Math Word Problems (Ages 6–8)
Math word problems for kids ages 6–8! Build problem-solving, reasoning, and real-world math skills with fun story-based challenges.
Stories
Find your child’s new favorite story at Begin. Whether you’re looking for fairy tales, nursery rhymes, or a bedtime story to read with your child, you’re sure to find something they’ll love in our collection.
Harold’s Fairy Tale
Harold’s Fairy Tale
Join Harold on another adventure with his purple crayon. This time, he can’t sleep, so what does he do? He dreams up his very own bedtime fairy tale!
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
A timeless story about a girl headed to Grandma’s house and a very sneaky wolf.
Goldilocks
Goldilocks
Goldilocks, out on a walk, gets hungry and tired before coming across the Three Bears’ home in this catchy kindie rock version of the classic tale.
Power Word: TOY
Power Word: TOY
TOY is one of our Power Words. The animated story that accompanies this special word stars a little boy with some special toys! The boy cannot decide what toy is best until one toy proves to be beyond irresistible. The boy, the toys, and the recurring word TOY make help to make this video a great way for any child to master reading the word TOY
Power Word: Mom
Power Word: Mom
MOM is one of our Power Words! These are words that have an emotional meaning to children and are, therefore, exciting to learn. We present Power Words in animated stories where the only word spoken is the Power Word and the word is displayed throughout the story. In this case, MOM is a chicken with a lively flock of chicks eager for her attention. When chicks and MOM unite happiness reigns!
Power Word: Flower
Power Word: Flower
FLOWER is one of our Power Words – words that have special meaning to children. In every case, the Power Word is presented in a humorous animated story that kids love. Here an adorable swarm of very happy bees led by an energetic leader bee indulge in a nectar feast as only a happy bee on a flower can indulge. The video brings the word to life in a totally joyous way.
Power Word: Family
Power Word: Family
FAMILY is one of our Power Words – words that have special meaning for children which makes them words children are motivated to learn. Our Power Words are presented with short animated videos that are as lively as they are humorous. Here we get treated to a photo album depicting all kids of families from penguins, to birds, to elephants, to our own Nip and Nap to Red Riding Hood and her family and a recurring and ever-growing family of rabbits. At the end, children are encouraged to shout our “FAMILY” as the word makes its final showing.
Power Word: Dad
Power Word: Dad
DAD is one of our Power Words: words that resonant with children because they have an emotional impact. Each Power Word has a unique animated story where only one word is spoken, the Power Word, and the word is constantly displayed. This time the word is DAD. In the story, a baby lion wakes his sleeping DAD for a bit of play, but after a romp DAD and cub fall back to sleep together. This sweet, funny, lively short story reinforces the word DAD for beginning readers.
Power Word: Cake
Power Word: Cake
CAKE is one of our Power Words! Children are often excited to read words that have emotional meaning, so we’ve selected a handful of such words and then coupled them with humorous animated stories that reinforce the link between written words and spoken words. CAKE stars a waiter who is all-too-eager to please a customer by delivering slice after slice after hilarious slice of CAKE.
Who Am I? Wild Animals
Who Am I? Wild Animals
In this guess-along story, there is a wild animal hiding on each page. See if you can guess the animal with clues about where it lives, what it eats, and what it looks like. Then, pretend along with each animal and make the same sounds it makes. So, who is black and white and lives in a forest? Listen and read along to find out.
Meet the Letter W
Meet the Letter W
Writing the lowercase W turns out to be pretty easy if you know how to make uppercase W, because it's the same, only smaller, as our child narrator points out. Making the letter W, though, is merely a prelude to the letter story to come. The tale begins woefully as Winifred Whale hears William Walrus weeping. What’s wrong? William desperately wants to see what’s on the other side of a big wall, but he is afraid to climb over. Now he has Winifred curious also. Could there be waffles with whipped cream, wiggly worms or a weird wizard on the other side? They have to find out! Winifred has an idea—they should build a window. The two friends work hard, and soon they can look through their window and see what's on the other side of the wall. What do they see? A wonderfully wacky watermelon! Curiosity satisfied, William and Winifred wave goodbye to the wacky watermelon and wander off to play in the waves.
Meet the Letter T
Meet the Letter T
Meet the Letter T begins with a description of how to make an uppercase and lowercase T. Then we hear three words that will be in the story: turtle, turkey and tennis racket. How will they go together? Well, it seems that Trevor the turtle was playing tennis when a tennis ball broke through his tennis racket. How can he fix it? Tacos don’t work! Tulips don’t work! Tar only makes the tennis racket sticky! Theresa, the turkey, saves the day by showing up with a brand-new tennis racket just for Trevor. This improbable but totally amusing story give children many opportunities to hear words that begin with the letter T, which is precisely the point.