Information for Teachers
General Information
Andrea has come up with a number of activities and questions relating to her books. They are listed in the following document:
Teacher Resources for Andrea's Books:
| Etched in Clay |
Classroom Teacher's Guide for Etched in ClayClick on this link for a comprehensive classroom teacher's guide.
Themes |
Classroom Teacher's Guide |
| Grandfather Counts |
Classroom Guide (Lee and Low)This classroom guide by Lee and Low explains how teachers can use Grandfather Counts in their lesson plans. |
Classroom Guide |
| Marika |
Discussion Guide (Boyds Mills)Boyd's Mills Press has created a discussion guide to assist teachers in using Marika in the classroom. |
Discussion Guide |
| Where the Steps Were |
Where the Steps Were Movie and Lesson PlansAndrea's sister, Annette Digirolamo, is an elementary school teacher and the inspiration for Ms D in Where the Steps Were. This movie discusses how Annette has used Where the Steps Were in her class. She has also written Lesson Plans around the book. |
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| Year of the Book |
Core curriculum suggestionsThis document suggests ways to use The Year of the Book with the core curriculum standards for 4th grade. These suggestions can be modified for other grade levels. |
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| Year of the Book |
Across the curriculumThis document suggests ideas for ways to use The Year of the Book across the curriulum in English, social studies, sceince, and math. |
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| Year of the Book |
Discussion questionsThis document suggests questions for classroom or small group discussions of The Year of the Book. |
