Granby Elementary Holds Family Math Night

October 25, 2012 Submitted article
Paul Wells and Tyler Bertrand work together on a number puzzle at the recent Granby Elementary School Family Math Night.
Paul Wells and Tyler Bertrand work together on a number puzzle at the recent Granby Elementary School Family Math Night.

In an effort to promote Math education, Granby Elementary School recently hosted a family math night event.

The event gave students and their parents, siblings and other relatives an opportunity to interact with one another and teaching staff while enjoying an entire evening of math-inspired fun.

Granby Elementary School fifth grade student Katelyn Perkins and her mom JoAnne practice counting money and using grid coordinates during the Clean Up The Money activity at the school’s recent Family Math Night.
Granby Elementary School fifth grade student Katelyn Perkins and her mom JoAnne practice counting money and using grid coordinates during the Clean Up The Money activity at the school’s recent Family Math Night.

Guests participated in challenging activities that reinforced essential math concepts as well as strengthened essential problem solving and communication skills.

Several different stations were set up, presenting math topics in a different way and appealing to a variety of different learning styles.

Essential math resources were shared with parents during the event as well as games and activities that they can easily recreate at home to help their child(ren) practice math.

Mackenzie Davis and her grandmother Karen Davis enjoy a game of Multiplication War during the Granby Elementary School Family Math Night. Similar to the traditional game of War, each flipped over two standing playing cards and then multiplied the cards together. The player with the highest sum got to keep the cards for that round.
Mackenzie Davis and her grandmother Karen Davis enjoy a game of Multiplication War during the Granby Elementary School Family Math Night. Similar to the traditional game of War, each flipped over two standing playing cards and then multiplied the cards together. The player with the highest sum got to keep the cards for that round.

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