Family Math Night: Math Standards in Action

Why should your school have a Family Math Night?
– Help students learn essential math concepts
– Give parents a chance to serve as models of motivation, persistence and competence
– Promote math success in a supportive setting

With its step-by-step directions and suggestions for both teachers and parents, this book takes the worry out of planning and conducting a Family Math Night at your school.

How does Family Math Night work?
– Invite parents to accompany their children to school for an evening event.
– Arrange a series of tables (“stations”) in a large room or in several classrooms.
– As shown in this book, prepare materials — easy-to-find and inexpensive — and set up an activity at each station.
– Parents and students visit some or all stations and engage in the activities together.
– Teachers encourage participation, offer assistance, and promote “math talk.”

This book contains 40 engaging and inspiring activities, organized by grade level, along with:

For the teacher
– list of materials
– helpful hints
– connections to math standards

– For the parent and student
– description of activity and directions
– questions parents can ask
– challenges

The activities in this book align with the NCTM content and process standards for pre-kindergarten through grade 5.