Family Math Night 10-frames Sign-In
Here’s a super fun way to have kids sign in to your next Family Math Night event – colorful post-it notes and 10-frames.
NEW Family Math Night Spanish Banner
I’m happy to share with you that we now offer our Family Math Night promotional banner* in Spanish! Just hang your banner a few weeks before your event to remind families about your Family Math Night. What’s nice about the banner is that, just like the English version, you can use it over and over. We’ve included a special dry erase area where you can write in the date, time, and location of your event. Each vinyl banner has 4 sturdy grommets making it easy to hang.
We hope this helps those of you with a high Spanish population be better able to reach out to these families.
Family Math Night and ESEA – What the Research Says
Decades of research has clearly indicated that there is a strong relationship between family engagement and student academic success. According to Henderson and Mapp1, students whose parents are involved in their schooling, regardless of family income or background, are more likely to:
- have higher grades and test scores
- attend school regularly
- have better social skills
- show improved behavior
- adapt well to school
Today’s schools know that educating our children requires a team effort and that building connections between families and schools is key to developing academic achievement for all children. One way to build these connections is through Family Math Night events. Hosting a Family Math Night can help build strong family-school partnerships, engage parents meaningfully, and contribute to achieving high standards.
What Do You Notice? Target Practice
Skills:
K-2: number recognition, counting, pattern, addition, geometry
3-5: addition, even numbers, geometry
The idea to do something with a target came to me when I was watching the World Curling Championships. Although the sport of curling doesn’t use number values for each of the rings, it reminded me of archery targets which do have number values, although not necessarily indicated on the target itself.
Family Math Night Collaborative Project: Rose Window
I’m very excited to share with you my latest Family Math Night Collaborative Project: Rose Window. I was inspired to do this project after visiting the beautiful Chartres Cathedral in France.
Here is the final result:
The theme for this rose window is geometry and fractions. I can’t think of a more fun way to get in some important work in fractions! As with each of my Family Math Night Collaborative Projects, I put together a video where I walk you through each of the three activities and give tips on station set-up.