Math can help children understand and think about the many aspects of their world through its connections to them. Teachers who see, and help children see, those connections enrich children's learning and development. Teachers know that building children's vocabularies helps them understand stories they hear and later will read. But by taking a harder look, one can begin to see how many connections there are between mathematical ideas and familiar children's stories. In this article, the authors discuss several opportunities where teachers can integrate mathematics and mathematical concepts in almost any activities the child enjoys throughout the day.