This morning, you will find the manipulatives for the first five days of teaching with Bridges in your classrooms. There will also be a copy of the printable materials. If anything is missing, please let me know. Here are some other ideas to get you through the first week:
1. Growth Mindset
Many of us will be starting our math curriculum this week and setting the stage for a growth mindset in learning. Here are a few ideas we might try out as we set up our classroom culture and spaces.
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2. Resources and Manipulatives
There will be some manipulatives in each of your classrooms to support you in the first five sessions of Bridges. If anything is missing, please let me know. There will also be a box of 'Vocabulary Cards' (see chart below) and a pocket chart for the mathematical terms and concepts. Use these to help create a common language for all learners. EAL teachers can also help with these if they are in to support in Maths. These are the G1 resources.
3. 'Materials' charts
When reading the 'Teacher's Guide', please note that the "Kit Materials" are provided by Bridges and will be dropped off in a timely fashion. 'Classroom Materials' are those which we need to provide for ourselves. Unifix cubes and pattern blocks are examples of this in addition to other consumables. Some preparation is also indicated.
In anything new. . .
"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." -zig ziglar
