Math night activities

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!

Engaging math games and teaching strategies for math concepts

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…

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…

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Getting Families Involved in Math Education

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

Math Card Games

8 ideas to keep students engaged and having fun with a simple worksheet

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Easy Math Game

We make Family Math Nights and Family Engagement easy. From our complete in-person and virtual Family Math Night kits to our Take-Home and Project kits, we make it easy for elementary schools to engage families in math.

5th grade and 4th grade students love math puzzles! In this article read all about using magic square math puzzles in your upper elementary math classroom. You can use these magic square puzzles as math centers, early finisher activities or even math warm ups! These math puzzles are great for building critical thinking skills and perseverance! Build number sense and flexibility with numbers in an engaging way! Click the link to read more about these fun math puzzles!

Are you homeschooling a tween or teen and looking for the best math games for middle school? Look no further, my friend. I’ve got you covered. As a school psychologist, lifelong gamer, and ho…

This FREE magic math trick impressed my students, and they loved learning how to do it!

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