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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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A Fun Parent Conference Giveaway

A Fun Parent Conference Giveaway

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In my August newsletter I mentioned that I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Karen Mapp, renowned for her work on family engagement, speak at this year’s National ESEA Conference. Then over the summer I read her co-authored book Everyone Wins! The Evidence for Family-School Partnerships & Implications for Practice. In her presentation and throughout the book, Dr. Mapp underscored the importance of moving from informing parents and caregivers about their children’s learning to including families as active participants. It begins with building relationships through on-going conversations…

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Expression Posters

Expression Posters

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A little over two years ago I started writing this post. And then the pandemic hit and everything changed. And although we’re not quite back to where we used to be – and may never be – I thought now would be a good time to finish that post. I had just hosted a fabulous Gellin’ with Geometry Family Math Night event at a local elementary school. It was an in-person event which would have been a weird way to describe it…

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What Do You Notice? Array Model

What Do You Notice? Array Model

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What Do You Notice? is a super easy activity that lends itself well to a lot of great math thinking and conversation. These low floor, high ceiling posters are a great way to engage families during a Family Math Night event. That’s why we included them in our Virtual Family Math Night. Skills K-2: geometry, counting, repeated addition 3-5: geometry, single- and double-digit multiplication, distributive property of multiplication, array model of multiplication Background Information What’s really cool about multiplication is that no matter…

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