Read Along Stories from Let’s Go
Read Along Stories from Let’s Go with Teachers Axel and Kayla
These stories were written by ChatGPT and based on a word list of six to ten words. Each story has four levels based on the number of words. Once you are back in the classroom, see if your own students can make a short story by using the same word list that we gave to the AI computer. Who can write a better story? Human or AI?
Ploy Loves to Draw
Vocabulary: a pencil, a pen, a bag, and a desk
Ploy has a bag. Inside the bag, there is a book, a pencil, and a pen. She sits at her desk in the classroom. Ploy takes out the book, pencil, and pen. She uses the pencil to draw in a book. The drawing looks colorful and nice. Ploy is happy with her drawing. She puts the book, pencil, and pen back in her bag.
Level 1 (63 words) | Level 2 (107 words) | Level 3 (152 words)
Journey of a Map Maker
Vocabulary: a chair, a ruler, an eraser, a globe, a map, a table.
In a small room, there is a table with a chair. A map maker sits at the table with a ruler, a pencil, and an eraser. On the table, there is a globe and a blank map. The map maker carefully draws lines and shapes while looking at the globe. Slowly, a beautiful map appears. The map maker proudly hangs the map on the wall for others to see and learn from. He enjoys making maps and wants to make more in the future.
Level 1 (84 words) | Level 2 (112 words) | Level 3 (144 words) | Level 4 (202 words)
Memories in the Classroom
Vocabulary: pictures, windows, doors, a calendar, a clock.
Nong Somchai and his mother are looking at old pictures. The pictures are of his mother when she was still in primary school. There are pictures of classroom windows and doors. There is a calendar in one of the pictures, showing the month of March. In another picture, Somchai’s mother is standing beside a big blue clock. Somchai asks questions about the stories behind the pictures to his mother, and they both laugh about the old days.
Level 1 (77 words) | Level 2 (110 words) | Level 3 (141 words) | Level 4 (202 words)
A Walk in the Town
Vocabulary: baker, bakery, library, clinic, police station, toy store.
Last Sunday, Nong Achara and her father went for a walk in the town. They saw a baker at the bakery, making delicious bread. Then, they went to the library and read some books. After that, they passed by a clinic where people were getting treated. Finally, they saw a police station and felt safe. Before they went back home, they visited a toy store and Nong’s father bought her a teddy bear. It was a fun day.
Level 1 (78 words) | Level 2 (121 words) | Level 3 (173 words) | Level 4 (236 words)
A Day at the Beach
Vocabulary: beach, bucket, hot, sunglasses, sunscreen, swimsuit and towel
The sun was hot at the beach. Ploy and her family arrived and set up their things. They took out their bucket, towels, sunglasses, sunscreen, and swimsuits. Ploy wore sunglasses and applied sunscreen to protect her skin from the sun. Then she went to the water with her brother to splash around. They made sandcastles with the bucket and played games. After playing, Ploy and her family ate sandwiches and fruits. After a while, they cleaned their towels and packed up everything to go home. It was a tiring but fun day. Ploy loved building sandcastles. When she fell asleep, she dreamt of building sandcastles again
Level 1 (106 words) | Level 2 (131 words) | Level 3 (236 words) | Level 4 (348 words)
Refreshing Delight
Vocabulary: blueberry, lemonade, watermelon, yogurt, fruit, bottle.
Nong Chai cheerfully headed to the drink shop in the canteen. She wanted something cool and tasty. She chose a ready-to-drink bottle of creamy blueberry yogurt, a bottle of refreshing lemonade, and a juicy slice of watermelon. The yogurt was smooth and packed with blueberry flavor, while the lemonade was tangy and refreshing. Nong Chai also enjoyed the juicy and refreshing watermelon slice. She found a table, opened her drinks, and took a sip. The creamy yogurt, tangy lemonade, and sweet watermelon made her very happy. As she sat there, she enjoyed the chilled drinks and the juicy watermelon slice. Nong Chai loved the combination of flavors and felt happy with her choices.
Level 1 (113 words) | Level 2 (161 words) | Level 3 (245 words) | Level 4 (324 words)
A Fun Day at the Park
Vocabulary: skateboard, bench, cellphone, feed, outside.
Arthit happily went to the park on a sunny day, riding his skateboard. After playing for about an hour, he found a cozy bench. Tired from skateboarding, he sat down and took out his cellphone to rest. Surrounding him, the park was alive with kids playing, birds chirping, and laughter. Arthit began taking pictures of his surroundings. He spotted ducks by the pond and fed them some bread that he had brought from home. He admired the colorful flowers, listened to the rustling leaves, and enjoyed the scent of fresh grass. Arthit watched children playing and saw people riding bicycles. Packed up, he left the park with a smile, eagerly looking forward to his next visit.
Level 1 (125 words) | Level 2 (184 words) | Level 3 (228 words) | Level 4 (300 words)