Bridging School and Home Through Family

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

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

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