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Helpful
Leap Year Fun Facts
For Teachers and Learners!
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Kids Page
Click over to the Parents Page |
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OUR BIRTHDAY
WEEKEND IN THE OFF YEARS
Our Birthday Weekend
is when February 28 lands on Saturday and March 1 lands on
Sunday.
This happens only 11 times within a 100 year span. Below is a
list of years between 1981 and
2081 when February 28 lands on Saturday and March 1 lands on
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1987 |
1998 |
2009 |
2015 |
2026 |
2037 |
2043 |
2054 |
2065 |
2071 |
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If you were born in: You
will be this age in Leap Years by
2012:
(If you find any errors in this
chart please let us know by clicking here)
| Birth Year |
Leap Years |
Actual Age |
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Birth Year |
Leap Years |
Actual Age |
| 1908 |
26 |
104 |
1960 |
13 |
52 |
| 1912 |
25 |
100 |
1964 |
12 |
48 |
| 1916 |
24 |
96 |
1968 |
11 |
44 |
| 1920 |
23 |
92 |
1972 |
10 |
40 |
| 1924 |
22 |
88 |
1976 |
9 |
36 |
| 1928 |
21 |
84 |
1980 |
8 |
32 |
| 1932 |
20 |
80 |
1984 |
7 |
28 |
| 1936 |
19 |
76 |
1988 |
6 |
24 |
| 1940 |
18 |
72 |
1992 |
5 |
20 |
| 1944 |
17 |
68 |
1996 |
4 |
16 |
| 1948 |
16 |
64 |
2000 |
3 |
12 |
| 1952 |
15 |
60 |
2004 |
2 |
8 |
| 1956 |
14 |
56 |
2008 |
1 |
4 |
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Click here for a special page dedicated to
Leap Day Babies born in 2008! |
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The
Leap Year Rhyme
By
Raenell Dawn
Leap
Year, Leap Year
When will you be?
Every four years
Then you'll see.
You want more?
We do too!
How many more
can you
Leap to?
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The
Leap Day Birthday Rhyme
by Raenell Dawn
There
is a girl named Raenell,
who didn't like her birthday very well.
When she turned 13,
she thought it quite mean,
It was her birthday but no one could tell!
(You
may substitute the first line with:
There
is a girl/boy I know well...)
Turning
13 is a big deal. You're now a teenager.
But this special
birthday can not be celebrated
on the date that Leap Day babies were born on
because when they turn 13, it's not a Leap Year. |
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Even
Decades
have three Leap Years |
Odd
decades
have two Leap Years |
| 1960
1964 1968 |
1972
1976 |
| 1980
1984 1988 |
1992
1996 |
| 2000
2004 2008 |
2012
2016 |
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WHAT
DAY OF THE WEEK IS IT?
Another way to tell
if it's a Leap Year or not is by what day of the week the year starts
and ends on. Every year January 1 and December 31 (the
first and last day of the year)
fall on the same day of the week. Unless, of course,
it's a Leap Year.
Leap Years
only occur in years that show January 1st landing on one
day of the week
and December 31 on the following day of the week. See
the example below. |
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| 2007 |
Monday
January
1 - Monday December 31 |
Not
a Leap Year |
| 2008 |
Tuesday
January
1 - Wednesday December 31 |
Leap
Year! |
| 2009 |
Thursday
January 1 - Thursday December 31 |
Not
a Leap Year |
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2010 |
Friday January 1 - Friday December
31 |
Not
a Leap Year |
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2011 |
Saturday January 1 - Saturday
December 31 |
Not
a Leap Year |
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2012 |
Sunday January 1 - Monday
December 31 |
Leap
Year! |
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2013 |
Tuesday January 1 - Tuesday December
31 |
Not
a Leap Year |
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Think About These - This
could be an Extra Credit Question! |
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Leap Year Day
Babies born in 1884 had no birthday during their entire teen-age years.
Why?
Because 1900 was not a Leap Year.
In 1888 they were 4 at 1. In 1892 they were 8 at 2. In 1896 they
were 12 at 3. Since 1900 was not
a Leap Year, there were 8 years
before they could celebrate again on February 29.
So, in 1904 they were 20 at 5. Not one single teenage year was celebrated ON their
birth date.
Another way to pose the
question is:
Leap Year Day Babies celebrate their birthday on their birth date
every four years. But those born in 1884 couldn't celebrate on their
4th birthday when they turned 16. Why?
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Leap Year Day
Babies will never have a "Golden Birthday"
A Golden Birthday is when your age
matches the number of the day of the month you
were born on.
Leap Year Day Babies will have to be 116 before they turn 29 on the 29th!
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International Date Line Dilemma
The Long and Short of it all!
We thought this could be used as a learning tool about the International
Date Line.
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The L O
N G of it...Longest
Reported Leap Day:
Jon Hayanga Leap Year Day Baby 1960, had his birthday
in
Taipei one day then crossed the international date
line going
east and had his birthday again the next
day in Spokane,
WA, USA.
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The SHORT of it Shortest
Reported Leap Day:
Ed Chatfield Leap Year Day Baby 1940, crossed the date
line
in a ship (going west) the night of February 28th
and
woke up on March 1st. So he lost his
birthday entirely. |
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| Tricky
Question |
James Collins of Texas, USA,
born Leap Day 1968 says:
In a non Leap Year, on February 28th, you can tell people this:
When they ask,
"When's your birthday?"
You answer, "It's the day after today but it's not
tomorrow. And it's the day before tomorrow but it's not
today." |
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1) If Raenell was
born in 1960, but has only had 11 birthdays on her birth day,
how
could she be 48 in the year 2008?
(Answer: Because 1960 was a Leap Year so Raenell must have been born
on February 29.
Note: See how it is worded? "on her birth day" - we can
only celebrate our birthday ON our birth day, in Leap Years.) |
2) If Peter was
born on February 29, 1956 and in 2008 turned 13 Leap Years on his
birthday,
how many years old is Peter?
(Answer: 52. The key is 13 Leap Years vs. how many "years"
without the Leap, literally!) |
3) If Caroline was
born February 29, 2000, how many birthdays will she celebrate, on
her birthday, by 2008?
(Answer: 2) |
4) If Jim was born
February 29, 1976, how many times did he celebrate his birthday ON
his birthday, by 2005?
(Answer: 7. Seven times four is 28. In 2005 Jim
was 29.) |
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Which Day Leap
Day? What Leap Day were you born on?
Every 28 years Leap Day lands on the same day of
the week. Check it out... |
| Monday
if you were born in... |
1904 |
1932 |
1960 |
1988 |
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| Saturday
if you were born in... |
1908 |
1936 |
1964 |
1992 |
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| Thursday
if you were born in... |
1912 |
1940 |
1968 |
1996 |
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| Tuesday
if you were born in... |
1916 |
1944 |
1972 |
2000 |
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Sunday
if you were born in... |
1920 |
1948 |
1976 |
2004 |
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Friday
if you were born in... |
1924 |
1952 |
1980 |
2008 |
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| Wednesday
if
you were born in... |
1928 |
1956 |
1984 |
2012 |
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