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Empower Students to Lead – Students as Station Facilitators

Empower Students to Lead – Students as Station Facilitators

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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. Here’s why: In my September newsletter I shared an activity that I did at a recent event – ABCs and 123s. I absolutely loved watching how engaged the families were. But my favorite part of this activity was Paisley, my fifth grade station facilitator. I happened to capture her on video as she helped two students do the…

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Family Math Night Home Edition

Family Math Night Home Edition

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Family Math Nights are usually done at school but I created one that families can do at home. This comprehensive resource includes video tutorials, check lists, materials lists, and activity sheets for four home-friendly activities for grades K-5. I’m including the video below.

My goal was to design the Family Math Night/Day to be different than simply doing a math activity at the kitchen table. It’s their own personal event and I walk them through how to do it step-by-step. Watch the video below for tips on making it a special event.

Here is the link so you can access all the activity PDFs:
https://familymathnight.com/resources/mathathome.php

Here is the link so you can access the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GknJtgZ47KQ

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Getting Folks to Your Family Math Night Event

Getting Folks to Your Family Math Night Event

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If I had to pick one refrain that I hear from educators all over the country it’s How do we get families to come to our event? It’s obviously a common problem.  One that I don’t have a definitive answer for.  But I do have a few ideas that may help.  Some of them are tried and true and a few I just discovered along the way. . Dinner + Math We all know that parents are busy people.  Any…

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Training Family Math Night Student Station Facilitators

Training Family Math Night Student Station Facilitators

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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…

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