Bridges Blog Archive for Resource

In Grade 4 Number Corner, October's Calendar Collector titled "A Cup a Day," provides opportunities for students to measure capacity as they explore equivalent fractions and carry out simple unit conversions within the U.S. customary system.

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)

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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Interested in some posters with the addition and subtraction fact strategies taught in Bridges grades 2 and 3? You'll find the pdfs in this blog entry from October 2009. Also, don't forget the recent post that includes multiplication and division strategy posters.

The September 2011 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics includes an article by Gina Kling entitled, "Fluency with Basic Addition."  Kling notes that the national Common Core State Standards make reference to fluency. She asks, "But what exactly does fluency mean, and how might fluency differ from having instant recall of each and every basic fact?" (p. 81)

Kim Hornbeck, a teacher and math coach in Casper, Wyoming, developed a set of posters to help her students remember multiplication and division strategies as taught in Bridges. These 8 1/2″ x 11″ posters will be especially helpful to grade 4 and 5 teachers during Bridges Unit 1 and grade 3 teachers during and after Unit 4.