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NEW! A Story-Powered Math Night Kit.

NEW! A Story-Powered Math Night Kit.

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Something truly delightful is on the way — a totally unique, story‑powered Family Math Night experience. The PipPips are getting ready for a big adventure, and your families are invited to join the journey. Our brand‑new story‑themed kit takes families on an unforgettable quest. Students guide their very own PipPip — a cheerful, colorful little creature — through five whimsical lands, solving math challenges to help the PipPips reach their new home. Each land brings a fresh challenge, weaving math exploration and adventure together in a way that…

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A No-Barriers Family Math Night Event

A No-Barriers Family Math Night Event

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No matter what time of year it is, families are busy. So getting them to come to an after-school event can be a challenge. That’s why we’re going to meet them right where they are. How? With a flexible family-first solution that removes barriers to participation. No schedule. No travel. No obstacles. For families who are unable to attend an in-person Family Math Night event we offer our virtual Family Math Nights. Our virtual events are self-paced and can be accessed when it’s convenient for your families. And they’re available…

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Beach Ball Fractions – A Family Math Night Activity

Beach Ball Fractions – A Family Math Night Activity

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I know I’ve said it before, but math combined with art is always a huge hit at our Family Math Night events. It’s the reason why we included at least one crafty math activity in each of our event kits. In addition to those in the event kits, I’ve also created over 20 individual math/art activities that are fun to include at your Family Math Night event. Here’s my latest – designed around my summertime frame of mind: Beach Ball Fractions. This was a super fun…

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Insect Symmetry – A Family Math Night Activity

Insect Symmetry – A Family Math Night Activity

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Math and art. It’s always a huge hit at our Family Math Night events. Since we were using our Gellin’ with Geometry kit and the event was in the spring, I decided to tie geometry and spring together and came up with a springtime symmetry activity. Enter our insect friends. The type of symmetry I focused on was bilateral symmetry. It’s the same as mirror or reflection symmetry except that when it comes to biological creatures – like our insect friends – biologists call…

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Fibonacci Flower Garden Collaborative Project

Fibonacci Flower Garden Collaborative Project

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I’m always looking for ways to combine math and art into a fun activity. I’m also always looking for ways to show students that we’re surrounded by math in ways we aren’t necessarily aware of. That brings me to a recent Family Math Night Collaborative Project. In this project I used the Fibonacci numbers to have participants create a Fibonacci Flower Garden. Fibonacci numbers are a sequence of numbers that are generated by adding the previous two numbers starting with 0 and…

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