Making Math Meaningful for California’s Learners.
Fully aligned with the California Mathematics Framework, Bridges® in Mathematics Third Edition helps TK-5 students think, reason, and see themselves as capable problem solvers.
Aligned by design. Proven over decades.
The California Mathematics Framework calls for classrooms that nurture understanding, agency, and belonging. These priorities guided the design of Bridges from the start.
Equitable access through the use of visual models and multiple entry points that honor diverse ways of thinking.
Student collaboration that builds confidence through mathematical discourse, reasoning, and shared problem-solving.
Meaningful connections that link math concepts across grades and to the real world, fostering understanding that lasts.
In a Bridges classroom, students learn math by doing it.
Through visual models, hands-on exploration, and rich discussion, they make sense of ideas and discover that their capacity for mathematical thinking is limitless.
Students learn best when they understand why math matters.
Every Bridges lesson interweaves:
The Why
Drivers of Investigation
Purposeful questions that connect math to students’ daily lives and that spark curiosity about the world and their impact.
The How
Standards for Practice
Reasoning habits, communication, and collaboration that build deep understanding and productive disposition.
The What
Content Connections
Coherent ideas that help students recognize the relationships across grades, concepts, and real-world contexts.
Bringing California’s vision for math learning to life.
The California Mathematics Framework calls for teaching that connects math to students’ lives and empowers learners to see mathematics as a lens for understanding the world. Bridges brings that vision to life.
Bridges is built around connected mathematical ideas that deepen over time, helping students make sense of relationships rather than memorize procedures.
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Grade 4:
Bridges creates opportunities for all students to see themselves in mathematics through shared experiences and participation.
Bridges supports multilingual learners through visual models, collaboration, and discourse structures that encourage students to communicate using the language most comfortable to them to explore and explain their thinking.
Bridges connects mathematics to real-world contexts, helping students recognize patterns and relationships across nature, science, and society.
Bridges engages students in collecting, representing, and analyzing data to solve meaningful problems.
Built-in support for educators.
Professional learning is included with the purchase of Bridges in Mathematics.
Workshops, training, and coaching are led by experienced Bridges educators. Teachers can continue growing throughout their years with Bridges through workshops, webinars, and the Rounding Up podcast.
Together, these resources form a professional learning framework that keeps educators connected, supported, and inspired.
It starts with a foundation that grows with every learner.
Bridges Early Childhood is a play-based mathematics program designed to introduce young learners to foundational concepts through exploration and conversation. Fully aligned with California’s Transitional Kindergarten (TK) standards, it supports the vision for joyful, developmentally appropriate learning.
A legacy of learning, built on results.
For 50 years, our nonprofit mission has focused on helping educators and students make sense of mathematics and build confidence that lasts.
Bridges in Mathematics Third Edition was Rated “All-Green” by EdReports, meeting expectations for alignment and usability in every category.
An efficacy study by Johns Hopkins University found Bridges students outscored comparison students by more than 8 points on the SBAC math assessment.
Bringing joyful learning to every math classroom.
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