Carrie S. Cutler
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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Carrie S. Cutler
May 4, 20226 min read
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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Carrie S. Cutler
Apr 20, 20215 min read
Four Talk Moves to Elicit Student Thinking in a Number Talk
I love number talks! They are one of my go-to practices for helping children develop appropriate, flexible, and efficient strategies for...
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Carrie S. Cutler
Mar 11, 20216 min read
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...
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Carrie S. Cutler
Nov 10, 20203 min read
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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Carrie S. Cutler
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Join me for a FREE Webinar Sept. 17
I'm doing a FREE webinar for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Math Solutions, the publisher of my book Math-Positive Mindsets: Growing a...
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Carrie S. Cutler
Jul 10, 20204 min read
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.
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Carrie S. Cutler
Jul 7, 20204 min read
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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Carrie S. Cutler
Jul 2, 20204 min read
Measurement Outside the Worksheet: How Nonstandard Units Connect Counting to Measurement
Regardless of the item children choose to measure with, the measurement process should be an active experience with kids as active doers.
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Carrie S. Cutler
Jun 10, 20203 min read
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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