Description
February 29th is what we call Leap Day. It occurs in a Leap Year. Leap Years occur every 4 years, with some unique exceptions.
UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF TIME and explore why we have leap years.
Using the teaching video and informational text passages, your kids will learn:
- The purpose of Leap Years
- Who figured out we needed leap years
- The difference between the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar, and which we use
- The science behind leap years
- Why it’s called “Leap Year”
- Leap Year legends and superstitions
After exploring the ins and outs of leap years, choose any of the suggested activities from a leap year timeline to amazing “leapers” in the animal kingdom.
There are also a collection of leap year-related math worksheets from skip counting to word puzzles.
Pair this resource with our LEAP YEAR CRAFT PACK and ANIMAL LOCOMOTION activities for a complete leap day event. The LEAP YEAR ACTIVITY PACK is a great value!
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