Leap Day 2016

As a Torah Family, our main concern is understanding and keeping the Biblical Calendar.  However, now that I am a teacher, I decided to engage my children's interests in understanding the Gregorian Calendar by emphasizing the fact that there is something called a "Leap Day" that occurs roughly every four years.... Yeah, I didn't get into the exceptions.  I don't think I understand the exceptions to the rule fully.  LOL!!!

But... anyway...

I found some really cool ideas on Pinterest. I made a packet using the following FREE links for my children to color in and fill out...

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leap-Day-Freebie-202631
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leap-Year-FREE-2396461

They took their pics and made written and video time capsules that they will open up in 4 years, on the next leap day 2/29/2020!

Here's Hizki's selfie:

 

Then we made origami frogs...

 And raced them!

Here is the YouTube video we used to make the origami frogs step by step:

https://youtu.be/_6uN2knV9iU?list=PLAXgPZLQ78YtpKXc_Cjes9KWq0gAX6ehl

Until 2/29/2020... Shalom!