Family Fun Game Night

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Family Fun Game Night
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Artifact 16 The following artifact reflects a
power point presentation describing my social
action project that the student teachers and I
completed this semester at Kipps Elementary. The
student teachers and I created over 70
interactive learning boards for the students to
use as a review of the curriculum and for the
SOLs in the four main subject areas, as well as
physical education, health education, and the
arts. In order to reach out to the community, we
also hosted a Family Fun Game Night for the
students and their families to come and play the
games while enjoying refreshments and prizes. In
addition to showing growth over time, the
following artifact demonstrates how I have
successfully met the following ACEI Standards
1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1,
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.

• Interactive Learning Boards
• March 27, 2007 _at_ 7 8 p.m.
• Kipps Elementary School
• Will Kulick, Meredith Carwile, Michelle Patton,
• A. K. Rickman, Janet Robbins, and Kelly Roller

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Issue

• After discussing the issue with Mr. Kitts, the
  principal, and the teachers, we wanted to find a
  fun, interactive way for students to review for
  the SOLs and to enhance the curriculum.
• A few 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers had
  started interactive learning board templates, and
  we wanted to expand their efforts to contribute
  to the overall school community.

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Project Description

• The student teachers collaborated with one
  another, with other teachers in the school, and
  researched the Standards of Learning and
  curriculum to come up with ideas for the
  interactive learning boards.
• One of our goals was to create portable,
  interactive games that students could complete
  and check on their own to monitor and enhance
  their understanding of the curriculum in
  preparation for the SOLs.

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Project Description (cont.)

• Another one of our goals was to create master
  copies of the interactive learning boards, so
  they could be easily duplicated in the future to
  create class and/or grade sets.
• To combine our goals while reaching out to the
  community, we hosted a Family Fun Game Night.

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Family Fun Game Night

• The night included an opportunity for families to
  come play the interactive games together in a
  relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.
• We set up the cafeteria with our interactive
  learning boards divided by grade level (3rd-5th)
  and a section for the specials (health
  education, physical education, and the arts).
• We also included traditional board games to add
  to the fun.

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Family Fun Game Night

• We provided healthy snacks and drinks, such as
  fruit, popcorn, pretzels, chips and salsa,
  cookies and milk, apple juice, orange juice, and
  lemonade.
• We raffled off prizes, such as Coldstone gift
  certificates and bowling passes, and gave away
  prizes to all children in attendance.
• Positive behavior was reinforced with Buck-A-Roos
  (the school wide positive behavior initiative).

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Advertising the Night

• To spread the word, we used the following
  methods
• Sent a parent/guardian letter home a week before
  the event and a reminder the day before
• Listed on school website
• Posted flyers around the school
• Created skits on Roo News, the school morning
  announcements

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• Letter to Parents/Guardians
• March 14, 2007
• Pajama Game Night!
• March 27th, 700 pm - 800 pm
• Dear Parents,
• The student teachers in conjunction with their
  cooperating teachers would like to invite you to
  a Family Fun Game Night on Tuesday, March 27th
  from 7 to 8 p.m. This semester, the student
  teachers of Virginia Tech have worked hard to
  making learning fun and interactive for their
  students. We have created interactive games
  dealing with certain areas of the curriculum that
  are both fun and educational for the whole
  family.
• This is a great opportunity for you to come play
  board games with your children as well as for the
  children to show you the interactive boards that
  we have been working on the last month. We would
  love for you to bring your family members,
  neighbors, friends, or anyone else that might
  want to participate. Also, please feel free to
  wear PJs to our Family Fun Game Night to help you
  relax, be comfortable, and enjoy playing the
  games. We will provide cookies, fruit, popcorn,
  and multiple drinks including lemonade and fruit
  juice during the event for everyone to enjoy.
• Please join us for some family fun! We look
  forward to seeing you on March 27th! Thanks in
  advance for your excitement and participation!
• Sincerely,
• The Kipps Elementary School
• Staff and Student Teachers

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The Making of the Boards
Here are pictures of our workstation where we
collaborated and shared resources to construct
the interactive learning boards. We made over 70
boards in the core and specialty subjects.
Most of our boards were made with manila folders,
handouts, pictures, lamination, and LOTS of
Velcro.
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Interactive Boards
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Math
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Science
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Social Studies/Language Arts
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Specialties
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Family Fun Game Night Pictures
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More Pictures
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Success!

• Over 45 students attended the night
• Over 50 parents and siblings also attended
• We were excited about the turnout considering
  there was a math game night the night before and
  a womens history celebration later in the week.

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Reflection
To come up with the ideas for the learning
boards, the student teachers and I collaborated
with one another, with teachers from the third
through fifth grades, the Virginia Standards of
Learning, and with the principal of Kipps.
Together, the student teachers and I made over 70
different boards in the four main subject areas,
along with physical education, health education,
and the arts. The learning boards were a great
way for the students to review what they are
learning throughout the curriculum and prepare
themselves for the SOLs. The student teachers
and I also made master copies and templates for
the teachers and grade levels to use in the
future to duplicate the learning boards to
eventually make classroom and grade level sets.
The Family Fun Game Night was a wonderful way
for the student teachers to reach out to the
community and to introduce our interactive
learning boards to the students and their
families. Several families and students attended
the night making a great turnout. Everyone was
invited to wear pajamas to help them feel
comfortable and have fun playing the games with
one another and their families. The students
were able to earn prizes and enjoy refreshments
with their families and friends. The night was
also a great opportunity for the student teachers
to get to know the community and their students
families better. The Family Fun Game Night was a
great success and a lot of fun for everyone!