
CAMathories® Folktale Mathematics™
CAMathories® has published a series of story books that is part of a comprehensive CAMathories® Folktale Mathematics™ curriculum that teaches mathematics in an enjoyable and engaging way using folktales from various parts of the world. CAMathories® Folktale Mathematics™ offers a research-informed approach to traditional mathematics classroom pedagogy and at the same time supports diversity and inclusion for one world.
Series 1: Count and Recite 1 to 5 (3-4 years old)
There are 3 books in this series.
“Goldilocks and the Three Bears” (from Britain), “Paco and the Giant Chili Plant” (from Mexico), “5 Little Monkeys Catching the Moon” (from China).
Paco and the Giant Chili Plant
“Paco and the Giant Chili Plants” is a Mexican folktale about an adventure of a young Mexican boy, Paco, who received magical chili plant seeds and ultimately climbed up to the sky where he met a giant! Readers will count groups of up to 5 with Paco during his amazing adventure. This series helps readers to develop an awareness of the principle of ‘order irrelevance’ – we can count things in any order but the number stays the same.






5 Little Monkeys Catching the Moon
In “5 Little Monkeys Catching the Moon”, a group of playful and funny little monkeys made a silly mistake. They thought that the moon had fallen into a well and then they tried to catch the moon! Readers count 1 to 5 and recite the string of number words to five. This series helps readers to develop an awareness of the principle of ‘order irrelevance’ – we can count things in any order but the number stays the same.






Series 2: Keeping Count 1 to 5 (3-4 years old)
This series help readers to develop an awareness of the "stable order" principle - we always say the numbers in same stable order. The series also help students to further practice counting things that are not objects, such as actions or movement, and things that can not be seen, for example, sounds.
There are 3 books in this series.
"The Story of the Twin Girls" (from India), "The Story of the Leopard's Spots" (from Ghana, Africa) and "The Kind Fox and the Little Cat" (from Ukraine).
The Story of the Twin Sisters
"The Story of the Twin Sisters" is based on a folktale from India. It tells the story of Haldi and Adarak, twin sisters with very different approaches to helping their grandparents. The book will support children to learn to confidently recount numbers to five. They will understand that five objects will always remain five objects, no matter how they are organised, as Haldi journeys from her home to her grandparents' and back again.








The Kind Fox and the Little Cat
In this story, a kind fox helps a little cat who has nowhere to live. Some animals think their new little cat neighbour is fierce and plan a trap to catch her. They prepare a delicious feast for the kind fox and the little cat aiming to trick them. Practice counting to five as you learn how the two friends manage to scare off the other animals and enjoy the feast all to themselves!







