Estimation Jar Slips
Above are the two estimation jars we used at a recent family math night event. Below are the estimation slips students filled out. Click on the image to print a copy.
Family Math Night – Estimation Jars
A great activity to include during a family math night event is the estimation jar. Kids love to make predictions and they get so excited in the hopeful anticipation of being the winner. Including an estimation jar is also a great marketing tool. Kids will want to come to the event so they have the opportunity to make a guess, so be sure to advertise it. I like to include a jar for K-2 and another one for 3-5/6. The…
Family Math Night – Posing Thinking Questions
Our most recent Family Math Night event was done at an International Baccalaureate (IB) elementary school. The two teachers I was working with to organize the event wanted to find a way to include an inquiry-based question for students to answer. Their students have had a lot of practice with inquiry-based curriculm, which is a heavy component in the IB program, so it would have been a missed opportunity had we not tied IB in with math night. We decided…
Family Math Night Table Covers
I was at one of our Math Medley Family Math Night events recently and was in awe of how the family math night coordinator had set up the room. It looked like fun party was about to take place! One of the things Suzy, the coordinator, did was to use colorful plastic table covers. I thought it was a brilliant idea. I’ve always covered my tables with colored butcher paper and it takes a time to tape down all the…
Family Math Night Coordinator and Station Facilitators
What a great group of volunteers! These are the station facilitators and family math night coordinator for one of our latest Math Medley Family Math Night events. By the way, notice how two of them are students…one middle school and the other high school. I like how most of them are wearing the school spirit t-shirt. It’s a great way to show support of the school but it’s also a great way for participants to know who is the station…