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Making Sense of Math

We believe everyone can make sense of math. Our goal is to provide resources
that support educators and students in realizing this potential.

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Our offerings engage learners as active participants in developing conceptual
understanding and fluency, enabling them to become confident mathematical
thinkers.


OUR ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS


BRIDGES THIRD EDITION

Bridges in Mathematics is a full PK-5 curriculum featuring relevant, open-ended
tasks and a coherent set of visual models to help students develop their
conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and problem-solving abilities.
Bridges lessons are designed to allow educators to make productive adaptations
to ensure each student can develop a positive math identity.

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BRIDGES INTERVENTION

Bridges Intervention uses targeted, strengths-based instruction and assessment
to help students understand essential mathematical skills and concepts. The
program complements Bridges in Mathematics but can be used with any core math
curriculum.

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NUMBER CORNER

Number Corner is a skills-building program centered around the classroom
calendar. Five different workouts provide opportunities to apply skills in new
contexts. While Number Corner is an essential component of Bridges, it can
supplement any K–5 program.

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CONCEPT QUESTS

Concept Quests reinforces and extends grade-level learning by offering
additional problem-solving opportunities and horizontal enrichment for all
students. Included with Bridges Third Edition, it can be purchased as a
supplement for Bridges Second Edition.

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NUMBER RACK

This Bridges Breakout centers around the number rack, a powerful tool for
building intuitive, flexible computation strategies. Through small-group
lessons, students learn addition and subtraction while developing a rich sense
of numbers by making connections between related facts.

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EXPLORE OUR MATH APPS

Our free apps, based on the visual models and manipulatives featured in Bridges
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DISCOVER MATH AT HOME

Organized by mathematical content and grade level, these activities incorporate
routines that students, families, and teachers can use in a variety of settings.


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Organized by mathematical content and grade level, these activities incorporate
routines that students, families, and teachers can use in a variety of settings.


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tuning in to our 20-minute episodes of the Rounding Up podcast.


OUR STORY

Fifty years ago, three math educators came together to explore effective ways of
teaching and learning math. They began with a grant from the National Science
Foundation and a shared vision of making math accessible to all learners. They
formed The Math Learning Center (MLC) as a nonprofit organization so they could
continue to serve the math education community.

Co-founder and mathematics professor Dr. Eugene Maier pioneered the use of
visual models, many of which are now widely used throughout math education.
These models remain central to our approach, as does his belief in asking
questions to move learning forward.

In the spirit of our founders, our programs are inquiry-based, student-centered,
and focused on developing mathematical reasoning. Learn more about us.(link is
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ROUNDING UP: SEASON 2 | EPISODE 3 When we say students are engaged in a
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The Math Learning Center
How could you make both sides of the equation equal? Use this app activity for
Grades 2–3 to explore this question. https://bit.ly/45wXQ0l #appactivities
@MLCmathAug 31, 2023

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How can you put together shapes to fill a larger shape? Use this app activity
for Grades K–2 to answer this question. https://bit.ly/3Paarkz
@MLCmathAug 24, 2023

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The Math Learning Center
Explore numbers in a grid format with our Number Chart app. Choose a standard
chart or customize one. Fill it with fractions, decimals, or mixed numbers. Use
stamps to investigate patterns, or choral count with the play and pause buttons.
https://bit.ly/3Ou8xJQ #MLCfreeMathApps
@MLCmathAug 22, 2023

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The Math Learning Center
What are the habits of mind that educators can adopt to be more responsive to
our students' thinking? And how can we turn these habits of mind into practical
steps that we can take on a regular basis? Dr. Kim Morrow-Leong has some
thoughts on this topic. Today, Kim joins the podcast, and we'll talk with her
about three mental shifts that can profoundly impact educators’ instructional
and assessment practices.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/kim-morrow-leong-phd-responsive-interpretations-of-student-thinking
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The Math Learning Center
How many different shapes can you make with triangles? Notice and use
mathematical structure with this app activity for Grades K–2.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps/learning-activities/six-triangles
#AppActivities
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The Math Learning Center
Explore numbers in a grid format with our Number Chart app. Choose a standard
chart or customize one. Fill it with fractions, decimals, or mixed numbers. Use
stamps to investigate patterns, or choral count with the play and pause buttons.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps/number-chart #MLCfreeMathApps
@MLCmath5 days ago

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The Math Learning Center
How many pencils of each color could Mai and Trace have? Use this app activity
for Grades 1–2 to explore addition and counting while solving this question.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps/learning-activities/colored-pencils
#AppActivities
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The Math Learning Center
Help students visualize and understand money values and relationships. With the
Money Pieces app, you can switch between currency and area money pieces, flip
sides of currency or money pieces, and much more.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps/money-pieces #MLCfreeMathApps
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The Math Learning Center
There’s something magical about getting lost in a great story. Whether you’re
reading a book, watching a movie, or listening to a friend, stories impart
meaning and capture our imagination. Dr. John Staley thinks a lot about stories.
In this episode of Rounding Up, we’ll talk with John about how he thinks the
concept of story can impact our approach to the content we teach and the
practices we engage in to support our students.
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/dr-john-staley-phd-its-story-not-checklist
#roundingup
@MLCmath2 weeks ago

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