Kenley's Line Plot Graph: Another Math Adventure

“There’s someone I’d like you to meet down at the Elma Zoo. She’s a great mathematician named Kenley the Kangaroo.” Along with Kenley, children will create a line plot graph of all the friendly feet they see at the zoo. Through the interactive text and engaging illustrations, children will be given opportunities to organize and interpret data on Kenley’s (and their) line plots. Activities and topics are included at the end of the book to provide additional enrichment opportunities. You will definitely want to add this book to your library. It is an excellent way to integrate literacy into your math curriculum as you introduce, review, and/or reteach this important math skill.

Kathleen Stone, a National Board Certified second grade teacher, utilizes her thirty plus years of teaching, background knowledge and experiences to make math come alive for children. Her entertaining illustrations, along with the rhythm and rhyme of her text, will charm young learners and open their minds to the wonders of math. Math is all around us No matter where you turn Open your mind to the wonders of math And all that you can learn Kathleen Stone is currently teaching second grade. She loves spending time with her family. She and her husband Gary live in the Olympia area. In addition to teaching, Kathleen is also a Juvenile Firesetter Interventionist, working with children and their families that have been involved in fire setting situations. When not teaching she can often be found quilting or reading beside the lake.