Elementary school activities for family reading night how. We will also focus on a dinosaur themed escape room that the entire school can participate in during literacy night. This blog has lots of ideas for steam activities and differentiating learning. Family literacy night k3 is designed for a school wide event. If your goal is to include families to be engaged in your family literacy night at school, you need to be creative. Create an obstacle course that all family members have to cross together and compete against yourselves by trying to beat your time on each run through the course. Not only can that child learn about new and fascinating places, people, and things, but a child that can read and comprehend becomes a selflearner, learning new concepts in science. I think game night has been one of my favorite themes that we have done. Family literacy night this year was a camping theme. A craft centre, where people create literacy activities to use at home.
Education world says reading nights not only motivate children to read more. Hold storytelling nights, guest author and poetry readings, readaloud programs, dramatic readings, book fairs and book drives, a readathon or a book report festival, family literacy nights, or other literacy activities for. Get canvas bags from a craft store and let your kids decorate them with fabric markers. As educators and advocates for literacy, our efforts focus primarily on the daytoday school environment. Instead of recreating the wheel, i just updated the documents with the current dates. Elementary school activities for family reading night.
The list of steps kept me on track and i was able to knock family literacy night out of the park without a lot of extra work or long nights. See more ideas about literacy, literacy activities and family night. Tips for hosting a family reading night at your school. 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. Here are some more simple ideas to make family library night extra fun. Family dinner book club is one of my favorite family literacy. Family nights are a great way to create a sense of community. Celebrate literacy with a family night out scholastic. Hosting a family literacy night in your library or schools auditorium is a great way to get the whole family involved in reading for fun. See more ideas about literacy, parents as teachers and math night. A family literacy night is when a school puts on an evening of fun activities that encourages community literacy. 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. We did a family reading night in early december and the theme was cozy winter reading.
The candy land colors were great for spring time and our families had a lot of fun. Engage families in a dinosaur escape room themed literacy night. These events can build on the curriculum, like a reading night or math night, or they can just be a way for. Send more literacy night theme ideas which arent listed above at least ten, or tell me about a literacy event that was a huge success. Since math and reading are two huge topics, this is going to be a twopart blog post. Pro tipif you love ss and want to have a social studies night but you know there might be some opposition start by highlighting that its literacy. Kids love to show mom and dad their school, and the entire family can rediscover the magic of reading books together 1. A variety of family literacy centres a reading circle centre. Our family literacy night is really just an evening for parents to come to learn some ideas on how to promote reading at home. Literacy night activities scavenger hunt pirate theme. Here are some ideas, tricks and tips for a successful family literacy night.
Family literacy nights ideas for teaching, resources for. Teachers and guest readers can read with students in classrooms while families listen to a guest speaker. Each family member can read a page or two and then popcorn pass to the family member of their choice. The kids got a stamp card when they arrived and after listening to each story they they got their card stamped. Storytellersthis is a great job for the older adults in your community because they can talk about history and life experience with the students.
Increase the knowledge level of parents and family members about things they can do at home to help nurture readers. Are you looking for ideas and activities for your family literacy night. Fun ideas and games for parents and students to enjoy on family literacy night. 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. Game night for family literacy conversations in literacy. Make your school family night a hit with these planning tips, ideas for themes, and more. We had 4 different areas for this kids to have a jan brett book read to them.
They help parents get connected to the school and show kids that school can be fun. Grab a book or two about the woods, hiking, forest animals, or trees and head into the woods to read them. We have tables set up in the hallway and students can go from table to table with their families doing whichever activities they choose. Storyhour or childrens activities organized by volunteers.
Activities for family literacy night plus a freebie. Are you looking for a fun activity to do with families at your school for a literacy night. This is a collections of ideas that will help you plan a. Parents take part in the fun with their kids and leave the event with a deeper understanding of the simple ways they can support literacy. Family reading nights can go beyond sitting around the house with a good book. Invite authors to read andor speak at your family reading night event. Jul 24, 2016 at our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair. Family literacy nights early childhood literacy new york city. Family reading night ideas illinois secretary of state. Ill try to be as brief as possible about our family literacy nights. Reading is fun when you get to choose your own book. Roll out the red carpet for family literacy night includes ideas and activities for seven fun. 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.
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. To understand that children can act out stories for fun or to offer new experiences. Set a goal for how many minutes families can spend reading at the event. Make and take literacy night fun parent involvement hello. Hosting a family literacy night in your library or schools auditorium is a great way to. Reading themed activities engage the entire family for a night. 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. Roll out the red carpet for literacy night, movie style. Some authors may be book signings interested in signing books as well. Pick up a book from the library and go to a coffee shop to read it out loud together. Check out our new, interactive approach that engages the whole family in reading activities parents take part in the fun with their kids and leave the event with a deeper understanding of the simple ways they can support literacy. Conversations in literacy meeting your literacy and rti needs. Its purpose is to write for individual enjoyment and build a stronger sense of writing as a benefit to the family. Family literacy nights ideas for teaching, resources for lesson.
Reading adventure packs for families reading rockets. Send a flyer home one month in advance, one week in advance, and the night. Video or audiorecord families reading a story or speaking in their native languages. Family reading night themes pto today message boards. We plan our fall night for the same night at parentteacher conferences and book fair. This pack includes eight makeandtake literacy games and activities that are designed to be used during a literacy night family event. See more ideas about family night, teaching sight words and curriculum night.
Hopefully this post will spark some ideas for how you can help your school plan an integrated literacy night as well. Bilingual family night for ell families colorin colorado. Here are some family literacy night ideas and tips that will set you on. Literacy activities and resources by amanda nehring. This is a collections of ideas that will help you plan a successful night. Involve more parents and family members in the education of their children and help them feel welcome as learning partners. Seuss theme, set up a craft center where parents and children can make a cat in the hat puppet by decorating a paper bag with markers, or take families outside to plant seeds in the school garden as a lorax environmentally conscious science activity. Reading activities and resources for teachers and parents. May 4, 2020 ideas and tools for engaging parents in literacy activities with their children. Here are some of the approaches that made the night in houston such a big hit.
This website from pto today provides all the information needed to organize a successful family reading night event. Oct 23, 2015 at our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair. Family reading night themes pto today message boards pto. Pack your family literacy night with bookbased activities appropriate for a variety of ages, and engage them in the theme.
Nov 01, 2017 parental literacy involvement continues to be a top predictor of achievement into the teen and adult years. A journal of literacy and language arts by an authorized editor of scholarworks at wmu. Take turns choosing the book or the book reading location of the night. Reading as a family helps increase vocabulary, sequencing skills, creativity and attention span. If children are interested, develop a dramatic play area that represents that workplace. Send a flyer home one month in advance, one week in advance, and the night before. Ask family members to tell the children about their jobs or plan a field trip to a family members workplace. Family literacy night activities, ideas and themes. Make it a big night out with food and door prizesa family affair. Mar 12, 2014 the following year, when family literacy night rolled around, i opened the file on my computer with all the information. Check out our companion website, start with a book. We have tables set up in the hallway and students can go.
Our k4 teachers sign up to read a book and do an activity to go along with that book. Bilingual read favorite books are read page by page, first in english and then another language. Family reading night is an excellent way for children and their parents to enjoy activities together at their school 1. While researching family literacy you will often come across terms like, literacy rich homes, family focused reading and the importance of. Make your life easy with this readytogo family night event resource.
A family literacy activities night can include a variety of things, such as. Contact a local senior center to see if any of the members might. This was the theme of our recent family literacy night. Family reading night themes we did a family reading night in early december and the theme was cozy winter reading.
How to plan a bingothemed integrated literacy night the. Westwood teachers have consented to share a handful of their activity ideas so that teachers in other schools might use or adapt them or use them to spark new ideas for their own literature days literacy nights. Choose a theme such as the continents, animals or favorite characters. And whats more, an elementary school family reading night can be great fun. Are you interested in having a literacy night event for your kindergarten families. Youll find 24 kidtested themes heroes and superheroes, dinosaurs, detectives, the night sky, music, dozens of carefully chosen fiction and nonfiction books, handson activities, writing ideas, apps and websites to deepen the learning. At our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair. Aug 15, 2016 we even have a family dinner book club facebook page to share other family dinner ideas with participants.
Each family in attendance received a folder containing directions for each activity set up during the evening of the family night, ideas for extensions at home, coordinating math literacy skills and concepts taught within each activity, a take home game, and a feedback form. The following year, when family literacy night rolled around, i opened the file on my computer with all the information. A day focused on literacy can promote literacy across an entire community. 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. Our family nights revolve around literacy and math activities, parent information, and a free dinner for our families. Most schools that receive title 1 funding are now required to have two or more events per school year that provide educational opportunities for parents and students after school. To empower my students parents i have developed and taught parent literacy classes for the past five years. How to plan a family literacy night at school synonym. Weve included 10 ideas to use at home and 10 ideas for the classroom. Books give children the opportunity to learn about the world. Make and take literacy night fun parent involvement. Family reading night themes family reading, literacy night. Make reading a book or a chapter in a book a family ritual each night.
Or, have you had literacy night in the past, but need new ideas. Interested in organizing a family literacy night in your community. 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 novelty alone will be exciting, but you can also encourage everyone to find or make items discussed in the book. The theme provides a hook to draw families in and makes it easier to plan your activities around the theme. This practitioners guide offers numerous ideas and resources for reaching out to parents. If you are planning your own family literacy night, you may want to consider some of the following activities. Family literacy is defined as home literacy activities that provide literacy skillbuilding opportunities for young children while enhancing literacy skill development in all members of the family. We have tables set up in the hallway and students can go from table to table with their families doing whic.
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