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Bridges e-NewsApril 2011
Greetings!

MLC would like to thank everyone who came by the booth or attended our workshops at NCTM earlier this month. It was a successful conference for us and we enjoyed meeting new people. We hope to see all of you next year in Philadelphia. 


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Bridges Blog Digest 

Meet Bridges Author Donna Burk
  Veteran teacher Donna Burk shares her love of math and gives some insight into her long career as a teacher.  More >

Meet Bridges Author Pia Hansen  Former K-3 teacher and Grade 3 Bridges author from Wyoming talks about the rewards and challenges in her teaching career.  More > 

 

Functions or "Inputs-Output Rules"  Explore functions in Grade four and five using these lesson extensions.  More > 


Math Vocabulary
  Handouts with words, definitions, and examples, and visual models for each grade level.  More > 

 

Math Poems  April is National Poetry Month, so save these online verses and math poetry books for next year.  More > 

 

My Little Farm  Check out the supplemental Grade 1 alternate schedule for this unit that spreads out the instruction over six weeks.  More >  

 

The King's Chessboard, One Grain of Rice...  Several books help Grade 5 students explore doubling patterns.  More > 

 

Where's the SMath?  This blog helps students recognize the math and science found in daily life such as with the use of a tire gauge.  More > 

 

Highlights 


Summer Workshops 
Open enrollment workshop registration is now open. Check out our schedule and course descriptions online.  Details > 

 

Special Offers  Student books (non-perf pages) Spanish Home Connections, and transparencies.  More > 

    
Free Resources

MLC consolidated many of our free online resources for Bridges users into one location.  Details > 

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