Leap day activities kindergarten

Leap Year is a funny thing to explain to little kids. While the reasoning is behind it makes sense to adults, I’m not sure it does to kids. Regardless, the end result is an extra day in February this year, that is certainly something they can grasp. I say skip your regular schedule and celebrate leap year with these fun leap year crafts and activity ideas!

Can you believe we have a Leap Day coming up on February 29th? What an exciting way to end the month and talk about a fun topic with students. Leap Day only comes around every four years, which makes it extra special to learn about. I’ve put together 6 easy Leap Day activities you can do with your students to teach them all about this extra calendar day.

Teaching about Leap Year is so much fun when you role-play it! Read ideas for Leap Year activities in your classroom and get free headbands!

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It only comes once every 4 years...might as well celebrate with a day of fun! As a New York teacher, I had the past week off for Mid-...

February 29th only comes every four years! Leap year is not usually on a teacher's radar, but it can be a lot of fun for students.

Looking for low-prep Leap Day activities to help celebrate the Leap Year in your first grade classroom? Find them here!

Leap Year Science and STEM for spring, frog fun, and even leap day! Hop on over to the Science School Yard for ideas on how to have use origami to teach controlled experiments, too!

Hoppy Leap Day, sweet friends! Today was a CUH-razy day! Did anyone else feel like that?! I know I can’t be the only one :) We started out our day with a little Leap Day calendar fun and the kids couldn’t wait to learn more about our special day. Since Leap Day is sorta synonymous …