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Training Family Math Night Student Station Facilitators

January 15, 2013 Karyn Comments 2 comments

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…

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

January 13, 2013 Karyn Comments 0 Comment

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…

Family Math Night Ambassadors: Promoting Your Event Using Students!

November 5, 2012 Karyn Comments 0 Comment

Here’s a great way to promote your Family Math Night event. Use students! They love the responsibility of going into classrooms to share the event and the younger ones soak up what they have to say. And I love that it’s a great leadership opportunity for them. I call them my Family Math Night Ambassadors and tell them that they are official representatives of our Family Math Night event. Training Students Training your Ambassadors is super easy. I usually use…

Nifty Numbers and Math Medley Family Math Night CCSS

September 28, 2012 Karyn Comments 0 Comment

Alignment? You bet! All of our Nifty Numbers and Math Medley Family Math Night activities meet K-5 Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.

Nifty Numbers Family Math Night Event – What it Sounds Like

April 13, 2012 Karyn Comments 0 Comment

I absolutely love the sound of a Family Math Night event! There’s nothing like a room full of kids, parents, grandparents, teachers, brothers, sisters…all having fun communicating about math. This short video will give you a flavor for what I’m talking about: .