This week’s discussion on taken from RS1 Level E, Lesson 104. Well, actually, it’s more related to Worksheet 115, the worksheet for this lesson. The lesson is on classifying polygons, but the problem spot is the measurements of the pentagons, ... Read More
RS2 Level B, Multiplication as Arrays
Today we’re going to talk about why we teach multiplication to our younger children. Earlier this week I talked with Jenna from Portland. She was wondering why we’re teaching multiplication at this level. Very good question, Jenna! We introduce ... Read More
RS2 Level C, Lesson 113
This week’s blog is coming in from California and is compliments of Karen and her eight-year-old son, Aaron. They are in RS2 Level C, Lesson 113, and had a question on the worksheet. Lesson 113, Addition Sum Line Plots, has us first determine the ... Read More
RS1 Level G, Lesson 146
We are going to start a new weekly blog. This series is going to be based on questions we get from customers when a lesson or concept gets tangled and help is needed. Today’s blog is thanks to Joanna and her son, Hunter. They live in Florida and ... Read More
2015 Summer Game #11: Equal Quotient
Summer is almost over. I know, I know! Some of you are clapping your hands over your ears and muttering “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you”, but it’s happening. Remember when you were a kid and summer lasted forever? My sister and I spent the summer ... Read More
RS1 Level E, Lesson 59: Decimals
We ran across something quite interesting today. RightStart Mathematics Level E, Lesson 59 is a Review and Practice. As shown below, the child is asked to write the number "10 thousandths". The answer is 0.010, which can also be written as ... Read More