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Cookie Fun Way to Teach Money, Arithmetic, and Geometry

Cookie Fun Way to Teach Money, Arithmetic, and Geometry

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Cookies in math class? Absolutely! This fun and engaging hands-on activity will get your students excited about doing math. Students will be designing their perfect cookie within the limits of a budget. They will be filling out order forms for cookies, candy and frosting then designing and drawing their final product. This fun activity seamlessly ties in important concepts in math, specifically, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with money, and attributes of geometric shapes. This lesson is divided into grades…

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Nifty Numbers Family Math Night

Nifty Numbers Family Math Night

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Looking for a super fun way to involve your families on an academic level? A Nifty Numbers Family Math Night event is a great community-building event that centers around engaging hands-on activities in math. Aligned to the Common Core Standards in Mathematics, it’s the fun way of getting math homework done! Click on the picture below to get a print-ready copy.

Math Medley Family Math Night

Math Medley Family Math Night

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Looking for a super fun way to involve your families on an academic level? A Math Medley Family Math Night event is a great community-building event that centers around engaging hands-on activities in math. Aligned to the Common Core Standards in Mathematics, it’s the fun way of getting math homework done! Click on the picture below to get a print-ready copy.

Training Family Math Night Student Station Facilitators

Training Family Math Night Student 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. – It’s a great leadership opportunity. – It shows them respect when you trust them with the responsibility of being in charge of their station. – They develop inter-personal skills working with both their peers and adults. – Their own learning and understanding is underscored when they show others how to do a task. About…

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8 Benefits to Hosting a Nifty Numbers or Math Medley Family Math Night Event

8 Benefits to Hosting a Nifty Numbers or Math Medley Family Math Night Event

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Research indicates over and over the strong correlation between parent involvement and student achievement. One of my favorite books on the topic is Beyond the Bake Sale by Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp, Vivian R. Johnson, and Don Davies. It’s filled with anecdotes about what works and lots of strategies to begin building strong family-school partnerships. Of course, one way is to host a Family Math Night event. Family Math Night events are a great way to get parents…

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