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We Believe...
- All students can learn.
- Math is about thinking and reasoning, not just getting the answer.
- Meaning and context is essential for learning mathematics.
- Students must learn mathematics with understanding, actively building new knowledge from experience and prior knowledge.
- It is critical for student to communicate their mathematical thinking.
- All students can learn mathematics and contribute to the math environment.
- All students will have access and contribute to high level mathematic discussions.
- In teaching students to be persistent, flexible, and creative problem solvers.
- Students deserve to get feedback about their learning and progress towards mastery.
- Students deserve a safe learning environment.
Visit the Support for Families page on the Bridges Math Learning Center website, where you will find:
- Unit overviews that explain what your child will be learning
- Tips for helping your child with homework
- Links to more information about each grade level of Bridges
- Links to additional resources, including books and free online games
Make connections to their math understanding and the world around them.
- Be curious! What do you notice? What do you wonder?
- Capture moments to talk/think about something mathematically.
- Make predictions.
Levels of Thinking |
Guide Questions |
Memory: recall or memorizes information |
What have you been working on that might help with this problem? |
Translation: changes information into another form |
How could you write/draw what you are doing? |
Interpretation: discovers relationships |
What’s the same? What’s different? |
Application: solves a problem – use of appropriate generalizations and skills |
How can this pattern help you find an answer? |
Analysis: solves a problem – conscious knowledge of the thinking |
What have you discovered? |
Synthesis: solves a problem that requires original, creative thinking |
Is there a different option? |
Evaluation: makes a value judgement |
Have you found all the possibilities? |
Play games! Read “mathy” picture books.