Bridges Blog Archive for October 2011

Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategy Posters

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   October 25, 2011

Exploring multi-digit multiplication during Unit 2 in fourth or fifth grade Bridges? Amy Radden and Kendra Brush from Evansville Elementary in Casper, Wyoming, developed multi-digit multiplication posters to illustrate some of the strategies used in Bridges.

Multi-Digit Multiplication Strategy Posters (free pdf)

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Growing Student Confidence and Increasing Math Vocabulary

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   October 24, 2011

Last month, Shelly Scheafer shared an inspiring math moment from her first grade classroom in Bend, Oregon. Here are a few follow-up questions with this Bridges teacher.

Question: Your students show a high degree of mathematical confidence. How do you grow and maintain that confidence?

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Close View of One Teacher's Number Corner

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   October 17, 2011

Bill Alsdurf Jr. teaches second grade at Epiphany School in Seattle, Washington. After his summer Getting Started with Bridges class, he chose to take a close look at Number Corner in the following reflection. Notice all the creative touches he uses to personalize NC for his specific classroom needs. What a beautiful example!

Bill writes...

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Developing Computational Fluency with Multiplication Strategies

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   October 12, 2011

Teaching fourth grade Bridges? As your year gets underway, consider the value in teaching and reviewing multiplication strategies from third grade, based on the distributive and associative properties for multiplication. If you or your students are new to Bridges, you may be learning strategies together for the first time. Strategies like "double plus 1 set" and "clock facts" are reviewed in Unit 1, Sessions 13 and 15.

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Bridges Smart Board Files

Cynthia Hockman-Chupp   |   October 7, 2011

A special thanks goes out to Connie Tibbetts and Dina Dobler from Jessup Elementary in Cheyenne, WY. They were kind enough to create and share the K-2 Bridges displays for their SMART Boards. These displays will also work if you have a Promethean Board.

Bridges K-2 SMART Board Display Files

We are currently seeking displays for grades 3-5. If you, or someone you know, has developed these, or any other technology resources, please contact us.

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