Leap Year Assembly and Activities

Are you looking for a leap year assembly or a leap day assembly for February 29th? This leap year assembly and set of leap year activities teaches the children about what leap year is, its history, superstitions surrounding leap year, what it means to be born on leap day and much more! There are even some case studies, looking at what leap year means to a selection of fictional children. There is then a quiz at the end to see how much pupils remember.

What’s included in the assembly?

• 24 slides
• What is leap year?
• Why do we have leap years?
• When did leap years start?
• How do leap years affect our lives?
• Which recent years have/will be leap years?
• Which years are the exceptions to the rule?
• What are some leap year traditions?
• What are some leap year superstitions?
• Leap year babies
• Leap year fun facts
• Embracing the extra day
• Leap year case studies
• Leap year quiz

In addition to the assembly presentation, there are also three worksheets for pupils to do after the assembly. There is:

• A word search featuring words from the assembly
• A reading comprehension about leap year
• A writing activity - I will spend my bonus day doing…

Please note that these resources are not editable (as clip art and font need to be secured).