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Bridges e-NewsAugust 2011
Greetings!

Welcome back to school! Over the summer the Bridges Blog added resources to assist you as you enter the classroom this fall. Enjoy the book reviews, math teaching ideas, and suggestions for getting started with Bridges. Best wishes as you begin the new school year.   

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Bridges Blog Digest - Resources from MLC

CCSS Correlation Summaries   MLC offers two new Common Core Standards Correlation Summaries, both annual and Number Corner specific.  More >

Grade 3 Supplement   Teacher Maggie Englund offers a materials list for Grade 3 Supplements E1 and F1.  More >

Blank Lesson Planner  Type your Bridges and Number Corner lesson plans into this planning form.  More >

Grade 2 Measurement Supplement  A materials list from teacher Maggie Englund for Grade 2 Supplements D2 and D3.  More >

Bridges Blog Digest - Teaching Tips and Stratetgies

Order of Operations Hopscotch  Join Ms. Runde's room as they get hoppin' with order of operations.  More > 

Number Corner Displays  View photos of Number Corner areas in a variety of classrooms and grade levels.  More >
 
Think-Pair-Share   Consider using this strategy to increase the engagement and dialogue in your classroom.  More >

Pedagogy in the 21st Century   A short video challenges educators to consider a new pedagogical model.  More >

Learning Styles in Mathematics  How do different learning styles affect children in the math classroom?  More >


Math and Stress  Feeling a little stressed about math? Consider what you might do to lower anxiety levels in your classroom.  More > 

 

Managing Dice...or Teeny Tiny Manipulative Storage   

A Kindergarten teacher shares her idea for managing runaway dice.  More >  

Bridges Blog Digest - Books and Games

BBC Online Games British Broadcasting offers a wide variety of online math games and activities for children. More >  

Square Cat Life is rough when you're a square cat in a round world. Help students consider the value in individual differences as you read this book aloud. More >

Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein Have a student who is feeling like the "odd kid?" This new book about Albert Einstein is sure to help. More >

Missing Math: A Number Mystery  What would happen if all numbers suddenly disappeared? Consider some back-to-school ideas in this book review.  More >

Play Some Online Games  Acquaint yourself with online game suggestions for your grade level. More >  

 

Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature   

Learn more about a book that explores Fibonacci patterns through gorgeous color photographs.  More >  

 

You Can Count on Monsters!  Prime numbers and factoring are explored in a very unique way in this new book. More >  

 

New Book on Math Games and Word Problems  Learn more about a book that helps teachers to understand and evaluate student math maturity.  More > 
    
In This Issue
Resources from MLC
Tips and Strategies
Books and Games

Spanish Practice Books Available 

Bridges Student Practice Books are available in Spanish as free downloadable pdfs. More > 

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