Math Facts: Fun, Games, & Discounts
December 2024 Newsletter Keep math fun during the winter break! Everyone looks forward to winter break, but we also don’t want our students to lose the progress they’ve made this year. You can keep math fun even as your students develop fact fluency by sending them home with fun Winter-Themed Bingo Cards that encourage continued practice over the break. Get creative! Use these fun Bingo Cards to spark a little friendly competition over the winter break as you encourage a fun way to practice math facts. Give them goals to achieve during the break with a promised award for those who achieve those goals. Then, when January rolls around, consider having a celebration or party as they share their achievements with one another in class! If your parents do not have the Math Card Games Kit, we are offering a special holiday discount of 10% off the kit. The code they will need to use is: PAR24MCG10. This code is for parents and teachers who want to purchase the Math Card Games Kit. Make sure to place your order before December 31st, 2024, though! Because that is when the discount code expires. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help make this school year a great success! Sincerely, Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
Your RightStart Classroom Team – October 2024 Newsletter
Get to know your RightStart Classroom Team and how we support you and your school. We created a quick video for you to view to help you get to know us and the services we provide. Video Let us know how we can help you have a fantastic school year! Sincerely, Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
Are You on Target? – November 2024 Newsletter
Are you on target to finish your grade level during the school year? It is essential that each level of RightStart Math is finished in full by the end of the year to ensure your students receive a complete and comprehensive math education. We know it’s only November, but now is a great time to evaluate if your current progress will lead to success—or stress—at the end of the year. How can you know if you are on target? At this point, most schools are about two months into the year, with roughly six months remaining. This means you should be approximately 25% through the curriculum. If you are not quite where you’d like to be and need support to get you back on course, we’re here to help! We can work with you to ensure you are where you need to be. Pacing Schedules Did you know that we supply pacing schedules to help you stay on target? Pacing Schedule If you have a unique school schedule or calendar year, contact us. We can create a customized pacing schedule to ensure your students receive a complete math education. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help make this school year a great success! Sincerely, Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
Planning with RightStart Math – August 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We know that planning for the school year can be challenging and time-consuming. Planning with RightStart Math is easy with our free pacing schedules, designed to give you a head start on your math planning for the school year. Our pacing schedules are structured around a 5-day school week and a 35-week school year. They also include extra days for review, playing games, or to allow for holidays, providing flexibility to adapt to your classroom’s unique needs. These schedules will help you map out the school year with ease. Does your school year follow a different schedule? No problem! Contact us, and we’ll create a custom pacing schedule to perfectly align with your school’s calendar. Need Materials for This School Year? As you prepare your classroom for the new school year, you might find you need additional RightStart Math materials. Don’t worry! We are here to help! Let us know what you need, and we’ll quickly ship the materials to you. Remember, we are here to help you have a fantastic school year, whether it is planning with RightStart Math or purchasing additional materials. So, do not hesitate to contact us! Have a fantastic school year! Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
Improve Fact Fluency – September 2024 Newsletter
Research shows that parental involvement can greatly boost students’ math scores. So, how can you motivate parents to engage in their child’s math education without the burden of completing worksheets? Assign math card games as homework! These games are fun for both parents and students. As families and friends play math card games together, students improve fact fluency. We can provide a discount code for your school to encourage families to purchase a Math Card Games Kit for home use. Let us know if you’d like us to create a discount code for your school. Host a Game Night at Your School! Showcase the benefits of playing card games and encourage families to play at home by hosting a game night at your school. We’re happy to provide ideas on how to make your event a success. Just ask! Parent Letters Did you know we offer prewritten parent letters? You can send these letters to update them on what their children are learning in math class and how they can support learning at home? If you’d like to receive these letters, just contact us. If you are interested in learning how math card games improve fact fluency or if you are interested in more information about game night, let us know! Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
RightStart Math March Newsletter
Happy Pi Day! RightStart Math hopes you have fun activities planned to celebrate Pi Day (March 14th). Here are some interesting facts about the number pi: Pi is a very old number used by Egyptians and Babylonians more than 4000 years ago. There is no end in sight. So far, it has been calculated out to 22 trillion digits. For centuries, mathematicians have been looking for a pattern within this unique decimal number, but so far, none have been found. The number 123456 is not found in the first million decimal digits In 1706, mathematician William Jones began calling this number pi. Until then, this was called, “the quantity which when the diameter is multiplied by it, yields the circumference.” And finally, in March of 2015, Rajveer Meena, a 21-year old student, recited pi to 70,000 decimal places. Let RightStart Math help you finish the year strong! If you have any questions about a RightStart Math lesson or about pacing, we want to help! So, do not hesitate to contact us. Tutoring Testimonies Be one of the first 10 people to submit a testimony stating how any of the tutoring programs have helped your students learn and get: $100 worth of FREE card decks for your classroom! Send your testimony to: info@rightstartclassroom.com Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
RightStart February Newsletter
NEW PRODUCT! RightStart Just released…. Multiplication and Division Tutoring Book 2! This Tutoring program will help students learn the process of multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers, including short division and long division. As students develop an understanding of multi-digit multiplication and multi-digit division, the program has them play games to reinforce and practice these processes. In addition, this book also has Skill Days, which include multi-step word problems. Most of the word problems require the student to use multiplication and division to solve. However, some problems will also require the use of other operations. Here is a link for more information about this and all the RightStart Tutoring programs. RightStart wishes you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Scott Hayden said, Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two together. We know you pour yourselves out daily for your students. At times, it may feel that your passion and commitment go unnoticed. But you are making a difference in the life of each young person you teach. We want to partner with you and support you! If you have any questions about a lesson or want some ideas on how to help a student, contact us. We are here for you! RightStart Fractions in February Be one of the first 10 people to submit a testimony stating how RightStart has helped your students understand fractions and get $100 worth of FREE card decks for your classroom! Send your testimony to: Info@RightStartClassroom.com. Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
December 2023 Newsletter: Bingo Cards
Happy Holidays! We know you are looking forward to the upcoming break, spending time with family and friends, and briefly stepping away from the classroom. Even though you probably do not want to think about it now, you will also want to ensure your students do not forget what they have learned. This is why this December, we are providing for you: game Bingo Cards! Our gift to you: RightStart Math wants to help you encourage your students to work on their math facts – but in a fun way. We have created… FREE December Bingo Cards …to encourage students to have fun playing math card games over the break. We have included full-color cards, as well as black and white cards to accommodate your printing needs. You can encourage student participation by having a contest to see how many of your students can complete a row or column of game ideas or maybe even complete the entire card! Another gift Do you need extra decks of cards for your classroom? At the end of December, we plan to give away $100 worth of Card Decks to the first 10 people who share a testimonial video of how they have seen the math card games help their students. The recording should be between 1 and 4 minutes in length. Please send your testimonial video to: info@rightstartclassroom.com. These videos may be used for promotional purposes. By sending the testimonial video to us, you are giving us permission to use them. We hope you have a lovely winter break! See you in 2024! Your RightStart Math partners, Teresa, Rachel, Maren, and Kathleen
January 2024 Newsletter
Easing Your Load I don’t know about you, but I get a little overwhelmed when I return to work after the holidays. Do you feel the same? Maybe you look at the number of weeks left in the school year and wonder how you are going to get it all done. In this January Newsletter, we will share with you how we can help. Pacing Schedules If you feel like you are behind schedule, contact us! We regularly help teachers get back on track. So, let us help you! Contact us for a quick conversation to determine where you are and to discuss your classroom environment and size. We will put together a schedule that you can use to complete your students’ instruction by the end of the school year – without added stress! Game Videos Do you want to learn how to play a game quickly? We have short videos that show you how to play RightStart Math card games! Here is a link to sample these videos. You may even want to have your students view the video prior to playing a game – so you don’t have to! WE ARE LOOKING FOR TESTIMONIES! Be one of the first 10 people to submit a video testimonial of how you have seen the math card games benefit your students and receive FREE card decks (valued at $100)! The recording should be between 1 and 4 minutes in length. Send your testimonial videos to: info@rightstartclassroom.com These videos may be used for promotional purposes. By sending a testimonial video to us, you are giving us permission to use it.
October 2023 Newsletter
Unsure of how to correctly use the Cotter Abacus? Click here to view a short video that will show you how to use the abacus correctly and efficiently. When students use the abacus correctly, they can see math facts and understand mathematical processes better. Feel free to contact us for more information about the abacus and how it can help your students learn. Do you have transfer students coming to your class? Many of the new students coming into your class have not used RightStart Math and may be behind in their progress. How can you catch them up? Here are some suggestions: First Lessons in your book. Teach the student from the first lessons in the Teacher’s Manual (You can also work through the review lessons from a previous level). Those first lessons will help your student learn how to use the abacus and strategies taught throughout the year. Tutoring Programs. Consider using our Tutoring programs if you find your student is behind in grade-level content. We have topics such as Number Sense (addition and subtraction), Multiplication and Division Book 1 (basic multiplication and division math facts), Fractions, and more. Peer instruction. Help your new student make new friends by pairing them up with a student in your class. Peer instruction is a great way for students to develop leadership skills and help your new student understand how to use the RightStart Math manipulatives and strategies. For more ideas, do not hesitate to contact us. Have a game you want to play but don’t have time to read the directions? We have instructions for all the games available by video through Vimeo! Each video is only a couple minutes long and will demonstrate how to play the game. Here is a sample of some of the games. All of the games are available through an annual subscription of $206. Click here to subscribe or contact us for more information! Remember, you have FREE year-long support! Click here to contact us.
