📚 Short Stories for Students

Short stories for students sorted by grade level, so you can find interesting literature you will enjoy reading,
and teachers can find interesting short stories they want to teach.

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Stories by Grade Level

Short Stories for High School: Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour

High School Short Stories

Short Stories for Middle School: W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw

Middle School Short Stories

Short Stories for Elementary School: The Three Little Pigs

Elementary School Short Stories

Short Stories for Pre-K: A Tiny Little Thing

Preschool Short Stories

English Language Learners Idioms & Stories: Aesop's 'wolf in sheep's clothing' pictured

Useful Idioms

Fairy Tales by Age

Short Story Resources

Study Guides

Author Biographies

All About the Short Story

Teacher Resources

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