Bridges Blog Archive for April 2011

Where is the SMath?: Math in Daily Life

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   April 28, 2011

Where is the SMath? is a blog designed to help students recognize the Math and Science found in daily life. A description from the site:

Each post will include a picture depicting Math, Science or both (Smath). Many times the connections will be obvious to students, while other times the connections to "Smath" may be revealed as teachers facilitate discussion about the image through their questioning.

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Number Corner Grade 1 Advice for May & June

Dennis Adams   |   April 27, 2011
This is the last installment this school year for you faithful readers. From the Introduction, page 393: “... we encourage you to hold steady with Number Corner instruction through Field Day, school trips, awards assemblies, and other year-end events.
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Bridges Grade 2 Advice for Unit 7, Games, Graphs & Toys

Dennis Adams   |   April 27, 2011
I hope you were able to get some marbles rolling in your classroom last month! Now we’re on to Unit 7, a unit many teachers have difficulty getting to, especially in their first year. You will be dealing with statistics, probability, and computation. I love this sentence from page 726.
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Number Corner Grade K Advice for May & June

Dennis Adams   |   April 27, 2011
This is the last blog entry this school year for you faithful readers. I’ll start with a quote from the author: “As the year draws to a close, we encourage you to hold steady with Number Corner instruction through Field Day, school trips, assemblies, kindergarten graduation, and other special year-end events.
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Number Corner Grade 2 Advice for May & June

Dennis Adams   |   April 27, 2011

Many teachers have told me that the May calendar pattern is fascinating to the children. If you’re confused, the various patterns that emerge are explained at the top of page 245. If you need a tutorial on 3-dimensional shapes, take a look at pages 245-246, remembering to call all the shapes by their correct names. Don’t miss the bottom two paragraphs on page 246 where discussion ideas are found on the form and function of various 3D shapes in our environment.

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