Family math night

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

Example sign-in sheets for a Family Math Night event

Does your school host a family math night? Here are 5 fun ideas for a family math night at school that are easy to do and give kids practice with lots of different math skills!

Family Math Nights Made Easy

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…

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

MTSU's math methods class came and shared some super creative math games with our kiddos. Here are some pics:

Family nights are a great way to bring in the community. Get your parents involved in learning about the things your kids are working on every day! Here is the process I follow when I plan a family night for any content area (literacy, math, etc.)