In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.
Mr. Yee's class is picking apples. This countdown from 20 to 1 includes grouping and simple math. There are 20 name tags, 12 rows of apple trees, 3 pies to eat (divided into 20 pieces), and 1 surprise ending.