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QUESTIONS:
General Frog Family Fun-Pack questions:
1.) What is the Frog Family Fun-Pack Program?
2.) How does the Frog Family Fun-Pack Program work?
3.) I can't get parents to come to school. Can the Frog Family Fun-Pack Program work for me?
4.) What is in each Family Fun-Pack Set?
5.) How many game cards are in each of the 24 Fun-Pack game pouches in a Set?
6.) Are replacement parts available?
7.) What is the difference between the games in a Frog Classroom Learning Game and the games in a Frog Family Fun-Pack Game?
8.) Who should use Frog Family Fun-Packs and when?
9.) Is the Frog Family Fun-Pack program research-based?
10.) Does the Family Fun-Pack Program meet federal and state parental involvement guidelines?
11.) Can I use Frog Family Fun-Packs for test preparation?
12.) Which Family Fun-Pack should I use?
13.) Do all of the Family Fun-Pack Sets use the same directions?
Spanish and Dual Language Frog Family Fun-Pack questions:
14.) What is the difference between the Spanish/English Family Fun-Pack and the Dual Language Family Fun-Packs?
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What's on the audio CDs that come with the Dual Language Family Fun-Packs?
16.) Do I need a computer to use the CDs that come with the Dual Language Family Fun-Packs?
17.) Are Dual Language Family Fun-Packs available in other languages besides Spanish/English?
18.) Do Hispanic parents need to be able speak or read English to use Dual Language Family Fun-Packs with their children?
ANSWERS:
1.) What is the Frog Family Fun-Pack Program?
The Frog Family Fun-Pack Program is an instant parental-involvement, homework, and test-preparation program that lasts the entire year! Frog Family Fun-Packs provide positive family interactions, effective home-school communication, and a systematic way for parents to help students do well in school. Meets federal and state parent involvement guidelines. Reading, Math, and Dual Language editions are available.
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2.) How does the Frog Family Fun-Pack Program work?
Frog Family Fun-Packs are a 24-week parental involvement, homework and test-preparation program that provides positive family interactions, effective homeschool communication and a systematic way for parents to help students do well in school. Each set contains materials that serve a class of up to 24 children. The first week, every child takes home one Family Fun-Pack to play with his family. To make it easy for parents to use consistently, Fun-Pack games take just a few minutes to play. All are self-checking so parents can help their children even if they themselves have not mastered the skills. Students play the self-checking game every evening using the easy directions. (Students using the Dual Language editions also have an auditory lesson each evening. It builds vocabulary and pronunciation in English.) Every playing of a Fun-Pack Game gives the student a review of all 25 of the most important skills at his level. The second week, after returning the first Fun-Pack, each child gets to take home a new, different Family Fun-Pack. The new Fun-Pack has a different, beautiful gameboard, but the rules never change, so parents always know exactly what to do. The new game has different gamecards with brand new questions, but they review the same 25 skills. For 24 weeks, families follow this enjoyable and effective routine, playing a Frog Family Fun-Pack Learning Game each evening and using a new one each week. Children can remain in the same level for 24 weeks without ever repeating a single question or gameboard. Or, they can advance to the next level whenever they're ready. This consistent practice provides a very solid foundation upon which further classroom instruction is built. And using the Fun-Packs establishes the habit of daily study with parental involvement and participation. The repetition develops confidence, speed, and confidence necessary for positive learning attitudes and high achievement in class and on tests.
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3.) I can't get parents to come to school. Can the Frog Family Fun-Pack Program work for me?
The Frog Family Fun-Pack program works whether parents come to school or stay at home. Children take home a Fun-Pack game each week and play it nightly with their families. To make it easy for parents to use consistently, Fun-Pack games take just a few minutes to play. All are self-checking so parents can help their children even if they themselves are unskilled, exhausted, non-English proficient, or even illiterate (only one level requires parents to read). There is not time wasted in figuring out what to do because all the games use the same, simple directions. Kids master the skills and enjoy time with their families, too.
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4.)What is in each Family Fun-Pack Set?
• A complete, ready-to-use, 24-week program
• 24 reusable Family Fun-Pack games: tough vinyl pouches with velcro closures holding study cards that review 25 skills, a laminated gameboard, game tokens, parent letter and directions in English and Spanish
• A Teacher Packet filled with "don't-reinvent-the-wheel" items such as charts, communication forms, and letters in English/Spanish
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5.) How many game cards are in each of the 24 Fun-Pack game pouches in the set?
There are 25 game cards in each of the 24 Fun-Pack games pouches. Each of the 25 cards review a different, important skill. That's a total of 600 gamecards for the entire set.
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6.) Are replacement parts available?
Yes. The Teacher Packet in each Family Fun-Pack Set includes ordering information for replacement parts in case they are needed. It also includes several extra parent letter cards and 20 extra tokens. Replacement packs are available only to those who have purchased sets. However, you may be delightfully surprised that by requiring the Fun-Packs back by Thursday and by giving children a new one only after they return the old one, very little, if anything, may need to be replaced.
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7.) What is the difference between Frog Classroom Learning Games and Frog Family Fun-Pack Games?
Each Classroom Learning Game from any Frog Classroom Learning Game Set focuses on a single skill for mastery and is used at school, often in a learning center. Each Family Fun-Pack game from any Family Fun-Pack Set reviews 25 different skills and is played at home nightly with parents. All Frog Games are self-checking and use the same, simple rules.
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8.) Who should use Frog Family Fun-Packs and when?
Use the Frog Family Fun-Pack program to fulfill all of your parental involvement needs. Frog Family Fun-Packs are great for students ages 4-14. They are great for K-6 classes, ESE, ESL, Title I, Migrant, and for your school's Library. They work great for test preparation, after-school programs, summer skills-maintenance programs, mentoring and tutoring programs, family game night, and Fun-Packs are a great addition to book bags for added skill review.
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9.) Is the Frog Family Fun-Pack Parental Involvement Program research-based?
Yes. You can download our Frog Family Fun-Packs Research Report by clicking here (PDF format - Acrobat Reader plug-in required).
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10.) Does the Family Fun-Pack Program meet federal and state parental involvement guidelines?
Yes, the Frog Family Fun-Pack program is a research-based parental involvement program developed in accordance with state and national standards.
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11.)
Can I use Frog Family Fun-Packs for test preparation?
Yes. The Frog Family Fun-Pack Program is great for test preparation and was developed in accordance with state and national testing standards.
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12.) Which Family Fun-Pack should I use?
Select Frog Family Fun-Pack Sets at the students’ REVIEW level, usually one level lower than Frog Classroom Learning Game Sets.
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13.) Do all of the Family Fun-Pack Sets use the same directions
Yes. All Frog Games use the same directions. Parents really appreciate that all Family Fun-Packs have the same directions. (Note: There is an additional auditory component in all Dual Lanugage Family Fun-Packs. Also, parents and older siblings read the questions aloud for the younger child when using all Level R Sets.)
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14.) What is the difference between the Spanish/English Family
Fun-Pack and the Dual Language Family Fun-Packs?
All Family Fun-Packs work the same way.
The content differs from set to set. The Spanish/English Family Fun-Pack Set (PA-632) develops basic Spanish vocabulary. The questions and answers are in Spanish. This set is perfect for students who read Spanish, but have not yet learned to read or speak English. It is also useful for English speaking students who are learning Spanish.
Dual Language Family Fun-Packs develop 25 skills for each level. Questions and answers are presented in English for the student and in Spanish for the parent on every gamecard. Dual Language Family Fun-Packs enable Hispanic parents to assist their children in learning to read and speak English even if the parents speak little or no English. Each Dual Language Family-Fun Pack also includes a listen-and-repeat lesson on CD to give parents and children auditory assistance in pronunciation and comprehension.
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15.) What's on the audio CDs that come with the Dual Language Family Fun-Packs?
First, parents and children hear a short introduction explaining the fun they will have as they listen and repeat. On a separate track, the Listen and Repeat auditory lesson provides a model of clear, unaccented natural English pronunciation of the words, phrases, or sentences on the cards in their Fun-Pack Game.
Through imitation the children, and even their entire families, learn to understand and pronounce all the English words. Each phrase is read once in Spanish with three repetitions in English. Pauses between repetitions give plenty of time to repeat the phrase aloud. With 3 repetitions, learners can fine tune pronunciation, learn the meaning and develop confidence.
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16.) Do I need a computer to use the CDs that come with the Dual Language Family Fun-Packs?
No. The Frog Family Fun-Pack auditory lessons on CD play on any music CD player, so a computer is not necessary.
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17.) Are Dual Language Family Fun-Packs available in other languages besides Spanish/English?
We would love to make Dual Language Family Fun-Packs available in every language that is needed, but at the present time, they are only available for Spanish/English.
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18.) Do Hispanic parents need to be able speak or read English to use Dual Language Family Fun-Packs with their children?
No. Frog Family Fun-Packs work even if parents are unskilled, non-English proficient, or even illiterate. (Only one level requires parents to read.) Each question and answer for the games is provided in both English and Spanish on every Dual Language Family Fun-Pack gamecard. Having both languages available assures complete comprehension. Many cards also include illustrations to clarify meanings and aide memory. The Listen and Repeat auditory lessons provide a model — a model of clear, unaccented natural English pronunciation. Through imitation the children, and even their entire families, learn to understand and pronounce all the English words and phrases and sentences that appear on their Family Fun-Pack game cards.
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