A few months ago, I ran into a fun idea on Pinterest called "Zero the Hero." This teacher-written book (PDF) explains Zero's story . I think the original idea came from this Schoolhouse Rock song . In many classrooms, Zero the Hero visits on day 10, 20, 30, etc, to help the children count to 100 (and beyond). He often brings a zero shaped snack for the kids and sometimes a craft, game, etc. On day one hundred, he brings his sister, Zerona, to place-hold the tens-place zero. My PDF includes large (6") stick puppets for Zero and Zerona, small stick puppets (3") for the siblings, and counting by 10's flashcards featuring the superheroes. I can't wait until we start calendar time, so we can use this fun idea. To download, click here . I also decided to make this counting poster featuring Zero the Hero. It's just a one page sheet, showing the numbers 10-100. It could be hung on the wall or placed in a resource binder. To download, cl