Family Math Night Sign-In Sheet: The Scrabble Board
Here’s a fun way I had participants sign in to our Nifty Numbers Family Math Night event. Here’s how I had the Scrabble letters set up: .
Nifty Numbers Family Math Night Sample Activity Sheets
Here’s a sample of some of the activity sheets from our Nifty Numbers Family Math Night kit. The activities are designed to get kids to think about and make sense of numbers. All of our kits come with all the materials, manipulatives, participant booklets, vinyl banners, communication packets, and much more! Designed to make hosting a Family Math Night event super easy! …and…the kit can be used over…and over…and over…
A Family Math Night Scavenger Hunt
Here’s a super fun addition to a Family Math Night event: A scavenger hunt! As participants enter the room they are handed one of two “game boards”…the K-2 version or the 3-5 version. The K-2 version is a little easier and includes pictures. In addition, it’s played like bingo but with a scavenger hunt twist. Kids and their parents explore math in the environment by finding and crossing off items on their bingo board. Five-in-a-row wins. For a challenge (and…
Sierpinski Triangle: A Family Math Night Fractal Activity
Here’s a fun Family Math Night collaborative project where participants create a Sierpinski Triangle. The project includes three activity levels all which result in creating self-similar triangles which are them put together to make the large Sierpinski Triangle. I also talk about the Father of Fractal Geometry, Benoit Mandlebrot, Chaos Theory, and the connection between fractals and our cell phones. Click on the image to the left to get the lesson plan. .
Family Math Night ‘What Do You Notice?’ Poster
As I was thinking about my ‘What Do You Notice?’ poster for my Nifty Numbers Family Math Night event last night, it seemed natural to tie it in with numbers. So here’s the poster I created. As with all my ‘What Do You Notice’ posters, they can be “answered” on a variety of levels. This one can go all the way to algebraic equations. And that’s what makes them so much fun. Everyone can do them! What I loved about…