Center for Continuing Studies
Summer Bridge Program in Math
Program Description
St. Cloud State University’s Summer Bridge Math Program is a great way for your student to keep their math skills sharp. There are five classes in the series, each consisting of 12 class sessions. Each class covers key math topics from one grade, 1st through 8th. The Summer Bridge Math Program is ideal for those who want to keep their student engaged during the summer, either to reinforce the learning gains made during the previous year or as a preview of the math topics they will face in the upcoming year.
Each of the five 12-session classes in the series (Grades 1-8) covers the key math topics from that grade.
Summer Bridge Math classes offer:
- Expert instruction. Each class is led by a veteran instructor who has spent years in the classroom and who is selected based on their ability to provide a friendly, interactive classroom experience.
- Sound curriculum. The topics for each class are chosen to align with widely-used math standards to ensure that your student spends class time developing the family of skills education experts have identified as central to math mastery at each grade level.
- Fun, engaging tasks. Students interact with the virtual classroom by writing on class slides and manipulating objects on the screen.
- Pre-recorded versions of class sessions. The content of each session is available for viewing 24 hours a day so that students can go back and review topics that they may find challenging.
- Out-of-class practice problems. Supplementary exercises are provided so that students can gain additional practice with each session’s topics to reinforce what they have learned.
- Easy-to-access online learning portal. Students can join live class sessions via their browser; no special software applications are required. For the best experience, students should access class on a laptop or desktop computer. Some sessions may include opportunities to participate via webcam or microphone, but microphones and webcams are not required.
Questions: info@scsutraining.com 320-308-6100
Course Structure and Price
St. Cloud State University’s Summer Bridge Math Program offers an enjoyable, engaging way to keep your student’s math skills fresh over the summer. Each class, targeted for 1st through 8th grades, focuses on the key math topics covered during a school year. Our dedicated, friendly instructors provide a fun, caring classroom experience to ensure that your student gets the most out of each class session.
Each Summer Bridge Math class includes the following:
- 12 sessions of expert instruction
- A classroom led by an experienced, caring teacher
- A sound curriculum that targets the key math skills of a particular grade
- Access to content recordings for review outside of class time
- Additional practice exercises
Cost: $299.00
Who Should Attend?
The Summer Bridge Program in Mathematics is open to any student seeking an engaging environment in which to explore fun, relevant math topics. Topics covered are listed within the description of each program to assist parents and students as they decide which program is best for them. As an example, Grade 3 will be particularly helpful for students who recently completed 3rd grade and want to minimize summer losses, or for those who are preparing for 3rd grade and want an introduction to the topics they’ll see in the coming year.
**Class sessions will be taught on a reading level matching the course title (e.g. Grade 3 instruction will be taught at a 3rd grade reading level).
Grade 1 with schedule
The first grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
First Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Number families
- Addition and subtraction through two digits, including renaming
- Word problems
- Place value
- Counting by 5 and 10
- Money, including counting, adding, and subtracting with coins, up to one dollar
- Time, including reading clocks to the hour and half hour
- Basics of measurement
- Introduction to graphs
- Essential characteristics of basic plane shapes
- Fractions to one-quarter
Schedule:
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 4-4:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 2 with schedule
The second grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Second Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Addition and subtraction through three digits
- Word problems
- Place value
- Adding multiples of the same number
- Counting by 2, 5, and 10
- Money, including counting, adding, and subtracting with coins and dollar bills
- Time, including reading clocks to the quarter hour
- Measurement, including English (inch) and metric (centimeter) units
- Graphs, including pictographs and bar graphs
- Essential characteristics of basic plane shapes and three-dimensional solids
- Perimeter and introduction to area
- Fractions to one-sixth
Schedule:
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 3-3:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 3 with schedule
The third grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Third Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Addition and subtraction through four digits
- Multiplication and division to three digits
- Word problems
- Foundations of algebra, including sequences and properties of operations
- Time, including reading clocks to the minute and solving time problems
- Measurement, including English and metric units of length, area, volume and weight
- Graphs, including bar graphs and line plots
- Essential characteristics of plane shapes and three-dimensional solids
- Perimeter and area of shapes
- Fractions to one-twelfth
Schedule:
- June 18 - Aug. 1, 2024; Tuesday and Thursday; 2-2:50 p.m. (no class July 2, 4)
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 3-3:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 4 with schedule
The Fourth grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Fourth Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Addition and subtraction through five digits
- Multiplication and division to five digits
- Word problems
- Foundations of algebra, including sequences and properties of operations
- Measurement, including English and metric units of length, area, volume, and weight
- Unit conversions
- Graphs, including bar graphs and line plots
- Parallel and perpendicular lines, angle measurement, types of triangles, and symmetry
- Fractions, including addition and subtraction of mixed numbers, multiplication, and equivalent fractions
Schedule:
- June 10 - July 29, 2024; Monday and Wednesday; 4-4:50 p.m. (no class June 19, July 1, 3)
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 2-2:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 5 with schedule
The Fifth grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Fifth Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Addition and subtraction through five digits, including decimals
- Multiplication and division to five digits, including decimals
- Word problems
- Foundations of algebra, including parentheses, brackets, and order of operations
- Measurement, including English and metric units of length, area, volume, and weight
- Unit conversions
- Time, including elapsed time problems
- Graphing points, horizontal, and vertical lines on a coordinate grid
- Angle measurement, area, and volume, including circle facts
- Fractions, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of mixed numbers
Schedule:
- June 10 - July 29 2024; Monday and Wednesday; 1-1:50 p.m. (no class June 19, July 1, 3)
- June 18 - Aug. 1, 2024; Tuesday and Thursday; 2-2:50 p.m. (no class July 2, 4)
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 4-4:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 6 with schedule
The Sixth grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Sixth Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Multiplication and division of decimals
- Number properties, including factors and multiples
- Multiplication and division of fractions and mixed numbers
- Ratios, proportions, rates, and percents
- Integers and absolute value
- Coordinate plane
- Expressions
- Equations and inequalities
- Exponents and scientific notation
- Areas of parallelograms and right triangles
- Volume and surface area of right rectangular prisms
- Measures of central tendency
Schedule:
- June 10 - July 29, 2024; Monday and Wednesday; 2-2:50 p.m. (no class June 19, July 1,3)
- June 18 -Aug. 1, 2024; Tuesday and Thursday; 5-5:50 pm (no class July 2, 4)
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 1-1:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 7 with schedule
The Seventh grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Seventh Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers and rational numbers
- Equivalence of rational and decimal representations
- Properties of numbers
- Expressions, equations, and inequalities
- Ratios, rates, and percents
- Proportional relationships and graphing
- Area and perimeter of right triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids
- Area and circumference of circles
- Scale drawings
- Angle relationships
- Volume and surface area of prisms
- Data and statistics including sampling, probability, and compound events
Schedule:
- June 10 - July 29, 2024: Monday and Wednesday, 5-5:50 p.m. (no class June 19, July 1,3)
- June 18 - Aug. 1, 2024: Tuesday and Thursday; 4-4:50 p.m. (no class July 2, 4)
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 1-1:50 p.m.
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
Grade 8 with schedule
The Eighth grade Math Summer Bridge program consists of 12 sessions (50 minutes each).
Eighth Grade Summer Bridge Program class content:
- Positive and negative exponents
- Scientific notation
- Square roots and cube roots
- Irrational numbers including decimal approximations and relative order
- Solving equations in one variable
- Linear equations including slope-intercept form and graphing
- Systems of two linear equations
- Functions
- Rotation, reflection, and translation
- Congruent shapes
- Angle relationships
- The Pythagorean theorem
Schedule:
- June 10 - July 29, 2024; Monday and Wednesday; 3-3:50 p.m. (no class June 19, July 1, 3)
- June 18 - Aug. 1, 2024; Tuesday, Thursday; 1-150 p.m. (no class July 2, 4)
- July 8-25, 2024; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 5-5:50 pm
Registration: Send an email to register@scsutraining.com with the session dates you would like to attend. A link to register will be emailed.
