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So…tell us about your Nifty Numbers and Math Medley Family Math Night experience. Real People. Real Quotes.

So…tell us about your Nifty Numbers and Math Medley Family Math Night experience. Real People. Real Quotes.

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We know that Nifty Numbers and Math Medley are awesome experiences for families. But don’t take our word for it. Check out what these participants had to say. #1.  “I was able to take home lots of ideas that will help me when I work with my son on math concepts.”  ~Parent Not only do we want Nifty Numbers and Math Medley participants to find the activities fun and stimulating during the event, but one of our goals is that parents…

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10 Benefits of Hosting A Family Math Night Event

10 Benefits of Hosting A Family Math Night Event

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1. Promotes family involvement with math.  Fall carnivals, jog-a-thons, and spring flings…all are great ways to involve parents in their child’s school experience.  But a Nifty Numbers Family Math Night is unique because it purposefully connects parents to classroom learning and reinforces the role they have as active participants in the education of their children. 2. Builds strong family-school partnerships.  Gone are the days when a parents’ role in their child’s school was simply being the room parent or helping…

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Family Math Night – Recruiting Volunteers via SignUp.com

Family Math Night – Recruiting Volunteers via SignUp.com

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For any Family Math Night event to be successful you’re going to need to recruit volunteers. For a Nifty Numbers event, you’ll need volunteers to help run your stations. You may also decide to have someone take care of the photocopying. A super easy way to recruit these volunteers is by using SignUp.com. I know this because I actually set up a mock family math night event using their service. It’s FREE. Plus I wanted to get a feel for…

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Bringing Families to Your Family Math Night Event

Bringing Families to Your Family Math Night Event

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The station volunteers are recruited, the copies are made, the popcorn machine is on standby….now you just need to get the families to your Family Math Night event. There are a variety of ways to encourage your families to attend your event. This short video shares with you what has worked with other schools in the past…starting with the most popular tip…Tip #1… .