Family math night

This year was the first year that I participated in our annual Family Literacy & Math Night, and I do have to say it was a great success! I have some

On Thursday May 5th, our school hosted our First Annual Family Math Night! Moraine Hills Public School in York Region District School Board Family Math Night is "a fun, shared experience that promotes family involvement with math, build strong family-school partnerships, create a sense of community, and connect family engagement to student learning" (Family Math Night, 2016). Our school had a team of educators from each division come together to plan and co-facilitate this wonderful learning…

Everywhere I looked last night I saw people intent on making math. It was glorious! I mean, just look at these messes! Just look at the focus! Just look at all the ideas! Glorious. As a finale, I present three views of the interlocking cubes created by one participant. I also hasten to add that while there are lots and lots of materials provided, kids and adults are free to do with the materials what they will. This often leads to unexpected and marvelous personal discoveries and creations…

Engaging math games and teaching strategies for math concepts

Are you tired of the typical Family Math Night, with a lack of real involvement often resulting in poor attendance? Bien Venidos a Nachos y Numeros Welcome to Nachos and Numbers 1) A fun family meal 2) Lively Mariachi music, enhanced by south-of-the-border dcor. 3) A host of engaging activities designed to address the Mathematics curriculum, often at the concrete level. 4) Rewards and incentives for optimum student participation and parent involvement. Whether you are an educator, school…

This year was the first year that I participated in our annual Family Literacy & Math Night, and I do have to say it was a great success! I have some

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We were Feeling Groovy for our Family Literacy and Math Night! Our Family Night is the same night as Scholastic book fair so we used the same theme they were using for our school literacy night- Feel

13 2 749 6 0 5Several years ago, I had heard about another school’s Math and Science Night: experiments, hands-on learning, STEM games for families…. I knew I had to start one at my kids’ school! I mentioned it to some other parents- who loved the idea- and decided to ask the school for permission...Read More »