Special Dates

American Independence Day

After doing the Four's Independence challenge try the Math vs Maths game.

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April Fools

Here's a prank, a mathematical one, that you the teacher can play on your students.

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Bonfire Night

Sometimes known as Guy Fawkes Day it is celebrated primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays

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Chinese New Year

Recognise the contribution the Chinese to the development of Maths by doing some of these activities.

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Christmas

Christmas activities make those December Maths lessons interesting, exciting and relevant.

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Easter

Time for a mathematical Eggstravaganza to celebrate this time of the year.

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Environment Day

Encourage a concern for the environment through mathematics.

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Halloween

Not to be taken too seriously, this spooky day can be enjoyed with some scary puzzles and moody sounds.

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International Puzzle Day

This day was established to celebrate puzzles of all kinds, from jigsaw puzzles to crosswords and brain teasers.

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Leap Year Day

Four puzzles to mark this special day which doesn't exist in most years.

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May Day

Traditional May Day celebrations in the Transum world involve some questions about the calendar.

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My Birthday

Visit the Birthday Maths Hub, where you can celebrate your birthday while learning at the same time.

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New Year

Time to think about time as a new year replaces the old.

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Olympics

Join the excitement of the Olympic Games with this themed puzzle involving the Olympic Rings.

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Palindromic Date

A palindromic date reads the same forwards and backwards.

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Pancake Day

The best day of the year to investigate pancake numbers, described in a 1979 paper by Bill Gates.

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Pi Day

The fourteenth day of the third month is celebrated as the digits are contained in the number pi (3.14)

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Pirate Day

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is when everyone in the world is encouraged talk with a pirate accent.

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Poetry Day

A collection of mathematical poems to teach concepts and set puzzles.

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Pythagorean Day

If the square of the day added to the square of the month equals the square of the last two digits of the year then it's a Pythagorean Day.

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Saint Patrick's Day

Celebrate the Irish with this Lyric Lacking Limerick

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Star Wars Day

May the fourth be with you!

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Valentine's Day

Everyone is encouraged to love maths on this day of hearts and flowers.

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World Book Day

There is no reason why World Book Day can't be celebrated in Maths lessons.

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World Heritage Day

A day to consider where did mathematics come from? Was it invented or discovered?

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World Population Day

The world's population is a very big number. Let's think about that number.

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World UFO Day

Some space-themed activities that are out of this world.

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1 January

New Year

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29 January

International Puzzle Day

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4 February

Palindromic Date

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10 February

Chinese New Year

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13 February

Pancake Day

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14 February

Valentine's Day

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29 February

Leap Year Day

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7 March

World Book Day

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14 March

Pi Day

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17 March

Saint Patrick's Day

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21 March

Poetry Day

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31 March

Easter

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1 April

April Fools

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18 April

World Heritage Day

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1 May

May Day

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4 May

Star Wars Day

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5 June

Environment Day

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2 July

World UFO Day

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4 July

American Independence Day

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11 July

World Population Day

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14 July

My Birthday

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26 July

Olympics

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19 September

Pirate Day

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3 October

Poetry Day

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31 October

Halloween

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5 November

Bonfire Night

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25 December

Christmas

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