Bridges Blog Archive for Announcement

Do you have a budding writer in your classroom? A student who would like to share an experience with Bridges? Perhaps he'd like to post a work sample along with a reflection? Or maybe she has a question for other Bridges classrooms? If you have a student who would like to contribute to the Bridges blog, please contact us. We'd love to hear from students.

Dennis Adams who has been with MLC as a curriculum specialist for the better part of a decade will retire at the end of the year.  Many of you also know Dennis as an MLC workshop leader, a role he has fulfilled since the 1980s – and may continue in his retirement.  We appreciate his many years of dedicated service and will miss the enthusiasm and knowledge he brings to his work. Best wishes Dennis!

Dan Raguse
Executive Director
The Math Learning Center

Bridges Practice Books are now available in Spanish as free downloadable pdfs. You can access the files from the Bridges by Grade Supplements Web pages.  Select from the links below to go directly to the desired grade level.

On the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) page, you'll find several new materials:

1. Year-Long Bridges Correlation Summaries
Annual summaries by grade, grouped by grades K-2 and 3-5.

2. Number Corner Correlations
Correlations looking specifically at Number Corner.

Looking for a little summer reading? I've been enjoying David Moursund and Robert Albrecht's new ebook, Using Math Games and Word Problems to Increase the Math Maturity of K-8 Students. (Follow link to view Table of Contents and Sample Chapter.)

Are you looking to improve your students' math understanding through the use of manipulatives and hands-on learning? Want to deepen your own math content knowledge? Or perhaps you want to learn more about teaching Number Corner or Bridges at your grade level?

Did you know that The Math Learning Center is a non-profit organization? As such, many resources are offered free online. Please visit the Free Stuff page to find Bridges Practice Books and Supplement Sets as well as a host of sample materials.