Leap Year always seems special. There’s just something fun about that extra day tucked into February.
That got me thinking about other things that are rare and unusual, such as animals at risk of becoming extinct. Under Threat (Candlewick Studio) is an album of endangered animals. Student learn about the rare Australian numbat, a bushy-tailed mammal that survives only in two nature reserves; the endangered tapanuli orangutan, found in Indonesia and the rarest of all great ape species; and the critically endangered sunda pangolin, a scaly, toothless mammal that eats only ants and termites.They’re all rare and fascinating. I know you want to win this book!
To enter our contest, share if you’ll be doing something fun in your classroom to highlight leap year. Submit your comments to this blog by Thursday, March 12. One lucky teacher will be randomly selected to win. Congratulations to our winner Raquel!
Take a leap into this week’s awesome freebies as well:
The SpringBoard Math Challenge from SplashLearn is now open. Over ten weeks, thousands of classrooms will compete to turn year-end practice into a fun competition, and classes across the country will win weekly prizes. Enroll early for extra practice time and a special surprise. Get started at splashlearn.com/springboard/teachers.
It’s Doodle for Google time! Students use their imaginations to create artwork about what kindness means to them. Prizes include scholarships, technology packages, Googley swag, and of course the chance for students to have their art featured on Google. Find the entry form and all of the details at doodles.google.com/d4g/how-it-works. Entries are due by March 13.
Do your students think cursive is cool? Students in grades 1–6 are invited to share their thoughts (using their best cursive handwriting, of course!) and enter for a chance to win a certificate, medal, and more, plus a chance to be a cursive champion. Details and forms are at campaignforcursive.com. Entries are due March 15.
I’m trying to think of something fun to do on Leap Day; I’m hoping your responses will inspire me!
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PS: Our digital issue has LOTS of prizes to win. Take a look here.
PPS: Just ran across these Leap Day math problems for upper elementary from NASA and had to share them: jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/leap-day-math/.
Nothing special planned at this time.
Feel overwhelmed to get testing done.
Nothing special planned at this time.
Feel overwhelmed to get testing done.
Keeping things simple with a classic leaping activity and obstacle course for the kids 🙂
Nothing special at this time. May do a special learning activity or two.
Nothing special planned at this time. I may find a book and talk about what leap year is.
For leap year we’ll play fun games like leapfrog and who can leap the farthest. We’ll learn about animals that leap and we also sing leap year songs and make foam cup frogs.
Doing Leap Year Math!
Don’t have anything special planned for leap year since we are celebrating Texas Public Schools Week.
We are on February vacation still and won’t really celebrate Leap Year but I would have my first graders leap for joy, leap on a number line, anything to get them up and moving.
Testing now so no special plans for the 29th.
Some fun things, including leap counting (skip counting) and one of my student’s grand mother was born on February 29th, so we are going to discuss what it’s like to have a birthday on that day!
Reading a special book.
We are reading some Leap Year books and doing some leap/skip counting.
For those with no plans yet, I just ran across some Leap Day math problems from NASA and wanted to share them: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/leap-day-math/
Nothing special planned
Nothing special planned
My kids are struggling with understanding the whole extra day and once every four years.
But we are journaling about it and asking what would you do with an extra “free” day.
nothing special planned