The Doubling Dragon
Stage 1 · ages 4–6 Multiplication 🎧 Listen available
Story Time
You can read this story, or listen to it.
Drake the dragon loved his little pile of gold. Every night, a tiny spark of dragon-magic doubled it while he slept. Nora Nightingale noticed the pattern first: on Monday he had 2 coins, on Tuesday he woke to 4, and on Wednesday 8 coins gleamed across the cave floor! "I know what's happening," said Tilly Turtle. "Each night the gold doubles — let's double it ourselves to see what comes next."
Your Turn
Carry on Drake's week. If he had 8 coins on Wednesday, how many will he wake up to on Thursday? And on Friday? Whisper your thinking out loud as you double.
Your Story
Now tell your own doubling story. What else might double overnight — flowers, footsteps, freckles? Draw it, or say it aloud to someone.