2020 Summer Game #4: Slide-A-Thon
June 25, 2020
How is summer progressing for everyone? I hope you enjoyed the summer solstice with good weather and family time. Those of you in some
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Winter Games: Zee Multiples
April 9, 2020
This new game is hot off Dr. Cotter’s desk. She was introduced to Yahtzee with the neighbors Jen and Kerri and, being the mathematician
Winter Games: Multiplication Card Speed
March 19, 2020
This game?? WHAT. A. HOOT! And never mind that your child (and you!) will actually enjoy working on the multiplication facts and factors. Slower
Winter Games: Lowest in the Corners
December 12, 2019
The Lowest in the Corners game is a game of strategy. It is fun! This is game P18 from the Math Card Games book. You will need the Multiplication
2017 Summer Game #9: Finding the Quotients
June 27, 2017
When the children were younger we would get season passes to Six Flags Over Texas. Going to an amusement park with six children can be
2017 Summer Game #7: Multiples Memory
June 20, 2017
When we are in a dine-in restaurant, my children tend to get a little antsy waiting for their food. I try to come up
The Struggling Learner and Math Facts
October 18, 2016
We all have the best intentions to continue math fact practice over the summer, right? Somehow, though, time gets away. So, here we are,
2016 Summer Game: Piggyback Race
June 15, 2016
How’s your summer been? I was at a family reunion in Prescott, Wisconsin last weekend. We had four generations that day at the farm
Dr. Cotter on What 6 × 3 Means
June 1, 2016
Sometimes 6 × 3 is thought of as “6 groups of 3.” However, consistency with the other arithmetic operations requires a second look. When
RS2 Level B, Multiplication as Arrays
November 21, 2015
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