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    10 Interactive Games with a Pocket Hundred Chart
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • May 4
    • 6 min

    10 Interactive Games with a Pocket Hundred Chart

    In the post called On Repeat: How Patterns Kickstart Algebraic Reasoning, I shared 3 activities perfect for exploring repeating patterns...
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    Why I Swapped Calendar for a Hundred Chart
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • May 4
    • 6 min

    Why I Swapped Calendar for a Hundred Chart

    I've done a lot of things as a teacher that I wish I hadn't. Collecting tickets for students to visit the restroom, round robin reading,...
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    On Repeat: How Patterns Kickstart Algebraic Reasoning
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Mar 23
    • 5 min

    On Repeat: How Patterns Kickstart Algebraic Reasoning

    This post shares 3 activities for learning about repeating patterns, an element of early algebraic reasoning.
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    21 Ways to Use Cuisenaire Rods
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 8 min

    21 Ways to Use Cuisenaire Rods

    Math teachers, have you been poking around the math supply cupboards or closets at your school and run across a set of colored rods in...
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    Using Picture Books in Math Instruction
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 6 min

    Using Picture Books in Math Instruction

    I love books! And I love math! Seriously, can you ever have too many books or too much math in your life? No way! (Also, I think it is...
    1,640 views0 comments
    The Juggle is Real: 8 Tips for Family Success in Online Learning
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Juggle is Real: 8 Tips for Family Success in Online Learning

    As every parent knows, juggling the demands of work and family can be overwhelming. This feat is especially challenging amidst the...
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    Using 3 Act Tasks to Teach Measurement and Data
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Using 3 Act Tasks to Teach Measurement and Data

    When people describe the math in their day, they invariably mention things like balancing a budget, stepping on the scale, shopping for...
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    BIG IDEAS TABLE for NUMBER in Grades K-5
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    BIG IDEAS TABLE for NUMBER in Grades K-5

    If you read my blog regularly, you know I’m the mom of a BUNCH of kids. It’s an odd-numbered year for my kids’ ages and six of them are...
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    Tips for Spaces and Tech that Make Online Learning a Snap
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Tips for Spaces and Tech that Make Online Learning a Snap

    I was recently interviewed by Reform Austin for a piece entitled, "Get Kids Ready for Online Learning." The article focused on choosing...
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    Healthy Routines for Small-Group Mathematics Instruction in Preschool and Elementary
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Healthy Routines for Small-Group Mathematics Instruction in Preschool and Elementary

    With healthy routines, we can still use small groups in math. Sanitize, limit group size, flexible seating, dirty and clean buckets.
    1,321 views0 comments
    Measurement--Discovering the Need for Standard Units
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Measurement--Discovering the Need for Standard Units

    The need for standard units should be developed by hands-on experience and reasoning tasks.
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    Grain Growers and Brain Growers: How Farmers and Teachers Share Fearless Optimism for ALL
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Grain Growers and Brain Growers: How Farmers and Teachers Share Fearless Optimism for ALL

    I'm writing this post not from my home in Houston, population 2.4 million, but from my parents' home in rural Idaho, population 437. For...
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    I Was Not a Math Super Star in School
    Carrie S. Cutler
    • May 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    I Was Not a Math Super Star in School

    Sometimes math IS hard. And that's okay. Lots of things are hard. Parenting, marriage, jobs, pandemics, choosing carrots over carrot cake.
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