Consider partnering with a local high school or business for nonpta volunteers so your families can take part in the event. Recently, i was talking to one of my friends who is new to coaching, and she asked me, whats the first thing you do when you plan a family night. You can also request a family reading night kit, which includes a planning guide, posters, brochures, and many fun creative ideas to use at your event. Family reading night themes family reading, literacy night. This website from pto today provides all the information needed to organize a successful family reading night event. No district employee or student shall be subjected to discrimination in employment or any district program or activity on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. University of louisville hope longwellgrice university of wisconsinmilwaukee diane kyle university of louisville this article describes our implementation of a program aimed at, supporting families literacy through books and strategies and. Recruit your pta family reading experience team, including teachers and school librarians. Bilingual read favorite books are read page by page, first in english and then another language. Family literacy night resources glenkirk elementary school. To empower my students parents i have developed and taught parent literacy classes for the past five years.
Jan 30, 20 white elementary is known for having good turnouts on family curriculum nights, but, due to the bad weather, this one really surprised me. Some authors may be book signings interested in signing books as well. A sure way to get parents to a literacy event is to have their children scheduled to perform that night. Ideas for what to cover during your parental nights. Family printables, lessons, and references for teachers family literacy night see more. Choose a theme such as the continents, animals or favorite characters. A family literacy night is when a school puts on an evening of fun activities that encourages community literacy. The students are split up according to grade level. White elementary is known for having good turnouts on family curriculum nights, but, due to the bad weather, this one really surprised me. Oct 23, 2015 at our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair. Participants come to the reading night at school in their pjs, bringing a blanket or comforter for the floor, a flashlight and the little ones favorite stuffed animals. At kaumana elementary school in hilo, hawaii, the impact craters and the moon activity made a lasting impression on students and parents who attended family science night.
The students went to the media center to watch a video, learn how to do the make and take literacy activities, and prepare to teach their parents. Such was the case at westwood elementary school in broken arrow. Everyone came into the multipurpose room and started by sharing their book with the adult they came with about 20 minutes. A successful literacy event includes an appropriate theme, bookrelated activities, and food that follows the evenings fiction and nonfiction. Ms literacy night middle school parents and students came back to school to actively engage in literacy. Family reading night is an excellent way for children and their parents to enjoy activities together at their school 1. How to plan a family literacy night at school synonym. Grab a book or two about the woods, hiking, forest animals, or trees and head into the woods to read them.
Video or audiorecord families reading a story or speaking in their native languages. Each teacher chooses a story and then picks 1 or 2 quick literacy activities that relate to the story for students to do. They help parents get connected to the school and show kids that school can be fun. Ive done everything from a onenight games workshop to a fiveweek class on literacy, but no matter how you choose to partner with parents, heres some things to share. As educators and advocates for literacy, our efforts focus primarily on the daytoday school environment. Engage families in reading fun at your school by hosting a pta family reading experiencean interactive event that engages the whole family in reading activities. Family literacy nights ideas for teaching, resources for lesson. The teacher read a book to the group and do an activity or craft. Every year, my school hosts a family literacy night event. This packet features fillable forms for complete customization. These school events will help develop a sense of community some quick ideas. You start your evening with a ptasponsored pizza dinner in the lunchroom and then you head to classrooms where you will be. See more ideas about literacy, parents as teachers and teaching reading.
Activities for family literacy night plus a freebie. Whether youre a teacher, the pta president or a parent who wants to pitch in, planning a family literacy night means that youll need to combine whimsical fun with education and academics. Sometimes a school comes together to create a truly special activity that benefits every child and every family too. By learning about families they will begin to understand their place in groups, communities, and the world. Nov 01, 2017 parental literacy involvement continues to be a top predictor of achievement into the teen and adult years. Make and take literacy night fun parent involvement. The following year, when family literacy night rolled around, i opened the file on my computer with all the information. Family literacy night mercer island school district. At our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair. The students come to school at night with their parents. If your goal is to include families to be engaged in your family literacy night at school, you. My school does a family read aloud night about once a month.
Glenkirk elementary school class pages 1st grade family. Middle school parents and students came back to school to actively engage in literacy. Education world says reading nights not only motivate children to read more. Have the students take the books home and read them together with their parents over a certain period of time. We will also focus on a dinosaur themed escape room that the entire school can participate in during literacy night. We shared our idea of hosting several family literacy events with. Weve included 10 ideas to use at home and 10 ideas for the classroom. Tips for hosting a family reading night at your school. May 4, 2020 ideas and tools for engaging parents in literacy activities with their children. Education world says reading nights not only motivate children to read more at home, but they also can encourage parents to get more involved in their childrens education. Involve more parents and family members in the education of their children and help them feel welcome as learning partners. Here are some ideas, tricks and tips for a successful family literacy night.
Engage families in a dinosaur escape room themed literacy night. Come up with ideas for a theme every two weeks or once a month, and present your students with books related to that theme. How to have a math and science night at your school kid. Project appleseed challenges school communities to ask school boards, city councils, mayors. Make and take for literacy night, grades 35 at a recent literacy night at my school, the parents met in the gym to see a quick presentation about state testing. Printables and stepbystep instructions to help you easily organize and host a luau theme family literacy night for your grade level or school.
I mentioned it to some other parents who loved the idea and decided to ask the school for permission. Elementary educational resources, ideas, and lesson plans. This article discusses some ideas for parents so that they can make the most of backto school night at their childs school, as well as information that they should take with them from the event about their childs school, classroom, and teacher such as important contact information. Its essentially a fun way to for schools to give parents and their children a time and place to read, write, learn, and share ideas with experienced teachers. The parents then have time to read aloud to their child.
Then they did the whole thing over again at night so they could include families. Everything you need to have a successful event is included. Elementary school activities for family reading night how. Are you looking for a fun activity to do with families at your school for a literacy night. If you need a few more ideas for your next walk, or for enrichment, you and your children could try a few of these. Its purpose is to write for individual enjoyment and build a stronger sense of writing as a benefit to the family and to the school community. Family literacy night ideas for parents foster parenting in florida the theme of families is an important one for students. All of these components are essential for promoting family literacy activities and raising ready readers. You start your evening with a ptasponsored pizza dinner in the lunchroom and then you head to classrooms where you will be led in two literacy strategy sessions. Space and time devoted to families reading together is important. These events can build on the curriculum, like a reading night or math night, or they can just be a way for. Get literal and take relevant books to different locations for a unique family story time.
Elementary school activities for family reading night. Make a schoolwide announcement timed just before the final bell on the day of the eventdont forgettonight is literacy night and its going to be so fun, tell your parents. Ask family members to tell the children about their jobs or plan a field trip to a family members workplace. Partner with local restaurants to host a school spirit night at the restaurant for parents with a portion of the proceeds supporting the school. Instead of recreating the wheel, i just updated the documents with the current dates. Kids love to show mom and dad their school, and the entire family can rediscover the magic of reading books together 1. A day focused on literacy can promote literacy across an entire community. Includes the handson activities, station signs, parent welcome sign, parent invitation letter, table tent signs for directions, a letter for parents on how to help their child at home, sign in shee. For more great activity ideas, see our bilingual toolkit, filled with literacy. See more ideas about literacy, math night and parents as teachers. Make and take literacy night fun parent involvement hello.
Its one of the things we do to bring parents into the school for a fun evening of stressfree learning. Partner with larger organizations or corporations, colleges or universities, or other literacy groups. Family literacy night is a chance for you and your child to learn about some great literacy strategies sidebyside. Family literacy night bingo is a fun and easy way to host a reading night at your school. Teaching strategies to run a successful literacy night. Family literacy night k3 is designed for a school wide event. Would you like to have rocking events that families will love. I mentioned it to some other parents who loved the idea and decided to ask the school for permission to put on our first math and science night. If children are interested, develop a dramatic play area that represents that workplace. Her elementary school holds bilingual family literacy nights, which take place after. Make your school family night a hit with these planning tips, ideas for themes, and more.
Hosting a family trivia night at your childs school is an ideal way to get to know his friends and their parents while having fun together. Activity ideas and tips for organizing your own literature event. The students came to the school in the evening in their pajamas with a book, a bear, and a blanket. And whats more, an elementary school family reading night can be great fun. The first half of that problem is solved with this huge list. Bilingual family night for ell families colorin colorado. Family reading night ideas illinois secretary of state. A blog to help elementary teachers build readers and writers who think boldly and deeply.
Parents left for home with a new understanding of how they can help their children with reading fluency, and their children left with a new book and. Do you want to involve more families in your family literacy events at school. Each time a moving object a vehicle, an animal, or a person is seen, add it to the story. A pajama party is great fun for younger elementary school students, with the added comfort of having their family by their side.
If your goal is to include families to be engaged in your family literacy night at school, you need to be creative. Learning to listen to families ellen mcintyre university of louisville hope longwellgrice. How to host a family trivia night at school how to adult. This article discusses some ideas for parents so that they can make the most of backtoschool night at their childs school, as well as information that they should take with them from the event about their childs school, classroom, and teacher such as important contact information. In my first school our mascot was the bear so we had a book, bear, and blanket night. Sep 26, 2017 family reading night is an excellent way for children and their parents to enjoy activities together at their school 1. Family literacy night is when a school gives parents and their children a time, a place, and some helpful guidelines from an experienced teacher to write, read, and share their ideas.
Family literacy nights new york city school library system at. Just type your own times, dates and other specific info into the fields for customization. Host discovery nights where parents, students and teachers learn together, in an interactive way, about a topic of universal interest e. Hosting a family literacy night in your library or schools auditorium is a. A family literacy night is when a school puts on an evening of fun activities that. See more ideas about literacy, literacy activities and family night. Family literacy nights ideas for teaching, resources for. Increase the knowledge level of parents and family members about things they can do at home to help nurture readers. She was also the elementary education expert for for five years. Offer them one fictional book and one nonfictional to read on each topic. Pizza can be a variety made by children and staff boboli, english muffin and bagel or purchased by the program. Teaching strategies to run a successful literacy night teachhub. Make a schoolwide announcement timed just before the final bell on the day of the eventdont forgettonight is literacy night and its going to be so fun, tell.
Family nights are a great way to create a sense of community. Our guide is organized into 5 steps with links to materials and sample templates. We have tables set up in the hallway and students can go from table to table with their families doing whichever activities they choose. While researching family literacy you will often come across terms like, literacy rich homes, family focused reading and the importance of building strong home school communication.
Dec 07, 2017 several years ago, i had heard about another schools math and science night. Parental literacy involvement continues to be a top predictor of achievement into the teen and adult years. Family literacy night overview mercer island school district. They participated in a variety of activities that promote a joy of reading such as. Whether youre a teacher, the pta president or a parent who wants to pitch in, planning a family literacy night means that youll need to combine whimsical. Then we play sight word bingo and the winner of each. Mar 12, 2014 the following year, when family literacy night rolled around, i opened the file on my computer with all the information. Because of the importance of parent engagement, the national network of partnership schools nnps has recognized over 600 schools since 1998 for their programs and practices that encourage community and family involvement resulting in students increased success in school.
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