2. Calendar Lesson Parts of the Calendar Created by: Ramona Lewis-Dailey

3. What is a calendar? A calendar is a way to keep track of the days, weeks, and months in a year.

4. If there were no calendars it would be extremely difficult for people to keep up with important events.

5. Such as……… Birthdays Anniversaries Independence Day

6. Christmas Thanksgiving

7. New Years Day AND

8. This is a calendar. SundayMondayTuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 6789101112 13141516171819 20212223242526 2728293031 July 2008

9. Here are the parts of a calendar.

10. July SundayMondayTuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 67 8 9101112 13141516171819 20212223242526 2728293031 Dates Month Days Week Last day of month 1 st day of month

11. Can you locate the different parts of a calendar?

12. August SundayMondayTuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 6789101112 13141516171819 20212223242526 2728293031 Month Days One full week 7 days Last day of the month Dates Month begin

13. Reading a Calendar August SundayMondayTuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 6789101112 13141516171819 20212223242526 2728293031 How many days are in this month? On which day does the month begin? How many Fridays are in this month? On which day will the next month start? What is the date of the second Saturday in the month?

14. Reading a Calendar August SundayMondayTuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 6789101112 13141516171819 20212223242526 2728293031 How many days are in this month? On which day does the month begin? How many Fridays are in this month? On which day will the next month start? What is the date of the second Saturday in the month? 31 Tuesday 4 Friday August 12

15. Whats missing from this calendar? 124 89101112 1314171819 2021222324 272931