Reading a Calendar
Practice days, dates, weeks, and months
Reading a Calendar
Practice days, dates, weeks, and months
Math - Grade K-1
- 1
Look at a calendar for this month. What is the name of the month?
The month name is usually written in large letters at the top.
The answer is the name of the month shown at the top of the calendar. - 2
How many days are in one week?
There are 7 days in one week. - 3
Write the days of the week in order starting with Sunday.
Start with Sunday and say the days like a song.
The days in order are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. - 4
If today is Monday, what day will tomorrow be?
If today is Monday, tomorrow will be Tuesday. - 5
If today is Friday, what day was yesterday?
Yesterday is the day before today.
If today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday. - 6
Look at the calendar. The number 10 is on a Wednesday. What day of the week is the 10th?
The 10th is on Wednesday. - 7
Look at the calendar. Circle the date 15.
Count across the calendar boxes until you find 15.
The date 15 should be circled on the calendar. - 8
A calendar shows Saturday and Sunday at the end of the week. These days are called the weekend. Name the two weekend days.
The two weekend days are Saturday and Sunday. - 9
If school is on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week, how many school days are listed?
Count each day named in the list.
There are 4 school days listed. - 10
Look at the calendar. The 1st day of the month is on a Sunday. What date is the next Sunday?
One week after a date is 7 days later.
The next Sunday is the 8th. - 11
Mia has art class every Thursday. Look at the calendar. How many Thursdays are in this month?
There are 4 Thursdays in this calendar month. - 12
Which comes first in the week: Tuesday or Friday?
Say the days of the week in order.
Tuesday comes before Friday in the week. - 13
A birthday is on March 6. What is the month of the birthday?
The month of the birthday is March. - 14
Look at the calendar. Today is the 12th. What date will tomorrow be?
Tomorrow is the next date on the calendar.
Tomorrow will be the 13th. - 15
Circle all the Monday dates on the calendar.
Find the column with Monday at the top, then look down that column.
All dates in the Monday column should be circled.