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Bridges e-NewsOctober 2011
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We hope you have found the Bridges Blog helpful so far this year as you implement the curriculum. Also consider registering for Bridges: A Closer Look, our online course, which starts in January.


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Addition and Subtraction Fact Strategy Posters
  Wyoming teacher Kim Hornbeck developed a set of posters to help her students remember the addition and subtraction fact strategies taught in Bridges Grades 2 and 3. More > 

 

Exploring Other Bases  Read about and share your examples of students gaining a deeper understanding of place value and our Base 10 system.  More > 

 

Bridges Smart Board Files  Connie Tibbetts and Dina Dobler from Cheyenne, WY share some K-2 Bridges displays for their SMART Boards.  More >  

 

Developing Computational Fluency with Multiplication Strategies  If you are teaching fourth grade Bridges, consider the value in teaching and reviewing multiplication strategies from third grade.  More > 

 

Close View of One Teacher's Number Corner  Second grade teacher Bill Alsdurf Jr. from Seattle shares how he added creative touches to his Number Corner area to meet his specific classroom needs.  More >

 

Growing Student Confidence and Increasing Math Vocabulary  Read how Bend, Oregon teacher Shelly Scheafer works to improve and maintain her students' math thinking and strategies.  More >

 

Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategy Posters  Fourth and fifth grade teachers Amy Radden and Kendra Brush from Wyoming share their multiplication posters to illustrate some Bridges strategies.  More >

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CCSS Supplements Available on MLC Free Page 
You can download complete copies of our CCSS Supplements for K-5.  More > 

 

Special Offers  Spanish Home Connections, and transparencies. More > 

    
NCTM Regional Conference 

Attending the NCTM Regional Conference in Albuquerque next month? Come by the MLC booth and check out our workshop.  Details > 

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