Bridges Blog Archive for Grade 2

Jen Saul, a third grade teacher from East Palo Alto, California, uses popsicle sticks to help her students learn about combinations of ten. She says,

MLC's Number Rack App provides a tech alternative to traditional models such as ten-strips and ten-frames. Let's consider a couple examples.

In the 3rd Grade Bridges Game, "Twenty or Bust", students use ten-strips to add 3 or more numbers as shown:

Just this morning, my kindergarten exclaimed, "It's almost the 100th day of school and we get to bring something to celebrate!" If you look forward to the big day as much as he does, here are some inspirational ideas:

This Counting by 5s song is sure to get your students up and dancing! As they move to the beat, the catchy tune inspires everyone to practice counting to 100 by 5s. But beware...it's addictive! Try it over break to work off a few of those holiday goodies...

In September and October, Bill Alsdurf submitted the Calendar Grid journal pieces he uses with second graders at Epiphany School in Seattle. Here he shares the pages for December.

Grades K-2 of Bridges in Mathematics, second edition, are available for content preview via the Bridges Educator site, an online portal for teachers. Request a guest pass to get started. Once approved you'll be granted full access to the materials and get a first-hand look at the teacher and student content as well as the support resources.

First grade teacher Shelly Scheafer discovered a web resource for math vocabulary cards that support Common Core State Standards. The site includes CCSS word lists and vocabulary cards by grade level as well as vocabulary card templates for educators to make their own cards.