Bridges Blog Archive for July 2011

Think-Pair-Share

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   July 27, 2011

Think-Pair-Share, a strategy frequently used in Bridges classrooms, enables children to:

1. Think about a question for several moments.

2. Pair up with a classmate nearby to share thinking and compare strategies.

3. Share thinking with the entire class. 

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Square Cat

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   July 16, 2011

Life is rough. Especially when you're Eula, a Square Cat. Eula lives in a round world. She can't get through mouse holes. If she tips over, she's stuck. Even cat fashion is designed for round felines like her friends, Patsy and Maude. When her companions try to help her feel round--with hoop earrings, a beehive hat, and doughnuts--things don't work out the way they hoped.

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Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   July 7, 2011

In our teaching we encounter students who feel like the "odd kid." Realistically, each of us feels that way at one time or another. In Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein, we learn about an individual who spent most of his life feeling different.

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Missing Math: A Number Mystery

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   July 2, 2011

What would happen if all numbers suddenly disappeared? In Missing Math: A Number Mystery, author Loreen Leedy invites readers to imagine the problems that arise. To name a few:

*sports teams can't keep score

*televisions have no channels

*elections cannot happen without votes

*money has no value

*mail lacks addresses and stamps

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