2nd Edition

Family Math Night 6-8 Common Core State Standards in Action

    140 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
    by Eye On Education

    140 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
    by Eye On Education

    140 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
    by Eye On Education

    Host Family Math Nights at your middle school—starting today! Family Math Nights are a great way for teachers to get parents involved in their children’s education and to promote math learning outside of the classroom. In this practical book, you’ll find step-by-step guidelines and activities to help you bring Family Math Nights to life. The enhanced second edition is aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Content and Practice with new activities to help students explain their answers and write about math. It also comes with ready-to-use handouts that you can distribute during your event. With the resources in this book, you’ll have everything you need to help students learn essential math concepts—including ratios and proportional relationships, the number system, expressions and equations, geometry, and statistics and probability—in a fun and supportive environment.

    Special Features:

    • The book is organized by math content, so you can quickly find activities that meet your needs.
    • Each activity is easy to implement and includes a page of instructions educators can use to prepare the station, as well as a page for families that explains the activity and can be photocopied and displayed at the station.
    • All of the family activities can be photocopied or downloaded from our website, www.routledge.com/9781138200999, so that you can distribute them during your event.

    Contents

    About the Authors

    About Taylor-Cox Instruction

    About the Illustrator

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter 1 Introduction

    Why should our school have Family Math Night?

    How is the book organized?

    How are the activities connected to the Common Core State Standards?

    Why should we use manipulatives in mathematics?

    Why is "Get Students Talking About Math" 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 2 Ratios and Proportional Relationships

    Birds Migrating to Florida 

    The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Others 

    Tweets on Twitter

    Equal Ratios Xs and Os

    Pizza Orders

    Online Shopping

    Chapter 3 The Number System

    Baseball Card Collection 

    Establishing Order 

    Lisa’s Sub Shop

    Flip Cup Decimals

    Target Practice

    Climb and Slide

    Chapter 4 Expressions and Equations

    Produce Equations 

    Tumble Tower Equivalent Expressions

    Jeans and Shirts

    Burning Candles

    Shoot for the Truth

    High/Low Takes All

    Chapter 5 Geometry

    Party with Pentominoes 

    Nets Under Construction

    Chance for Freebies

    Pythagorean Triples

    Triangle Cousins

    Sigmund Transformations

    Chapter 6 Statistics and Probability

    Deep-Sea Diving

    Lollipops in the Bag

    Literature Stats

    The Plot Thickens

    Texting Tweens

    Fingerprints

    Chapter 7 Additional Tools

    Family Math Night Invitation to Parents

    Family Math Night Journal Cover

    Family Math Night Evaluation

    Animal Speed Template

    Tweet Cards

    Equal Ratios Xs and Os Game Board

    Online Shopping List

    Price Adjustment Cards

    The Baseball Card Collection Number Lines

    Sequence Cards A-I

    Blank Sequence Cards

    Lisa’s Sub Shop Problem Cards

    Lisa’s Sub Shop Fractions

    Lisa’s Sub Shop Answers

    Flip Cup Decimals Equation Cards

    Coordinate Target

    Rational Number Cards

    Number Line Mountain

    Tumble Tower Equivalent Expressions Recording Sheet

    Tumble Tower Answers

    Jeans and Shirts Game Board

    Burning Candles Problem Cards

    Burning Candles Answers

    Shoot for the Truth Inequity Cards

    Shoot for the Truth Inequity Cards Answers

    High/Low Value Cards

    Party with Pentominoes Answers

    Chance for Freebies Place Mat

    Chance for Freebies Challenge Mat

    Triangle Cousins Game Board

    Triangle Cousins Spinner

    Triangle Cousins Answers

    Sigmund Transformations Faces

    Sigmund Transformations Game Board

    Sigmund Transformations Key

    Deep Sea Diving Measures of Center

    Literature Stats Inference Cards

    The Plot Thicken Reference Sheet

    Texting Tweens Problems

    Texting Tweens Answers

    Fingerprint Types Chart

     

    Biography

    Jennifer Taylor-Cox is owner of Taylor-Cox Instruction, LLC. She serves as an educational consultant for numerous districts across the United States. She teaches university courses in education and is author of 11 Routledge Eye on Education books.

    Christine Oberdorf is an administrator with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

     

    "This collection of well-designed, engaging activities will help more families gain a better understanding of how to make math more approachable and relevant to their children. The activities shared help unlock and demystify the world of math while encouraging participants to gain a more complete understanding of Common Core Standards and ways to activate them in a meaningful way. These fun activities help families "play" with and discuss math in an informal, non-threatening manner, encouraging students to apply complex math concepts to their everyday life." – Marsha Greenfeld, Senior Program Facilitator, National Network of Partnership Schools

    "Using social-media and everyday experiences, students and their families see that math is everywhere, deepening their understanding and appreciation of the positive impact these concepts have on their day to day life. Although designed to use at Family Nights, I can easily see how individual teachers could take a number of these activities and use them during classroom instruction. With the clear information in this book, more families will become more confident about how to discuss math with their children, helping them develop more skills and a more positive attitude about math." – Darcy Hutchins, Director of Family Partnerships, Colorado Department of Education