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# Students See the Math on JiJi Day

By [Calli Wright](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/author/calli-wright)

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What's JiJi Day?

JiJi Day is a special day at the end of April, when students across the country celebrate math and engage in activities that promote growth mindset. 

JiJi, the penguin mascot in [ST Math](https://www.stmath.com/), encourages students to persevere through challenges, to love learning, and experience the thrill of success.

## Math Is Everywhere

This year we challenged students to become math detectives and discover the math that is all around them with the [See the Math activity](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/see-the-math-activity). With JiJi by their side, we asked students to take a picture of the math they find in the world around them, and then explore the math through investigations or create math questions.

Educators posted over 200 times, sharing the math their students found from across the country! Here are some of the highlights from the [#seethemath](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23seethemath&src=typd) hashtag:

 

> [#seethemath](https://twitter.com/hashtag/seethemath?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#MakeItReal](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MakeItReal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) We took JiJi's Challenge to See The Math all around us today! [pic.twitter.com/yOKbl9SfAU](https://t.co/yOKbl9SfAU)
> 
>  — David Sheeran (@ElementaryGuy) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/ElementaryGuy/status/989970763137593344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

> We found mathematics in our world, took pictures with JiJi, and had great discussions! [pic.twitter.com/OJ3glMIAVY](https://t.co/OJ3glMIAVY)
> 
>  — Melanie Vaughan (@RES\_MrsVaughan) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/RES_MrsVaughan/status/989916388109312000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

> Finding arrays with [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#seethemath](https://twitter.com/hashtag/seethemath?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#CSD\_AllMeansAll](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSD_AllMeansAll?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/shzFXVAret](https://t.co/shzFXVAret)
> 
>  — Jennifer Ballou (@Jennifermballou) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/Jennifermballou/status/989914114108608513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

> Kindergarteners in Room 173 at Memorial loved seeing math in our everyday surroundings! [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#seethemath](https://twitter.com/hashtag/seethemath?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/gODYnN6yUv](https://t.co/gODYnN6yUv)
> 
>  — Amy Percoskie (@amypercoskie) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/amypercoskie/status/989885070390497285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

> [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Scavenger Hunt for JiJi Day [#seethemath](https://twitter.com/hashtag/seethemath?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) at SVA [#ActiveLearners](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ActiveLearners?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@SVAPrincipal475](https://twitter.com/SVAPrincipal475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@SVAPrincipal475](https://twitter.com/SVAPrincipal475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/RrD9ucSBLn](https://t.co/RrD9ucSBLn)
> 
>  — Carrie Holloway (@carriebholloway) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/carriebholloway/status/989936639811170304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

 

 More Math and JiJi Celebrations

Other classrooms celebrated JiJi Day with other activities, including JiJi visual sudoku, coloring and writing exercises, JiJi origami and more! 

> Celebrating [#JiJiDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/JiJiDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! We love Jiji! [#mathisfun](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mathisfun?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#weelearn](https://twitter.com/hashtag/weelearn?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@AnnaRudowsky](https://twitter.com/AnnaRudowsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@MuneyyirciDWS](https://twitter.com/MuneyyirciDWS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@WeehawkenTSD](https://twitter.com/WeehawkenTSD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🐧 [pic.twitter.com/JhmTbBuLhT](https://t.co/JhmTbBuLhT)
> 
>  — Elizabeth Kallert (@MsKallertDWS) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/MsKallertDWS/status/989927670866640896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

  

> Celebrating Jiji day with MEM grade 3 [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#JiJiDay](https://twitter.com/hashtag/JiJiDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/yujtwQtzJ4](https://t.co/yujtwQtzJ4)
> 
>  — Carrie Fortunato (@CarrieFort1) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/CarrieFort1/status/989937529590829056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

  

> Happy Birthday JiJi! We hope you had a mathematical day! 🐧❤️🎂. We celebrated for you- writing about you and working on ST Math! [@JiJiMath](https://twitter.com/JiJiMath?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#bpspineglen](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bpspineglen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#bpschat](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bpschat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/dsX0jzyraX](https://t.co/dsX0jzyraX)
> 
>  — Mrs. Parnell's K Ss (@MrsParnellsKSs) [April 27, 2018](https://twitter.com/MrsParnellsKSs/status/989937404936146944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 Thank you to all of the students and educators who celebrated math and JiJi Day! 

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Calli Wright was the Marketing Manager at MIND Research Institute. She loves playing and designing board games, which she often talks about on twitter [@CalliWrights](https://twitter.com/CalliWrights).

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