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 #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 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 Teaching Math
February 13, 2024
I’d like to take some time to discuss the science and art of teaching math. I call it a science because much research has been done
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 Division
January 2, 2024
Long division used to be considered the ultimate goal of arithmetic. An earlier division algorithm was so complicated it wasn’t taught until college. Today
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 Measurements
December 19, 2023
Measurement is an application of math that is an important part of everyday life. We measure length, area, volume, mass (weight), temperature, time, angles,