This week's game is a multiplication game. Multiplication seems to be where lots of kids (and adults!) get stuck. And who wants to do pages and pages of drill and review? Yuck. Instead, let's play a game to practice the multiplication facts! This ... Read More
Winter Games: Finding Multiples
It's almost Thanksgiving and guess what we have for you? It's a new game!! Dr. Cotter, Debbie, Rachel, Allison, Leigh Ann, and Beth developed this new game a few weeks ago. Beth was the first person to win the game! Here are the instructions ... Read More
RS2 Level F, Lesson 105
Lesson 105 in RS2 Level F is titled Dividing Fractions on a Fraction Chart. This lesson is very critical to understanding division of fractions. Yes, when dividing fractions we are generally taught to just invert and multiply. But why? Why does this ... Read More
RS1 Level G, Lesson 121
We've had a few calls about Lesson 121, Fibonacci Numbers and Phi, from Level G. This is a hard one, but, oh, what fun when you get it! So, rather than type a long winded explanation and have you read it, I decided to make a video for you. ... Read More
12 Square Inches vs 12 Inches Squared
In RS2 Level C, Lesson 109, the child is introduced to measuring area. After a problem of square inches is discussed, the lesson shows the child how to write 12 square inches: 12 in². Then, there's an explanation on the side that reads: Be sure to ... Read More
Dr. Cotter on Intuitive Learning
Encourage the children to learn intuitively. Intuition is a method of learning that is becoming increasingly more important in our technological world. To learn intuitively is to try new procedures by combining common sense with a willingness to ... Read More