Rangooo for teachers and parents
Use Indian stories, printable sheets, a story picker and a moral quiz in 10 to 20 minutes, in a classroom or at home. This page is a bookmarkable guide to what is on the site and how to fit it into a week.
Why this page exists
Rangooo is a free site of Indian stories, printable sheets and festival guides. This page shows how to fit it into a small gap in the day, using only pages that already exist. Bookmark it as your starting point.
A 10 to 20 minute routine
You need one story, one question and, if time allows, one extra.
- Choose (1 minute). Open the story picker, choose an age band, the time you have and a mood, and it suggests three stories. Or go straight to the Panchatantra stories.
- Read aloud (5 minutes). Tell the story in your own words or read it from the page. Pause before the turning point and ask what happens next.
- Talk (3 minutes). Ask one question from the lists below, and let children answer before you share your view. See telling moral stories.
- Do one extra (5 to 10 minutes, optional). Print an activity sheet, play the moral quiz together on a shared screen, or try the experiment on a story page.
The tools, in one place
- Printable activity sheets. Four one-page A4 sheets: Thirsty Crow colouring and counting, kolam dot grids, Monkey and Crocodile story order, and a Panchatantra moral match. Answers for the counting, story-order and moral-match sheets are on that page.
- Story picker. Three story suggestions based on age, time and mood. The ages and moods are our own tags, so treat results as ideas.
- Moral quiz. Ten multiple-choice questions about the stories. Each answer links back to the story.
- Riddles for kids. Twenty-four original riddles in easy, medium and trickier bands, with answers hidden until you tap, for a warm-up or a spare five minutes. For more word play, try tongue twisters, funny jokes and would you rather questions.
- Hands-on activities. Easy science activities and easy maths games for a spare slot, using things from home.
- Writing and kindness. Story writing prompts give older pupils a place to start, and kindness activities suit a short circle time. Parents can find a home routine in reading habit for kids.
- Festival guides. The calendar links to short guides, such as Christmas in India for kids and Teachers’ Day for kids.
- Classroom story circle. A step-by-step lesson plan built on the Thirsty Crow and its activity sheet.
A simple 4-week plan
One short session a week is enough. Swap in any story you prefer.
| Week | Read | Do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Thirsty Crow | Colour and count with the Thirsty Crow sheet, or follow the story circle |
| 2 | The Monkey and the Crocodile | Cut and order the panels on the story-order sheet |
| 3 | A story chosen with the story picker | Match stories to lessons on the moral-match sheet |
| 4 | A guide from the festival calendar | Play the moral quiz together to review the month |
Discussion questions by age band
The bands match the story picker. Children vary, so treat them as starting points.
Ages 3 to 5
- What did the character do first? What did they do next?
- Can you show me with your hands or your voice how the character felt?
- What was your favourite part?
Ages 6 to 8
- What problem did the character have, and what did they try before the idea that worked?
- Which choice would you have made, and why?
- Can you think of a time when something felt too hard until you tried another way?
Ages 9 and up
- What does the story want us to believe, and do you agree?
- Where do different tellers disagree about this tale, and does it change the lesson?
- Is there a lesson in this story that you would tell differently today?
Privacy in the classroom
We checked the code behind these tools. The story picker, moral quiz and activity sheets run in your browser, store nothing and send nothing. We found no analytics, advertising or tracking code in the site files, and there are no student accounts.
Worth knowing: pages load fonts from Google Fonts, so your browser contacts Google for them. A service worker keeps copies of opened pages in your browser for offline use. Other parts of Rangooo, such as the colouring books and card maker, save a name or draft on the device, so clear site data on shared computers. The community sharing feature keeps a random ID on the device, so skip it in class. Avoid typing children’s full names into any tool.
What Rangooo is not
Rangooo is a small, free collection, not a curriculum, and it does not claim to match one. It has no accounts, marks, progress reports or way to assign work. The stories are our own retellings, and versions differ between regions and tellers. The age bands are suggestions, and we have not tested the pages in classrooms. Adapt anything freely.
Questions
How long does a Rangooo session take?
About 10 to 20 minutes. A story read aloud and one talking question take about 10 minutes. Add a printable activity sheet, the story picker or the moral quiz for a longer session.
Is Rangooo free to use in a classroom?
Yes. The stories, the activity sheets, the story picker and the moral quiz are free to use, and nothing needs a sign-up.
Does Rangooo collect data from students?
The story picker, the moral quiz and the activity sheets do not save your choices or answers, and we found no analytics or advertising code in the site files. Pages do load fonts from Google Fonts. See the privacy note on this page for the details.
Do I need to print the activity sheets?
No. You can read the stories and use the picker and quiz on screen. The sheets are one-page A4 files for children who like crayons and paper, and answers for grown-ups are on the activity sheets page.
This is our own guide, written by the Rangooo team. We have not claimed any curriculum alignment or learning outcomes, because we have no source to show for them. Privacy details checked against the site code on 1 November 2026. If you spot a mistake, please tell us and we will fix it.