2024 Summer Game #5: Crazy Squares
July 1, 2024
Do you like the game Crazy Eights? Or Uno? But need a game to practice multiplication facts? We have a great one for you! Crazy
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2024 Summer Game #4: Sum(mer) Rummy!
June 24, 2024
It amazes me how my kids can’t wait for summer break – and then within a week, they tell me how bored they are.
2024 Summer Game #3: Super Corners™
June 17, 2024
Who doesn’t love the Corners games? Well, we have another variation of this favorite game that will help practice multiplication facts as well as
2024 Summer Game #2: Corny Corners™
June 10, 2024
Do you want a new way to play Corners™? We have the game for you! Corny Corners is a fast paced exciting game where
2024 Summer Game #1: Corners
June 3, 2024
Ask any kid who’s played the RightStart Math card games what their favorite game is… Most kids will quickly (and loudly) say, “CORNERS!” I
Dr. Cotter on Helping Teach Math
March 26, 2024
There are ways a grandparent, family member, or friend can help a child with math. Here’s a list of seven things that will help
Dr. Cotter on Technology
March 12, 2024
People had been seeking simpler ways to perform calculations for centuries. Engineers, until the 1960s, used slide rules, a hand-operated mechanical calculator. It is
Dr. Cotter on Problem Solving
January 23, 2024
A few years ago while on a shuttle to speak at a math convention, I started talking to a young man next to me.
Dr. Cotter on Addition and Subtraction Facts
December 27, 2023
Addition Addition can be thought of as finding the whole when the parts are known. Place value greatly simplifies finding the sum of two numbers. To
Dr. Cotter on Multiplication
November 21, 2023
Multiplication has been the mathematical downfall of many children (and adults!). It’s not so much the problem of the algorithms, but rather it’s the