What’s so special about the manipulatives used for the RightStart™ Mathematics program? Let’s run through the list. NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE: Cotter AL Abacus: This abacus has 100 beads and is grouped in 5s and 10s using color. It is different from ... Read More
I recently got to chatting with Kate. She and her son are in RS2 Level E and she wondered how to help her son with the puzzle numbers. He was uninterested in the challenge and was rapidly losing interest in math altogether. I thought this would be a ... Read More
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays! We are all looking forward to a break from schooling and spending time with family and friends, yet we know how important it is for our children to keep up their math facts during a holiday ... Read More
Do you wonder what game to play? Or looking for a plan for the summer? Especially if you're new to the Math Card Games book? We got you covered!! Here are Dr. Cotter's picks for 12 weeks of summer games: pre-school, addition, multiplication, and ... Read More
Mathematical Words In mathematics, we can’t do much without using language. Even though the mathematician may write a mass of equations, she needs words to explain their meaning. Good math instruction requires careful attention to the terms ... Read More
Mathematics is one of the greatest tools we humans have inherited. Math is given to us both as a dedicated area of the brain and as a legacy from our society. Galileo understood the importance of math when, hundreds of years ago, he said: “The great ... Read More
