2. What Is A Calendar For Kids?
• A calendar is a series of pages that shows the days, weeks, and
months of a particular year. It is a tool we use to help us keep track
of each day, and allows us to visually see when different events will
happen.
3. Teach Kids How To Read A Calendar
• The next step is to teach kids how to read a calendar. This could be
split up into 4 different lessons.
4. Lesson 1: Days & Weeks
• The objectives to cover in this lesson are:
• Each square represents one day
• A group of 7 days in a row is called a week
• One week is equal to 7 days
• Each day of the week has a name
• Show where the names of the days of the week are shown on a calendar
• Each square in a column under the name of a day of the week represents 1 day with that
name. i.e. all squares under Wednesday represent 1 Wednesday
• “If we are this day” (point to a square), “1 week later would be” (point to square underneath)
• Ask them which square would be 2 weeks later, or 3 weeks later
• Explain that a square above shows 1 week ago (in the past)
• Ask them which square would be 2 weeks ago or another number of weeks ago
5. Lesson 2: Order of Days of the Week
• Today’s objective is to work on learning the order of the days of the
week and also to realize that the days go in a continuous cycle (i.e.
after Sunday is Monday again).
6. Lesson 3: Months of the Year
• 30 or 31 days is grouped into a month
• Each year has 12 months
• Order of the months
• After we get to the end of the last month we go into a new year and
start the months back from the beginning
7. Lesson 4: Order of the Months of the
Year
• The goal of today is to spend a few minutes learning the order of
the months of the year. Mastery isn’t the goal, it’s just to spend time
working on this skill. Think of it more as an introduction.
8. Benefits of Daily Calendar Time
• It takes only a few short minutes each day
• It’s an enjoyable part of the day
• A bit of writing practice
• Solid math skills are being mastered
• Skills are learned best when they apply to child’s real life
9. Some Days of the Week Questions
to ask
GRADE 1 OR 2:
• Which day comes after Thursday?
• Which day comes before Monday?
• If today is Tuesday, what day is tomorrow?
• If yesterday was Monday, what day is today?
• If yesterday was Friday, what day is tomorrow?
• If tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is today?
• If tomorrow is Saturday, what day was yesterday?
• Which days are week days?
• Which days are considered the week-end?
• Is Thursday considered a weekend or week day?
10. Activity
• Calendar is such a great learning activity.
• You can use dry erase board to make your own calendar each
month and fill in special events, holidays, birthdays.
• It aids in writing practice, numerical sense, practical use, etc.
11. Poem on Calendar
• Thirty days have September, April, June, & November.
• All the rest have 31.
• Except February which has 28, unless it’s a leap year, than it’s 29.
• 365 days in a year, unless it’s a leap year, than it’s 366.
