Today is World Math Day. Actually, it started yesterday since today started yesterday in the eastern hemisphere.
Anyway...
I've posted before about how we enjoy the day and website. Join mija today as she compete against kids all over the world and against herself.
Once you sign up, you'll be notified ahead of time next year and given about a month worth of practice time beforehand. We like having all that extra, fun math practice, as well.
Visual Fractions has been a handy site as mija has been working on common denominators and equivalent fractions.
And don't forget that next week is Pi Day. Visit my post from last year for links and ideas!
While the World Spelling, Math, and Science Days are March 6,7 and 8, BUT it actually starts when it is those dates somewhere in the world, so that means World Spelling Day, for instance, has started NOW. So actual dates for North America are 5, 6, 7.
World Maths Day
We really like World Math Day and the Mathletics website. I shared about it a couple of years ago HERE. It's designed for ages 4-18. This year, they are even adding an adult age category!
You compete in 60 second rounds against either the computer or other players from around the world. To me, that is one of the coolest parts. During the day, you usually run into players from the States or Canada, but later in the day and evening, you start playing Australians and Chinese students! It's run to learn geography and math at the same time.
I can also say that this is the one math site of which mija never grows tired! The practice month and World Math Day are free. The practice month starts today, February 1, but you can start anytime this month or only for the World Math Day. I suggest using it for all its worth while it's free! A couple of days after World Math Day, the site will return to being fee based. They do, however, usually offer a nice discount to those who participated in World Math Day.
Something new they are also doing is World Spelling Day on March 6th. We've never done that before, but all the information about it looks similar. Practice sign up for that starts today, Feb. 1, as well. We might try that this year, too.
Come join the fun! Who knows? Maybe we'll all end up playing together!
