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A No-Barriers Family Math Night Event

A No-Barriers Family Math Night Event

No matter what time of year it is, families are busy. So getting them to come to an after-school event can be a challenge. That’s why we’re going to meet them right where they are. How? With a flexible family-first solution that removes barriers to participation. No schedule. No travel. No obstacles. For families who are unable to attend an in-person Family Math Night event we offer our virtual Family Math Nights. Our virtual events are self-paced and can be accessed when it’s convenient for your families. And they’re available…

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Experience a Family Math Night

Experience a Family Math Night

The holiday season is a time when families gather to connect and share joy. As I was organizing photos from a recent Family Math Night, I was struck by that same spirit of togetherness. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, students, teachers, custodians, and the principal all joined in creating a shared community experience. And while the focus of the evening was math, what truly stood out was the joy of connection and the feeling of belonging that brought everyone together.  So…

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How Our Take-Home Games Helped Reinforce Essential Math Skills and Support Parent/Teacher Communication – a Case Study

How Our Take-Home Games Helped Reinforce Essential Math Skills and Support Parent/Teacher Communication – a Case Study

Objective One of our goals at Math Unity has always been to engage families in fun hands-on math activities that are linked to learning. We know that when schools and families partner together around the common goal of educating students, learning improves and students make greater academic gains. The objective for this study was two-fold. The first was to see if our games engaged families in hands-on math in a way that reinforced essential math skills. The second was to see…

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Effective Family Engagement

Effective Family Engagement

Dr. Karen Mapp, renowned for her work on family engagement, asked the audience at the 2024 ESEA Conference to list 5 events or activities that schools are currently doing to engage families. She then asked the audience to circle the activities that fit all three of the following criteria: “This is how you do effective family engagement”, she said. It turns out that our K-5 Family Math Night events hit each of the criteria she listed for providing effective family engagement: One…

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Virtual Family Math Night

Virtual Family Math Night

We’ve finished! And the result is an amazing virtual event for your families where they can safely engage in an unforgettable and fun math learning experience…together. How did we do it? We created a virtual classroom that serves as the meeting place for your families. Once your families enter the classroom, they’ll be able to sign in and view the Guest Book to see who’s attending. They’ll then decide which of the 5 stations they want to explore. Maybe it’s the Estimation Station where…

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