Math Stories

Small children love to imagine and pretend. Stories and silliness help to keep their attention. Stories help show math in context, connecting the numbers to the real world objects they descibe. Kids get comfortable with math when they hear it used. Here are some stories that model that idea.

Addition

Dragons Dancing

Choose how many of each dragon color and read about the dragons meeting and dancing together.

Ten Little Fish

Play with colored fish to learn about number bonds to 10. Number bonds to 10 are the pairs that add up to 10.

A Walk in the Park

Choose your numbers and see the same addition fact illustrated colorfully throughout your walk.

Subtraction

Ducks and Hats

Ducks find some hats. How many get left out? Simple subtraction story.

Dragons Hide

Sneaky dragons try to hide in baskets. Will there be enough?

Anna's Teaparty

Will Anna have enough teacups to go around? (Some multiplication and addition with the subtraction.)

Multiplication

Birds in Trees

Choose how many trees and how many birds in each to see them multiply.

Sam's Teaparty

Sam is having a teaparty. How many guests does he have tea for?

Evan's Teaparty

Evan is inviting ducks, bats, dragons, and Anna. Everyone is helping.

Division

Dragons and Cookies

The dragons are having a picnic and sharing cookies evenly.

Apple Picking

Choose how many people should go apple picking, how many baskets, and how many apples in each basket. Then read about what they all do with the apples.

Percents

 

Magic Spells

Visualize percents with apples, hats or cakes. Cast spells to make them dance, change color, and more.

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Story description.