Bridging School and Home Through Family Nights : Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K-8,9781412914673

Bridging School and Home Through Family Nights : Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K-8

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ISBN13: 9781412914673
ISBN10: 1412914671
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-07-22
Publisher(s): Corwin Pr
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Summary

This how-to guide includes all the necessary information and materials for implementing family nights that increase parental involvement and improve academic achievement.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
About the Authors xii
Getting Families Involved in School Through Family Nights
1(6)
How to Use This Book
3(1)
Adaptations for Special Populations
4(1)
Be Thoughtful About Food Provided
5(1)
Be Careful About Incentives
5(1)
Cost- and Time-Saving Ideas
6(1)
Scrapbook Family Night: Preserving Memories in Words and Pictures
7(10)
Why Do Scrapbook Family Night?
7(2)
Organizing Scrapbook Family Night
9(2)
Resources
11(1)
Scrapbook Suggestions
12(1)
Reproducibles
13(4)
Books, Books, and More Books: A Reading-Focused Family Night
17(11)
Why Do Family Reading Night?
17(2)
Organizing Family Reading Night
19(2)
Resources
21(1)
Reproducibles
22(6)
Meet Our Pets Family Night
28(8)
Why Do Meet Our Pets Family Night?
28(2)
Organizing Meet Our Pets Family Night
30(1)
Reproducibles
31(5)
A Morning of Family Fun With Math
36(17)
Why Do Family Math Morning?
36(2)
Content of Family Math Morning
38(1)
Organizing Family Math Morning
38(2)
Resources
40(1)
Reproducibles
41(12)
Sharing Family Stories and Traditions Night
53(10)
Why Do Family Stories and Traditions Night?
53(2)
Organizing Family Stories and Traditions Night
55(2)
Resources
57(1)
Reproducibles
58(5)
Game-Making/Writing Family Night for Developing Writing Skills
63(13)
Why Do Game-Making/Writing Family Night?
63(2)
Organizing Game-Making/Writing Family Night
65(2)
Reproducibles
67(9)
Pajama Party Family Night: A Reading Event
76(10)
Why Do Pajama Party Family Night?
76(2)
Organizing Pajama Party Family Night
78(2)
Resources
80(1)
Reproducibles
81(5)
Meeting Famous People Through Biographies Family Night
86(8)
Why Do Famous People Family Night?
86(2)
Organizing Famous People Family Night
88(1)
Reproducibles
89(5)
Sharing Hobbies, Talents, and Interests Family Night
94(9)
Why Do Hobbies, Talents, and Interests Family Night?
94(2)
Organizing Hobbies, Talents, and Interests Family Night
96(2)
Reproducibles
98(5)
Poetry Family Morning
103(12)
Why Do Poetry Family Morning?
103(2)
Organizing Poetry Morning
105(2)
Resources
107(1)
Reproducibles
107(8)
Making Science Fun Family Night
115(13)
Why Do Making Science Fun Family Night?
115(2)
Organizing Making Science Fun Family Night
117(2)
Resources
119(1)
Reproducibles
119(9)
Fun With Language: A Family Night of Riddles, Jokes, and Cartoons
128(9)
Why Do Riddles, Jokes, and Cartoons Family Night?
128(2)
Organizing Riddles, Jokes, and Cartoons Family Night
130(2)
Resources
132(1)
Reproducibles
132(5)
Health and Wellness Family Night
137(14)
Why Do Health and Wellness Family Night?
137(2)
Organizing Health and Wellness Family Night
139(2)
Resources
141(1)
Reproducibles
141(10)
Next Steps: Getting the Most Out of Family Nights
151(4)
Resource A: Reproducible Planning Guide 155(1)
Resource B: Reproducible Sign-In Sheet 156(1)
Resource C: Helpful Web Sites 157(1)
Resource D: Spanish Translations of Invitations 158(14)
References 172(2)
Index 174

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