Dramatic Mathematics consists of five stories and accompanying exercises to support teachers in Key Stage 1 to take a playful, story-based approach to introduce early mathematical concepts that children often struggle with.

Trisha Lee, author of the best-selling Princesses, Dragons and Helicopter Stories, is a professionally trained theatre director and storyteller. She is passionate about the importance of storytelling and story acting in children's lives. In 2002, Trisha founded MakeBelieve Arts, a UK-based theatre and education company specialising in working with children aged 2-7 through storytelling, poetry and Helicopter Stories.

Isla Hill trained as a primary school teacher and then went on to study Theatre Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Here, she met Trisha and the partnership was cemented as they discovered a shared belief in the power of story to engage children. Isla is Education Director at MakeBelieve Arts.

Foreword Linda Pound Putting it all into context by Trisha Lee How to use Dramatic Mathematics Curriculum Links The Stories Story 1: A Little or a Lot - a story about counting and place value Story 2: Go Backwards - a story about subtraction Story 3: Ask the Ruler - a story about standard and non-standard measurement Story 4: A River Always Finds its Way - a story about Directional and Positional language Story 5: Fair Share - a story about revision and fractions