Canadian Rodeo,” with today’s story about Chester, a little horse that gets lost and finds he can trust God to take care of him, just like his mom promised. - WriteBonnieRose.com Bible Society, Canadian History
Bible Society
Canadian History
FREE TImeline Worksheet: April 8, 1872: Celebrate the birthday of O. Raymond Knight, “Father of the Canadian Rodeo,” with today’s story about Chester, a little horse that gets lost and finds he can trust God to take care of him, just like his mom promised. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 10, 1829: William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is born. Enjoy a story of how John finds more than he expected when he goes out looking for work in 1800s England. - WriteBonnieRose.com School Homeschool, Going Out Looks, April 10
School Homeschool
Going Out Looks
April 10
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 10, 1829: William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is born. Enjoy a story of how John finds more than he expected when he goes out looking for work in 1800s England. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 1, 1836, Short Story: Josiah’s Sudden Stop in Boalsburg. One boy. An injured father. An overturned stagecoach. Will Josiah find anyone in 1836 Boalsburg who can help? Read the story and enjoy two worksheets-Coloring Page and Centre County, Pennsylvania, Word Search. Stagecoach
Stagecoach
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 1, 1836, Short Story: Josiah’s Sudden Stop in Boalsburg. One boy. An injured father. An overturned stagecoach. Will Josiah find anyone in 1836 Boalsburg who can help? Read the story and enjoy two worksheets-Coloring Page and Centre County, Pennsylvania, Word Search.
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FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 3, 1860: Today we celebrate the anniversary of the first successful run of the Pony Express. Our short story concerns how Russ deals with the loss he feels when his father sells his favorite horse to the Pony Express. - WriteBonnieRose.com Unit Studies Homeschool, Pony Express
Unit Studies Homeschool
Pony Express
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 3, 1860: Today we celebrate the anniversary of the first successful run of the Pony Express. Our short story concerns how Russ deals with the loss he feels when his father sells his favorite horse to the Pony Express. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 1, 1578: English doctor William Harvey was born. Today’s short story reminds people of the importance of blood while waiting at the hospital after a car accident. - WriteBonnieRose.com William Harvey, Dr Williams
William Harvey
Dr Williams
FREE Timeline Worksheet: April 1, 1578: English doctor William Harvey was born. Today’s short story reminds people of the importance of blood while waiting at the hospital after a car accident. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 25, 2007: The United Nations declared March 25 a day of remembrance for victims of the slave trade on this day in 2007. Today’s story reminds us that slavery still exists around the world today. This story is intended for older children only. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 25, 2007: The United Nations declared March 25 a day of remembrance for victims of the slave trade on this day in 2007. Today’s story reminds us that slavery still exists around the world today. This story is intended for older children only. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 27, 1886: Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born in Germany. We have a lapbook and a short story today. Our short story read aloud allows us to eavesdrop on a fictional conversation between Ludwig and one of the teachers at his school. The Who Built It? lapbook gives us the opportunity to study and learn more about famous buildings from 14 different cities around the world. - WriteBonnieRose.com Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Famous Buildings
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Famous Buildings
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 27, 1886: Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born in Germany. We have a lapbook and a short story today. Our short story read aloud allows us to eavesdrop on a fictional conversation between Ludwig and one of the teachers at his school. The Who Built It? lapbook gives us the opportunity to study and learn more about famous buildings from 14 different cities around the world. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 28, 1983: Today, NOAA 8, a Search and Rescue Satellite (SARSAT), was launched. Today’s story reminds us that we have Someone who is always willing to help when we ask. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 28, 1983: Today, NOAA 8, a Search and Rescue Satellite (SARSAT), was launched. Today’s story reminds us that we have Someone who is always willing to help when we ask. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 19, 1941: The Tuskegee Airmen started their training for active duty in World War II. Today’s story finds a boy trying to figure out if all jobs are important in “On the Ground and In the Air.” - WriteBonnieRose.com Tuskegee Airman, Field Trip, World War Ii
Tuskegee Airman
Field Trip
World War Ii
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 19, 1941: The Tuskegee Airmen started their training for active duty in World War II. Today’s story finds a boy trying to figure out if all jobs are important in “On the Ground and In the Air.” - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 20, 1956: Tunisians have struggled for freedom many times throughout their history. Independence from France came on March 20, 1956. Today’s story is set during a different fight for freedom that became known as the Arab Spring. - WriteBonnieRose.com Arab Spring
Arab Spring
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 20, 1956: Tunisians have struggled for freedom many times throughout their history. Independence from France came on March 20, 1956. Today’s story is set during a different fight for freedom that became known as the Arab Spring. - WriteBonnieRose.com
The Great Span On March 19, 1932, the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia opened. Fits Australian history timeline.* Noelle was afraid of heights, and it showed when she and a friend had to drive… Harbor Bridge
Harbor Bridge
The Great Span On March 19, 1932, the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia opened. Fits Australian history timeline.* Noelle was afraid of heights, and it showed when she and a friend had to drive…
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 4, 1837: The charter for the city of Chicago, Illinois, was enacted, incorporating the city. Today’s short story read aloud is about a little girl on her way to the great city in its early days who didn’t know what she’d find or why she and her family needed to move there, away from Grandma and Grandpa. - WriteBonnieRose.com Homeschool Geography
Homeschool Geography
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 4, 1837: The charter for the city of Chicago, Illinois, was enacted, incorporating the city. Today’s short story read aloud is about a little girl on her way to the great city in its early days who didn’t know what she’d find or why she and her family needed to move there, away from Grandma and Grandpa. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 5, 1512: Cartographer Gerhardus Mercator was born. Today’s short story read aloud imagines a late evening Gerhardus spent on his maps, questioning why he worked so hard on the task. - WriteBonnieRose.com Late Evening, Cartographer
Late Evening
Cartographer
FREE Timeline Worksheet: March 5, 1512: Cartographer Gerhardus Mercator was born. Today’s short story read aloud imagines a late evening Gerhardus spent on his maps, questioning why he worked so hard on the task. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: February 26, 1829: Levi Strauss’ birthday. Learn why jeans were invented and meet a little boy who got a pair of this new kind of pants for the first time in a fictional short story. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: February 26, 1829: Levi Strauss’ birthday. Learn why jeans were invented and meet a little boy who got a pair of this new kind of pants for the first time in a fictional short story. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: February 22, 1980, The Miracle on Ice was a legendary Olympic hockey game between the United States team and the team from the Soviet Union. We’re going to celebrate unexpected turns in hockey in a slightly different way – through the story of Clem, a goalie who just didn’t think he had what it takes, until he found God had uniquely equipped him to do exactly what needed to be done. - WriteBonnieRose.com Olympic Hockey, February 22, Finding God
Olympic Hockey
February 22
Finding God
FREE Timeline Worksheet: February 22, 1980, The Miracle on Ice was a legendary Olympic hockey game between the United States team and the team from the Soviet Union. We’re going to celebrate unexpected turns in hockey in a slightly different way – through the story of Clem, a goalie who just didn’t think he had what it takes, until he found God had uniquely equipped him to do exactly what needed to be done. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: On February 21, 1885, the Washington Monument was dedicated after more than one hundred years of dreams and delays. Today’s timeline worksheet is “The Unfinished Work,” a read-aloud about foundations set at the site on August 22, 2011, the date of another key event in the monument’s history. - WriteBonnieRose.com Foundation Sets, Washington Monument
Foundation Sets
Washington Monument
FREE Timeline Worksheet: On February 21, 1885, the Washington Monument was dedicated after more than one hundred years of dreams and delays. Today’s timeline worksheet is “The Unfinished Work,” a read-aloud about foundations set at the site on August 22, 2011, the date of another key event in the monument’s history. - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: February 15, 1809: Cyrus McCormick is born. Witness the first successful test of his mechanical reaper through the eyes of a little mouse named McCormick in today’s short story, “McCormick Mouse.” - WriteBonnieRose.com Cyrus Mccormick, February 15
Cyrus Mccormick
February 15
FREE Timeline Worksheet: February 15, 1809: Cyrus McCormick is born. Witness the first successful test of his mechanical reaper through the eyes of a little mouse named McCormick in today’s short story, “McCormick Mouse.” - WriteBonnieRose.com
FREE Timeline Worksheet: On February 12, 1881, Anna Pavlova, one of the most talented and artistic ballerinas the world has ever known, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She became a pioneer who spread a love of ballet around the world. Each one of us has been given something that is uniquely ours to do, a call on our hearts from the God who made us. Will we heed it? That is the question faced by Robin in today’s short story. - WriteBonnieRose.com Anna Pavlova, February 12, Petersburg Russia
Anna Pavlova
February 12
Petersburg Russia
FREE Timeline Worksheet: On February 12, 1881, Anna Pavlova, one of the most talented and artistic ballerinas the world has ever known, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She became a pioneer who spread a love of ballet around the world. Each one of us has been given something that is uniquely ours to do, a call on our hearts from the God who made us. Will we heed it? That is the question faced by Robin in today’s short story. - WriteBonnieRose.com