Math night

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!

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…

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…

Make math fun! Bring the Math Olympics to your Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade classroom! Your students will surely love them.

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

Engaging math games and teaching strategies for math concepts

Clip art by Whimsy Clips If you are new to this series, we are taking a look at this book: Getting Your Math Message Out to Parents ...

Math and Science Night for Kids- how to hold one at your school, getting support, organizing volunteers, picking activities, and orchestrating the evening. STEM Night.