Bilingual read favorite books are read page by page, first in english and then another language. Bilingual family night for ell families colorin colorado. This is a collections of ideas that will help you plan a successful night. We did a family reading night in early december and the theme was cozy winter reading. Find ways to make reading a fun part of everyday life. Increase the knowledge level of parents and family members about things they can do at home to help nurture readers. Choose a theme such as the continents, animals or favorite characters. And whats more, an elementary school family reading night can be great fun.
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 nights ideas for teaching, resources for. This practitioners guide offers numerous ideas and resources for reaching out to parents. Make and take literacy night fun parent involvement. Activities for family literacy night plus a freebie. It takes a lot of preplanning and work to pull it off, but it is totally worth it. Oct 23, 2015 at our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair.
Ideas for what to cover during your parental nights. 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. It doesnt have to be national reading month to host a pta family reading experience. Our schools beliefs about your childs literacy and you. If your goal is to include families to be engaged in your family literacy night at school, you need to be creative. Weve included 10 ideas to use at home and 10 ideas for the classroom. They help parents get connected to the school and show kids that school can be fun.
Save time with this printable family literacy night kit that includes step by step. National pta has partnered with reading is fundamental rif to provide literacy expertise and activities to host an engaging and effective family reading experience. 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. 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. Hancock literacy works with our local schools here in hancock county to hold free family literacy nights fln for their students in preschool through second grade, and their families. Hosting a family literacy night in your library or schools auditorium is a. Family reading night themes pto today message boards. Make it a big night out with food and door prizesa family affair. Would you like to have rocking events that families will love. A family literacy night is when a school puts on an evening of fun activities that encourages community literacy. 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. Reading aloud is one of the most important activities for a child to successfully learn to read.
When literary success is highly encouraged and supported by the family, children are more likely to want to read. Family reading night ideas illinois secretary of state. Nov 01, 2017 parental literacy involvement continues to be a top predictor of achievement into the teen and adult years. Tips for hosting a family reading night at your school. Posters and invitations are included in this package. See more ideas about literacy, parents as teachers and math night.
Mar 05, 2018 now that we understand the importance of family literacy, here are some ideas to help build reading and literacy components into your familys daily life. We even have a family dinner book club facebook page to share other family dinner ideas with participants. Family reading night themes pto today message boards pto. Ive done everything from a one night games workshop to a fiveweek class on literacy, but no matter how you choose to partner with parents, heres some things to share. Family reading night themes we did a family reading night in early december and the theme was cozy winter reading. Advertise the family literacy activities night at least one week before the event. Tips for hosting a family reading night at your school idaho. Our k4 teachers sign up to read a book and do an activity to go along with that book. The project includes bilingual materials to promote the importance of parent involvement and literacy support at home. Involve more parents and family members in the education of their children and help them feel welcome as learning partners. Kids love to show mom and dad their school, and the entire family can rediscover the magic of reading books together 1.
The candy land colors were great for spring time and our families had a lot of fun. 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. To understand that children can act out stories for fun or to offer new experiences. 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. 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. During these engaging events, children get to participate in literacy related activities with their adults. Literacy night events if you are planning your own family literacy night, you may want to consider some of the following activities. A fun pack full of materials for implementing your own family night for ela. At our school, each year we host a family literacy night during the week of the book fair.
For more great activity ideas, see our bilingual toolkit, filled with literacy workshops, book. Family literacy night is when a school gives parents and their children a time. This website from pto today provides all the information needed to organize a successful family reading night event. Invite authors to read andor speak at your family reading night event. This is a collections of ideas that will help you plan a. While researching family literacy you will often come across terms like, literacy rich homes, family focused reading and the importance of. Elementary school activities for family reading night. To empower my students parents i have developed and taught parent literacy classes for the past five years. Storytellers this is a great job for the older adults in your community because they can talk about history and life experience with the students. Elementary school activities for family reading night how. Its purpose is to write for individual enjoyment and build a stronger sense of writing as a benefit to the family. 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. Understanding the importance of learning does not stop at the end of the school day. Early reading begins with an understanding of phonics and syllables.
May 18, 2020 ideas and tools for engaging parents in literacy activities with their children. Teaching strategies to run a successful literacy night teachhub. Sep 11, 2017 hopefully this post will spark some ideas for how you can help your school plan an integrated literacy night as well. 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 and sneak in the social studies. This was the theme of our recent family literacy night.
Ideas for hosting educational math, literacy, or science family nights for your preschool, prek, head start, or kindergarten program. Instead of recreating the wheel, i just updated the documents with the current dates. Ill try to be as brief as possible about our family literacy nights. 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. Take turns choosing the book or the book reading location of the night. Last year, we had a literacy scavenger hunt and you can read about that here.
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. Mar 12, 2014 the following year, when family literacy night rolled around, i opened the file on my computer with all the information. How to make awesomely effective literacy bags lizs. 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. Hopefully this post will spark some ideas for how you can help your school plan an integrated literacy night as well. Invite parents and families to participate in 7 fun camping themed activities to address. Research presented by the national center for education statistics has proven that family engagement is one of the most important factors of literacy development, and that children enter kindergarten at a higher reading level when they have a positive learning environment at home. The skills a child is taught at home are the foundation for learning. Read more than books together read road signs, nutritional labels, etc. Grab a book or two about the woods, hiking, forest animals, or trees and head into the woods to read them. 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. Family reading night is an excellent way for children and their parents to enjoy activities together at their school 1. Here are some of the approaches that made the night in houston such a big hit. Each teacher chooses a story and then picks 1 or 2 quick literacy activities that relate to the story for students to do.
Family literacy night k3 is designed for a school wide event. Each family member can read a page or two and then popcorn pass to the family member of their choice. Mar 18, 2020 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. Over time parents gain ideas to engage their child in literacy learning using their own books or library books. All of these components are essential for promoting family literacy activities and raising ready readers. Family literacy nights early childhood literacy new york city. Now that we understand the importance of family literacy, here are some ideas to help build reading and literacy components into your family s daily life. Here are some family literacy night ideas and tips that will set you on the road to. Take a glance through these 25 unique family night ideas to find a few your crew will enjoy trying together. Flip for comprehension by emily cayuso maupin house publishing, inc. Some authors may be book signings interested in signing books as well.
Reading night 10 fun family night ideas howstuffworks. How to plan a family literacy night at school synonym. The kids got a stamp card when they arrived and after listening to each story they they got their card stamped. Tips and ideas for planning a successful literacy night for families that will be remembered. See more ideas about literacy, camping crafts and disney crafts for kids. We will also focus on a dinosaur themed escape room that the entire school can participate in during literacy night. How to plan a bingothemed integrated literacy night the.
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. Make and take literacy night fun parent involvement hello. 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. See more ideas about literacy, teaching reading and parents as teachers. A collection of readytouse literacy center ideas for. Game night for family literacy conversations in literacy. See more ideas about literacy, literacy activities and family night.
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. Send a flyer home one month in advance, one week in advance, and the night before. Family nights are a great way to create a sense of community. Here are some ideas, tricks and tips for a successful family literacy night. These are based off some of the key indicators of our own family literacy program. A day focused on literacy can promote literacy across an entire community. 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.
Interested in organizing a family literacy night in your community. Teaching strategies to run a successful literacy night. Aug 15, 2016 on growing book by book, we share a book, menu, table crafts, conversation starters and a family service project for your family to try. Set a goal for how many minutes families can spend reading at the event. Make your school family night a hit with these planning tips, ideas for themes, and more. Family reading night themes family reading, literacy night. Get literal and take relevant books to different locations for a unique family story time. 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. Are you looking for ideas and activities for your family literacy night. Hold storytelling nights, guest author and poetry readings, readaloud programs, dramatic readings, book fairs and book drives, a readathon or a book. Pick up a book from the library and go to a coffee shop to read it out loud together. Team fs family literacy night presentation by julie. Education world says reading nights not only motivate children to read more.
This months feature will provide you with ideas for promoting family literacy in your home that go beyond reading storybooks, as well as provide you with free resources to use at home or to distribute to parents in your setting or school. Family literacy nights ideas for teaching, resources for lesson. I think game night has been one of my favorite themes that we have done. Celebrate literacy with a family night out scholastic. Information pictures and ideas for hosting family math, literacy, or science night in your prek, preschool. We have tables set up in the hallway and students can go from table to table with their families doing whichever activities they choose. Send a flyer home one month in advance, one week in advance, and the night. The following year, when family literacy night rolled around, i opened the file on my computer with all the information. Reading night these 10 fun family night ideas will keep the entire family entertained. These events can build on the curriculum, like a reading night or math night, or they can just be a way for. We had 4 different areas for this kids to have a jan brett book read to them. Put posters up around the community, advertise on the local radio station, or green screen and hand out invitations at the school. Teachers and guest readers can read with students in classrooms while families listen to a guest speaker. As educators and advocates for literacy, our efforts focus primarily on the daytoday school environment.