I’m so delighted by letters from Newton, Massachusetts 2nd graders about my Use Your Math Power books!  A pair of students wrote,

“You did a really good job teaching kids to use their math power and never give up even if you do not understand the problem.”

Another pair wrote: “Monkeys for the Zoo….made our synapses fire!’

The class linked using your math power with their class conversations about Growth Mindset.  It’s so wonderful to read that the books reinforce the importance of a growth mindset for these students!  I hope the books help your students learn about engaging in math as thinkers and learners this coming school year.

One of these second graders wrote to me saying:

“In my opinion, Penguins on Parade is great because it teaches kids about tens frames and to use their growth mindset (Math Power). And you make the problems fun with monkeys or butterflies not with dots or stripes. You make it fun with the different characters. You do a great job! Please make more books!”

Two other students wrote about how they like the problems in the books and the way students work together to solve a problem in Monkeys for the Zoo.