Bridges in Mathematics | The Math Learning Center

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Resources and Support for the 2021-22 School Year

We’ll help you identify, support, and extend essential learning.

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Find the right activities for your class! Based on the visual models featured in Bridges in Mathematics, a collection of powerful learning tools that support any curriculum.

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WEBINAR: Hosting a Bridges-Centered Family Math Night

Learn strategies for sharing instructional practices with families and explore opportunities to engage students, families and the community in mathematics using MLC resources.

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Additional Programs

An elementary intervention program using visual models to promote student thinking and accelerate learning.

Learn about Bridges Intervention

An essential component of Bridges in Mathematics that can also be used to complement any K–5 curriculum.

Learn about Number Corner

Free Lessons and Publications

Free materials and other programs offered in support of our mission to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence.

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Case Studies

The Power of Perseverance: Lake Forest Schools, Illinois

Lake Forest educators credit Bridges with helping them teach students valuable life skills. A district math specialist says, “They are no longer being told how to do something. They are discovering how to do something.”

Confidence Is Key: Leander Independent School District, Texas

With Bridges, Leander students’ confidence in math is growing as they learn multiple strategies for problem solving. And, as one educator put it, “Most importantly, we’ve seen an increase in students loving math.”

Engaging Young Learners: DeSoto Public School District, Louisiana

Bridges is engaging DeSoto Parish students in math and teaching them to become creative problem solvers. As one principal said, “When you teach it from a conceptual level, it’s amazing the things that they can figure out."

Home Learning

Bridges Family Support

Our goal at MLC is to provide meaningful assistance for Bridges classrooms during this unprecedented situation. For as long as necessary, we’ll provide resources that support your students’ continued learning.

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Math at Home

A website filled with fun daily math activities, collections of practice pages, family games, and online games. Please share with anyone who would appreciate ready access to free resources. No login or registration required.