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Food. It Works.

Food. It Works.

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Families really do want to come to your Family Math Night. They’re just busy… with life. One simple strategy that has consistently boosted attendance for me is offering food. Taking dinner off a family’s to‑do list makes their evening a little easier. Of course, providing food can add to your already full plate. So here’s how I recently solved that for my Math Medley Family Math Night event. I asked. Last month, Chick‑fil‑A donated 100 of their delicious chicken sandwiches for our event. One quick phone…

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Passports – A Family Math Night Activity

Passports – A Family Math Night Activity

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A super popular yet super SIMPLE addition to your Family Math Night event that students LOVE?? Passports. Passports are an easy and fun way to encourage students to try different stations at your Family Math Night event. Students get their own passport as they enter the event then collect stickers as they complete activities at a station. This is one of those super simple additions that’s always a HUGE hit. Each of our event kits come with the ability to print out passports but you can easily make…

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Promoting Your Family Math Night Event

Promoting Your Family Math Night Event

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Dinner + Math We all know that parents are busy people. Any opportunity to make their lives easier and, well, they’re usually in. So let’s take dinner off their plate (!) and feed them. A spaghetti feed works well. But if you want to make it easy, bring in pizza or, even better, have a local restaurant donate the food. You can pass out their restaurant coupons at the Family Math Night sending customers in their direction. It’s a win/win! If you do decide to offer…

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Empower Students to Lead – Students as Station Facilitators

Empower Students to Lead – Students as Station Facilitators

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Students make great Family Math Night Station Facilitators. As much as I can, I use students in grades 5 and up to run my stations. Here’s why: In my September newsletter I shared an activity that I did at a recent event – ABCs and 123s. I absolutely loved watching how engaged the families were. But my favorite part of this activity was Paisley, my fifth grade station facilitator. I happened to capture her on video as she helped two students do the…

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Family Math Night “Accessories”

Family Math Night “Accessories”

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Activities are planned. Materials gathered. Facilitators signed up. Now it’s time to think about some easy ways to create a fun and welcoming Family Math Night environment. I call this “accessorizing” your event. Here are four simple ideas: 1. “Passport” Stickers and Prizes Kids love collecting stickers. And they love getting prizes, too! So as they enter your event, hand them a “passport” that lists each of the stations. They collect stickers by completing an activity at a station. Once…

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