February 2012
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Help Me Learn Addition
I’m very excited about my latest book Help Me Learn Addition! I wrote this book in easy, rhythmic and rhyming verses to help young children learn basic addition concepts. This book relates to the Common Core Standards in Mathematics for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Grade 1. Please let me know how this book works with your students. (jeanmarzollo@jeanmarzollo.com)
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The Tree is the Narrator!
I received this note from my friend Susan Rust, a first grade teacher at P.S. 236 in the Bronx, New York City:
In honor of African American History month, I read to my class “The Little Plant Doctor.” After I read the first page, I explained that the little boy in the picture was not the one telling the story. I said, “What’s interesting to me is that the tree is telling...
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Pierre the Penguin is Turning 29 This Week!
Pierre the Penguin, the real penguin featured in my 2010 non-fiction picture book (see above), is turning 29 this week! How do I know this birthday fact? I learned it while Skyping recently with a 1st grade class at the Briggs School in Lake Hopatcong, NJ. How did Rebecca Reichel, the teacher, and the kids in her class know this birthday fact? They learned it from the Penguin Blog at the...
How to Create An I SPY Riddle Picture
This is a great class project but, as many teachers have told me, it’s harder than you think. Here’s a worksheet to help you.
Draw your own pictures or use the I SPY stickers from the new book I SPY STICKER BOOK AND PICTURE RIDDLES. Here’s one I created! I printed out the worksheet and used only the small stickers at the end of the book. Hint: look for rhyming stickers first....
