2016 Summer Game: Concentrating on One
June 27, 2016
Well! We had a super windy week up here in North Dakota. I picked up tree branches, twigs, and leaves from my lawn every
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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 Subtraction Approaches
June 13, 2016
There are at least eight different ways to subtract multi-digit numbers. Even though a person has learned one method, it is good to explore
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
Dr. Cotter on Long Division
May 20, 2016
As far as long division is concerned, it no longer has the importance it had in past generations. No one today spends time on their
Struggling Learner: Check Please!
May 16, 2016
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE checking things off my list. I love to schedule and create lists. For me, lists motivate
Struggling Learner: Play with Your Food!
February 27, 2016
I remember my Mom telling me as a child “Don’t play with your food.” Of course, she was trying to get me to eat
RS1 Level E, Lesson 104: Classifying Polygons
December 7, 2015
This week’s discussion on taken from RS1 Level E, Lesson 104. Well, actually, it’s more related to Worksheet 115, the worksheet for this lesson. The lesson is
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
RS2 Level C, Lesson 113
November 15, 2015
This week’s blog is coming in from California and is compliments of Karen and her eight-year-old son, Aaron. They are in RS2 Level C, Lesson 113, and had