--- title: Waddle You Do To Celebrate JiJi Day? description: JiJi Day is April 26 this year! We've listed several ways you and your students can celebrate JiJi Day and enter to win some JiJi gear. image: https://2024.mindresearch.org/hubfs/Blog/Images/hawes-jiji-fan-art.jpg --- [![](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) # Waddle You Do To Celebrate JiJi Day? By [Calli Wright](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/author/calli-wright) - - - - - [mailto:?subject=Waddle%20You%20Do%20To%20Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day?&body=Waddle%20You%20Do%20To%20Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day?%20https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/ways-to-celebrate-jiji-day](mailto:?subject=Waddle%20You%20Do%20To%20Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day?&body=Waddle%20You%20Do%20To%20Celebrate%20JiJi%20Day?%20https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/ways-to-celebrate-jiji-day) - JiJi Day is coming on April 26, 2019!  JiJi is the beloved penguin in the [ST Math](http://www.stmath.com) software games. Every time a child demonstrates understanding of a math concept, JiJi crosses the screen, signaling success and leading the student to the next more challenging puzzle. JiJi Day is an opportunity to celebrate and foster a school culture based on the principles associated with JiJi: perseverance through challenges, a love of learning and the thrill of success. ![kids-with-jiji-thumbs-up](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/kids-with-jiji-thumbs-up.jpg?width=1000&name=kids-with-jiji-thumbs-up.jpg) JiJi means many things to different students: a guide, a friend, someone to help overcome obstacles. We welcome you to celebrate JiJi Day with your students on Friday, April 26. There are a few ideas listed below, but please feel free to get creative! JiJi will be roaming social media and sending out random celebration prizes - so be sure to post pictures of your celebration and tag [@STMath](https://twitter.com/stmath) (Twitter) and [@JiJiMath](https://www.facebook.com/JiJiMath/) (Facebook), or post to the [ST Math Community Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/stmath) (Facebook group). ## JiJi Art and Writing Connections Asking students to create is a great opportunity to extend learning and celebrate math. The Really Big Numbers Club out of Robeson Elementary School in Champaign, Illinois created a JiJi mural using pixel charts! The possibilities for math questions and investigations are endless, and the creation gave students a great idea of what larger numbers (like 50,000) look and feel like! ![jiji-pixel-art](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/STMath/Graphics/jiji-pixel-art.jpeg?width=500&name=jiji-pixel-art.jpeg) We love how Hawes Elementary school in Huntington Beach, CA asked students to paint a watercolor of their favorite ST Math game and then write about their choice.  > One of our classes did watercolors of their favorite ST Math game and will be writing their opinions to explain their choice! [#stmath](https://twitter.com/hashtag/stmath?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#art](https://twitter.com/hashtag/art?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#writing](https://twitter.com/hashtag/writing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#behawesome](https://twitter.com/hashtag/behawesome?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#hawesnation](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hawesnation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/f94nmwbBx6](https://t.co/f94nmwbBx6) > > — hawes principal (@hawesprincipal) [April 11, 2019](https://twitter.com/hawesprincipal/status/1116382059784597504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Another guided prompt is the [JiJi Day coloring page](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/celebrate-math-jiji-day), which asks students to respond to the question, "How does JiJi help you keep trying?" ![jijicoloringpagePCSB-940636-edited](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/MIND%20Research%20Institute/Graphics/Photos/jijicoloringpagePCSB-940636-edited.jpg?width=420&name=jijicoloringpagePCSB-940636-edited.jpg) Whatever prompt you choose, be sure to share with us online and JiJi will respond! ## See the Math Activity Ask your detectives (students) to find mathematics in the world around them. E.g. geometric shapes in buildings, a floor tile that inspires interesting math conversation, an array of shoes in a closet, etc.   Last year, students found math in the shadows of playground equipment, on windows, in bookshelves, on game boards, on brick walls, on tile floors, on calendars and more! You can [see more examples](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/students-see-the-math-on-jiji-day) and download the[printable "see the math" activity](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/see-the-math-activity). ## JiJi Visual Sudoku Make sudoku into a visual puzzle with JiJi! Practice visual pattern recognition, and logic and deduction during JiJi Day. Check out this free printable [visual puzzle](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/visual-sudoku-puzzles-jiji) activity. There are three levels of difficulty included, ideal for kindergarten (easy) through 5th grade and beyond. [![blog.mindresearch.orghubfsHeader_Blog_JiJiSudoku_696x360-1](https://2024.mindresearch.org/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/blog.mindresearch.orghubfsHeader_Blog_JiJiSudoku_696x360-1.jpg?width=696&name=blog.mindresearch.orghubfsHeader_Blog_JiJiSudoku_696x360-1.jpg)](https://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/visual-sudoku-puzzles-jiji) ## Build Math Culture on JiJi Day Thank you for celebrating JiJi Day and building a positive school culture around mathematics! Looking for more JiJi Day activity ideas? Browse the printables section on [ST Math Central](https://web.stmath.com/central/content/st_math_help/printables/special_events.htm) or create your own JiJi Day activity.  Please share how your students are celebrating JiJi on social media! Tag [@STMath](https://twitter.com/stmath) (Twitter) and [@JiJiMath](https://www.facebook.com/JiJiMath/) (Facebook), or post to the [ST Math Community Group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/stmath) (Facebook group) to be eligible for random prize drawings. We can't wait to see your celebration! ![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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