Second graders learn that a calendar is a grid that keeps track of time, with seven days in a week and twelve months in a year, and practice finding dates, then check what they know.
Students will be able to…
Your birthday, a holiday, the first day of school, all are marked on a calendar. How is a calendar organized so you can find any day of the year?
Project this and answer each question about how a calendar is organized and how to read it — read the explanation after each one.
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Your birthday, a holiday, the first day of school, all are marked on a calendar. How is a calendar organized so you can find any day of the year?
Students answer questions about calendars.
Students locate dates on a calendar.
Students fill in a month.
Students reflect on calendars.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Tell and write time and understand units of time such as days, weeks, and months.
Tell and write time and work with units of time and the calendar.
Attend to precision.
Look for and make use of structure.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students draw a blank month grid, fill in the dates, and mark a special day, so reading a calendar becomes real practice. A printable calendar worksheet is in the Mathematics library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.