family math night sarah martin @sarah3martin [email protected] july 23, 2015 tmc15
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Family Math Night Sarah Martin @Sarah3Martin https://mathisajourney.wordpress.com/ [email protected] July 23, 2015 TMC15 Slide 2 Demographics Shenandoah, Iowa Middle School has roughly 300 students Roughly 55% are on free and reduced Not a lot of parent involvement Slide 3 How I got started.. Work with FINEs Foundation - ARRC (Applying Research Results in the Classroom) Slide 4 How Family Math Night Has Changed Since Starting Year One 2006 Twice a year (Fall and Spring) In classrooms 2007-2012 Years Fall only Middle School Commons Supper Catered by Local Caterer (paid through grants) 2012 Partnered with FFA (free will donation supper) Cookies/Bars and Drink 2013 2014 Years (Name change) Family Math Carnival Night Still Partner with FFA Cookies/Bars Connected to our math materials CMP (Connected Mathematics Project) Slide 5 Materials I have used. Flier Art students create posters Survey Slide 6 Games Bought Mancala Totally Tut Doubles Wild Rush Hour Pantominoes Sudoku Blokus Farkel Four Way Count Down Plus Many Many More.. Made Math Cake Walk Fraction Relay Race (pizza pies) Team Factor Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Resources Family Math Night Middle School Math Standards in Action by: Jennifer Taylor-Cox and Christine Oberdorf Family Math the Middle School Years by: Virginia Thompson and Karen Mayfield-Ingram Slide 10 How Do You Get Started??? Jump in with both feet!! Find grants if needed (local, Donors Choose, PTO..) Talk to your math team Get support of your admin Slide 11 Lets Play New game that I am going to add this year Find a Place