2023 Summer Game #1: Fish at the Dump
June 20, 2023
When I started using RightStart Math and we’d play the game Go to The Dump, game A3 in the Math Card Games book, I apparently didn’t read
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Dr. Cotter and Kathleen at Cambridge University in England
December 3, 2022
In August 2022, Dr. Joan A. Cotter and Kathleen Cotter Clayton spoke at the 16th International Conference of the Mathematics Education for the Future
Holidays and Math Education
November 30, 2022
Ahhhh. The holidays are here! This means you get to see your family, you can enjoy making good meals and treats with your children,
Five Extra Math Ideas
October 6, 2022
Are you wanting some extra or independent work to supplement a child’s learning, especially for the quick-thinker? Perhaps they are working through the correct level,
2022 Summer Game #14: Short Chain Subtraction
August 30, 2022
Did you enjoy last week’s game? Happily, there are many variations of the chain games and our family has played most of them as solitaire games.
2022 Summer Game #13: Short Chain Solitaire
August 23, 2022
It’s the tail end of summer! Get in the last family vacation, the last trips to the pool, and the last lazy days of
2022 Summer Game #12: Difference of Two Squares
August 16, 2022
As the summer temperature rises, you may be looking for a non-competitive game. The Difference of Two Squares, game P35 in the Math Card Games book, hits the
2022 Summer Game #11: Card Exchange
August 9, 2022
If you have ever played the card game Pit, you will know the boisterous fun in store when playing this next game, Card Exchange, game
2022 Summer Game #10: Lowest in the Corners
August 2, 2022
We played this game, Lowest in the Corners, game P18 in the Math Card Games book, with four people, ages 9 to adult. At first, I thought it
2022 Summer Game #9: Magic Squares Memory
July 26, 2022
Beth and I might have had a tussle over who got to write about this next game if it weren’t for the fact that