Bridges Blog

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Last year, Bill Alsdurf submitted photos of the creative Number Corner work he's done with second graders at Epiphany School in Seattle, Washington. For the calendar grid, he incorporates a classroom tradition, recording the days' happenings on each of the pages and then collecting the pages at the end of the month for a special reflection journal.

First grade teachers Shelly Scheafer from Bend, Oregon, and Melissa Rescoe from Lakeshore Public Schools in Michigan, share their ideas on the first grade Number Corner workout, Tuesday's Temperature.

Shelly writes:

The Math Learning Center offers two online workshops this fall:

Last month, Bill Alsdurf submitted the Calendar Grid journaling pieces he uses with second graders at Epiphany School in Seattle. Here he shares the pages for October. Thank you, Bill!

October Calendar Grid Journal

The following list of links and resources is designed to support Bridges users with planning, prep, and organization as they begin a new school year.

Manipulatives

Welcome back to the Bridges Blog! Our purpose here is to support your implementation of Bridges and so to help us kickoff the 2012-2013 school year, we'd love to hear from you, our Bridges Blog readers. By posting in the comment section below, you will be entered in a drawing to receive a $25 gift certificate to The Math Learning Center catalog.