Gus Tells School Stories

Gus the school bus takes kindergartners around his school to find the math in everyday moments. Children notice bubbles at the park and pick the question that counts them, then solve short story problems in the gym, the library, the lunchroom and the hallway: put together, add to and take from, all within 10. Two stories are missing their question, so children choose the question that fits before they solve it. Every direction is narrated, question choices can be tapped to hear them read aloud, and each wrong answer gets a spoken hint.

• 12 narrated scenes with Gus the school bus
• A notice-and-wonder warm-up at the park
• 6 story problems within 10 (put together, add to, take from)
• 2 stories where children choose the missing question
• Spoken hints on every wrong answer

• Notice math in a picture and choose the math question it suggests
• Solve put-together, add-to and take-from story problems with results up to 10
• Know that a story problem needs a question, and choose the question that fits a story