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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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6 Ways to Promote Your Family Math Night Event

6 Ways to Promote Your Family Math Night Event

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The station volunteers are recruited, the copies are made, the popcorn machine is on standby….now you just need to get the families to your Family Math Night event. There are a variety of ways to encourage your families to attend your event. This short video shares with you what has worked with other schools in the past…starting with the most popular tip…Tip #1… .

Family Math Night – Estimation Jars

Family Math Night – Estimation Jars

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A great activity to include during a family math night event is the estimation jar. Kids love to make predictions and they get so excited in the hopeful anticipation of being the winner. Including an estimation jar is also a great marketing tool. Kids will want to come to the event so they have the opportunity to make a guess, so be sure to advertise it. I like to include a jar for K-2 and another one for 3-5/6. The…

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Family Math Night Ambassadors: Promoting Your Event Using Students!

Family Math Night Ambassadors: Promoting Your Event Using Students!

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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…

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Family Math Night School Banner

Family Math Night School Banner

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Wouldn’t it be fun to see that banner hanging in front of your school? It would be a great way to remind parents of your Nifty Numbers or Math Medley Family Math Night event. And the banner is FREE. As a special back-to-school offer, we are including the Family Math Night banner with every kit we sell for the entire month of September. We custom-designed the banner to include a dry erase area for you to personalize the date, time,…

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