Family math night : math standards in action / Jennifer Taylor-Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor-Cox, Jennifer, author.

Series:

Eye on Education book.

Eye On Education Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Activity programs.

Mathematics.

Education--Parent participation.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2005, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Help students learn essential math concepts; give parents a chance to serve as models of motivation, persistence and competence; and 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. 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 ac

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Chapter One: Introduction; Why Should Our School Have Family Math Night?; How is Family Math Night: Math Standards in Action Organized?; How are the Activities Connected to Math Standards?; Why Should We Use Manipulatives in Mathematics?; Why is "Questions Parents Can Ask" Included?; Why is There a Challenge for Each Activity?; What are Some Additional Tips for a Successful Family Math Night?; What is the Teacher's Role during Family Math Night?

Chapter Two: Primary Stations (Prekindergarten Through Second Grade)Try to Go Home; Is It More or Less?; Let's Shake It Up!; Frog Hop Addition; Towers; Let's Go to the Bank; The Doorbell Rang Again; Pasta Patterns; Make It Balanced; Where's the Penny?; Tangrams; Geoboard Shapes; My Shoes; How Much Will It Hold?; Graphing Color Cubes; Chapter Three: Intermediate Stations (Third Through Fifth Grades); Magic Squares; Which Place is Best?; Hooray Array; Multiply on the Fly; Money Toss; Money is the Key; Clothesline Fractions; Fruit Salad; A Handful of Handshakes; Fun with the Greedy Triangle

Geo Goes HomeThe Curse of Measurement; Honeybees; Pentominoes; My Spinners; Chapter Four: General Stations (Prekindergarten Through Fifth Grade); Let's Build Odd & Even Sums; Cereal Chains; Mancala is an Old Favorite; Can Family; Pattern Block Pictures; Just a Minute; How Long for a Kiss?; Red Hot and Ice Cold; Bubbles Bubbles; Don't Pig Out; Chapter Five: Additional Tools; Family Math Night Invitation to Parents; Family Math Night Journal Cover; Family Math Night Evaluation Form; Try to Go Home; Let's Go to the Bank; Tangrams; Graphing Color Cubes; Which Place is Best?; Money Toss

Money is the KeyFruit Salad; Geo Goes Home; Pentominoes; My Spinners; Pattern Block Pictures; Just a Minute

Notes:

First published 2005 by Eye On Education.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-85625-5

1-317-93013-4

1-317-93014-2

1-283-52443-0

9786613836885

1-61442-026-2

9781315856254

OCLC:

861538450