Bridges K-2 Student Gallery
Student work is a tangible expression of learning. We hope you find these examples inspiring and informative. Find out how to submit samples from your classroom.
Kindergarten
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Scary Shoo-fly Quilt
Curriculum Source
Bridges, Kindergarten Volume One, Sessions 14-15
Contributed By
Dennis Adams, West Linn, Oregon
Contributor Notes
I was teaching a K-1 mixed-age class with only 12 kindergarteners, so I had the first graders make quilt blocks too so the quilt would be larger. Only the kindergarteners participated in making the observations, and all 12 contributed to the discussion. The reason their comments are recorded in two different colors is that I pressed them to make more mathematical observations later. I always ask the children to title their own creations. This group decided the quilt was “scary” because we completed it around Halloween.
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Grade 1
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November Friday’s Figuring Chart
Curriculum Source
Number Corner Grade 1, Volume 1, November Friday’s Figuring
Contributed By
Pia Hansen Powell, Cheyenne, WY
Contributor Notes
I suggested the class select three colors to build a November leaf pattern. However, the students had just gone to the park picking leaves in all the fall colors and really wanted to generate a five-element, growing pattern. I love how Bridges allows for student-generated ideas within the rich mathematical explorations. Thirty is a great number to study because of the units of five and tens. It was evident that students could use multiple models to make connections to money, the ten frames, Unifix cubes and hundred charts. If you look closely you'll also notice a bit of white tape covering some of the calendar squares. Students are able to self correct their work using algebraic thinking and reasoning even in first grade!
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Grade 2
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SpongeBob SquarePants Churn Dash Quilt
Curriculum Source
Bridges, Grade 2, Unit One, Sessions 19-21
Contributed By
Kemmis Rath, West Linn, OR
Contributor Notes
The kids in my class love SpongeBob, so when we made our first quilt in late September I bought some SpongeBob wrapping paper and we took it from there. I know their comments are hard to see, so here some examples: “If you put the big green triangles together there are 4 big green squares in each column.” (One square wide.) “There are 192 triangles.” “Each column has 24 SpongeBob rectangles.” (Looking at it the long way as it was originally pinned up.) “If you take 4 corner triangles it makes 2 squares.” “There are 96 turquoise triangles.” The lesson for me as a teacher is that there is a lot of number in geometry!
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