Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Hands-On Math

My school uses Bridges for our Math curriculum.  Bridges is different from a lot of other curriculum.  The lessons are very engaging and have lots of hands-on practice, which is great!  It really helps students gain a deeper understanding and build a strong number sense.  Using Bridges has been a big adjustment for me.  The TE's are difficult to follow and the online component is tough to navigate.  Bridges also has very little workbook pages.  I'm constantly pulling other resources to give students more written practice.






















Some of the lessons are Work Places, which are little "games."  I'll use continue to use these during Math Rotations.  While I'm doing the lesson with one group, other students will work on their Chromebook or review a previous lesson with a Work Place.  In this Work Place, students draw a card with a ten frame and given number.  They have to find how many more to 10.  This is meant to be a partner game where they verbally tell their partner the missing addend.  After playing this with a partner, I made a recording sheet so they could play independently and get some practice writing the equations.