Foster Joyful Math Learning: Engage Families through Play-based Strategies

Join the Center for Family Math and national nonprofit PowerMyLearning for a dynamic webinar where you’ll learn practical, research-backed strategies to foster joyful math learning and deepen family engagement.

This session will equip K-5 educators with actionable tools to create inclusive, joyful math learning environments that spark curiosity, build resilience, and foster collaboration—both in the classroom and at home.

What You’ll Learn: 

  • Play-Based Math Learning: Embed math in daily routines using fun, hands-on activities that ignite curiosity and joy.
  • Strengthen Math Discourse: Encourage students and families to engage in meaningful math conversations that reinforce classroom learning and build confidence.
  • Equity-focused, Culturally Relevant Activities: Discover math learning strategies that reflect students’ lived experiences and cultural backgrounds—designed to engage all families.

Strengthen Math Discourse: Encourage students and families to engage in meaningful math conversations that reinforce classroom learning and build confidence.
Equity-focused, Culturally Relevant Activities: Discover math learning strategies that reflect students’ lived experiences and cultural backgrounds—designed to engage all families.

Explore how PowerMyLearning’s Family Playlists®—an evidence-based K-2 math practice tool—strengthens math learning by turning everyday activities into opportunities for meaningful math conversations at home.

This webinar will also provide free resources, real-life examples, and practical insights to help you build strong family-school partnerships, nurture growth mindsets, and support all students in seeing themselves as capable mathematicians.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Engaging Families Across Maine (CEFAM), this webinar will be available in both English and Spanish, with live interpretation provided.

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Featured panelists:
  • Emily Amick, Managing Director of Products and Programs, PowerMyLearning

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