How to Use This Site

Research published in the journal Science shows that engaging with math as a family—even just once a week—can significantly improve a child's math achievement over the course of a school year.

To get the most out of Storytime Math:

• Read Together: Enjoy the daily story as a family to build a positive math identity.
• Pick a Level: Choose the question level that matches your child's age or grade.
• Focus on the Process: Discuss the problem out loud. Ask your child to "think through" the math—reasoning and communicating are just as important as the final answer!
• Embrace Mistakes: If the answer isn't right at first, treat it as a "teachable moment" to build resilience and reduce math anxiety.
• No Tools Needed: These problems are designed to be solved mentally, encouraging flexible thinking.

Inspiration & Mission

Storytime Math is inspired by Bedtime Math. A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Science (Maloney et al., 2015) demonstrated that using the Bedtime Math app even once a week significantly improved children's math performance over the course of a school year.

We build on this foundation by providing daily problems featuring stories with international appeal and a strict adherence to metric units. All our questions are carefully aligned with the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum (2020) to ensure they are age-appropriate and educationally sound for students in Canada and beyond.

Learning Levels

Our learning levels map directly to the Ontario curriculum strands: