Calendar Lesson

Ages: 4 and up

Introducing the calendar is a great way to teach counting and numeral recognition. It also introduces the names of the week and months. In our classroom we would start from the first day of the month and count to the present day. Doing this activity daily reinforces counting and numeral recognition. Also, stating the name of the month and day is a great way to introduce these new terms. Later, after numeral recognition is established, teach the days of the week. Start from Sunday and read the names of the day until you find the present day of the week. This helps teach the days of the week.

Hints

• Each day fill in that day's date
• Fill in important events, such as holidays, birthdays and celebrations
• Older children sometimes like writing the numbers  on the calendar
• Adapt the lesson for your child's needs

Here are the free printouts you will need to do this lesson

• calendar printout
• day names, day numbers and month names

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