--- title: Celebrate JiJi Day 2022 description: Build your math community and classroom culture with these fun JiJi Day activities. image: https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/graphics/social-media/Celebrating%2025%20years%20of%20JiJi.png --- [![](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/MIND-logo-2018.jpg?width=1701&height=623&name=MIND-logo-2018.jpg)](http://www.mindresearch.org/) [![mind logo](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/graphics/logos/MIND-logos-color2.svg)](https://www.mindeducation.org/) [![mind white logo](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/graphics/logos/MIND-logos-white2.svg)](https://www.mindeducation.org/) - [Our Approach](https://2024.mindresearch.org/our-approach) - [Why MIND?](https://2024.mindresearch.org/why-math-education) - [Our Research](https://2024.mindresearch.org/our-research) - [Our Patents](https://2024.mindresearch.org/patents) - [Our Impact](https://2024.mindresearch.org/impact) - [Our Partners](https://2024.mindresearch.org/partners) - [Partner Stories](https://2024.mindresearch.org/partner-stories) - Our Programs - [ST Math](http://www.stmath.com/) - [InsightMath](http://www.insightmath.com/) - [MathMINDs](https://www.mindresearch.org/mathminds) - [Life at MIND](https://2024.mindresearch.org/careers) - Resources - [Blog](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog) - [Math Discourse](https://2024.mindresearch.org/puzzletalks) - [Podcast](https://2024.mindresearch.org/edtech-podcast) - [News](https://2024.mindresearch.org/news) - [Activities](https://2024.mindresearch.org/stem-resources) - [Donate](https://store.mindresearch.org/pages/donate) **Student privacy****:** learn more about our commitment to keeping students safe [Read More](https://www.mindresearch.org/privacy-policy) ![MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/graphics/headers/_blog-headers/MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5.png?width=2000&height=667&name=MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5.png "MIND-on-Math_Blog-Header-5") Category Community Teaching & Learning Technology & Games Research & Outcomes Neuroscience Celebrations & Successes [![Subscribe](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237516/a35fb57d-2960-4554-a0f3-e7bb5946fc70.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237516/a35fb57d-2960-4554-a0f3-e7bb5946fc70) [Students](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/topic/students), [Community](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/topic/community) # Celebrate JiJi Day 2022 By [Calli Wright](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/author/calli-wright) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day%202022&body=Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day%202022%20https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/celebrate-jiji-day-2022](mailto:?subject=Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day%202022&body=Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day%202022%20https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/celebrate-jiji-day-2022) - JiJi Day is almost here again! Go ahead and mark your calendars for Friday, April 29. ## Who is JiJi? JiJi is the penguin who guides students through their [ST Math](https://www.stmath.com/?_ga=2.43796967.330395931.1649177463-1915109292.1649177463) journey. JiJi is a constant as students think through, attempt and solve challenging mathematical puzzles. In many cases, JiJi helps students put words to their relationship and productive struggle with math! JiJi Day is a great opportunity to celebrate math, growth mindset, and perseverance. This year, JiJi Day will take place on Friday, April 29 and JiJi is celebrating 25 years of helping students through their math journey. Wow! ![Celebrating 25 years of JiJi](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/graphics/social-media/Celebrating%2025%20years%20of%20JiJi.png?width=694&name=Celebrating%2025%20years%20of%20JiJi.png) ## Play ST Math JiJi Day is a great day to get some extra ST Math minutes into your schedule.  Here are some ideas to make JiJi Day special: - Consider running a JiJi Day marathon. Students can [track their puzzles](https://help.stmath.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050855653-How-can-a-student-see-their-own-data-) by recording what number of puzzles they start at and where they end. How many puzzles can your whole class complete in 25 minutes? - [Assign](https://help.stmath.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042652894-How-do-I-assign-edit-or-reorder-class-and-individual-assignments-?_ga=2.73608272.330395931.1649177463-1915109292.1649177463) the entire class a challenge objective. These puzzles require thinking outside of the box and are great to work on together in pairs or teams. - Allow [flexible seating](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/flexible-classroom-seating) during ST Math time, such as under desks, on pillows, or even outside. - Wear red shoes or recreate another ST Math puzzle in real life! Here’s a fun example from Mason-Rice Elementary in Massachusetts: > Just like JiJi's creature-friends wear Red Shoes, Mason-Rice Elementary in Newton, Mass. celebrated reaching 400,000 [@STMath](https://twitter.com/STMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) puzzles this week. [pic.twitter.com/vgLPIMZo7U](https://t.co/vgLPIMZo7U) > > — Christopher McBride (@STchristopher89) [March 24, 2022](https://twitter.com/STchristopher89/status/1506924246588706817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ## Play a New Puzzle Play a special [25 Years of JiJi](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/pdfs/blog-school-activities/Turtle%20Sums%20Bonus%20Puzzle%20Jiji%20Day%202022%20-%20edit1%20copy.pdf)puzzle from the game Turtle Sums. You can do this activity as a class, in small groups, or even send it home for a family math night activity. 1. Read the [storybook](https://www.flipsnack.com/mathminds/turtlesums_storybook/full-view.html). 2. Solve the new puzzle the turtles created to celebrate the 25 years that JiJi has been helping students. It’s a unique puzzle with three 7s, three 8s, and three 9s so the turtles could reach 25 as some of the sums! 3. Play more digital [Turtle Sums](https://www.mindresearch.org/mathminds/turtle-sums?language=English) puzzles (optional). [![Turtle Sums Bonus Puzzle Jiji Day 2022 - edit1 copy](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/images/educators/Turtle%20Sums%20Bonus%20Puzzle%20Jiji%20Day%202022%20-%20edit1%20copy.png?width=300&name=Turtle%20Sums%20Bonus%20Puzzle%20Jiji%20Day%202022%20-%20edit1%20copy.png)](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/images/educators/Turtle%20Sums%20Bonus%20Puzzle%20Jiji%20Day%202022%20-%20edit1%20copy.png) [*Download PDF*](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/pdfs/blog-school-activities/Turtle%20Sums%20Bonus%20Puzzle%20Jiji%20Day%202022%20-%20edit1%20copy.pdf) Turtle Sums is part of MIND Research Institute's [MathMINDs](https://www.mindresearch.org/mathminds) activities, which includes games, stories and maker activities to increase community engagement and connection with mathematics. ## More Fun with the Number 25 There’s lots of other ways to explore the number 25 depending on where your students are in their math journey. What do you notice and wonder? - How many ways can we make the number 25 with addition (or subtraction, multiplication or division) - Where do you see 25 in the world around us? (or in an image, or outside)? - Or make up a word problem with JiJi and 25. If JiJi has 25 friends, and JiJi helps each friend solve 5 puzzles, how many puzzles did they solve altogether? There are lots of opportunities to be creative on JiJi Day. Check out some of our [past activities and printables](https://help.stmath.com/hc/en-us/sections/5307811465879-Special-Events-Assorted-Fun). We can’t wait to see how you and your students celebrate! Share your JiJi Day celebrations and tag JiJi: - Twitter [@STMath](https://twitter.com/stmath) - Instagram [@STMath](https://www.instagram.com/stmath/) - TikTok [@stmath\_](https://www.tiktok.com/@stmath_) - [Facebook Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/stmath) [![New call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237516/ffc94fe4-1299-44b6-85de-616979d756ac.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237516/ffc94fe4-1299-44b6-85de-616979d756ac) ![Calli Wright](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/Blog/Authors/calli-wright-board-games.jpg) ### About the Author Calli Wright was the Marketing Manager at MIND Research Institute. 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