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Activity 1 Observing the Calendar
jOb ective Investigate a year-long calendar.
1. Textbook Instructions Activity 1 Observing the Calendar
Have students investigate the calendar and The calendar shows the days, weeks, and months of a year.
teach them the names of the months, dates,
days, and weeks.Have them learn the names 1 Answer the questions. b What is the month just after
of the 12 months.
What is included in a calendar? Dates, a What is the first month of
weeks, days, and the names of the months. the year?
How many months are in a year? 12.
What is the first month of the year?
January.
What month comes after January?
February.
Which month comes before December?
November.
1. Guide students in learning the order of
months. You have January, then February,
March, etc.
March? April
c What is the month just before d Which month is between
October? September and November?
September October
e What is the last month of the f Which is the seventh month?
year? December July
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2. Build Understanding
Why does August have 31 days?
The Roman emperor Julius Caesar, who made the Julian calendar, changed the name of the 7th month to
July and increased the number of days to 31 by taking one day out of February. For similar reasons,
Caesar’s cousin Augustus changed the name of the 8th month to August and increased the number of days
to 31, taking another day out of February. Consequently, the calendar we use today has seven months with
31 days, and February has just 28 days. The authority of the emperors has passed down into the calendars
we use today.
206 NUMINO Teacher s Guide
jOb ective Investigate a year-long calendar.
1. Textbook Instructions Activity 1 Observing the Calendar
Have students investigate the calendar and The calendar shows the days, weeks, and months of a year.
teach them the names of the months, dates,
days, and weeks.Have them learn the names 1 Answer the questions. b What is the month just after
of the 12 months.
What is included in a calendar? Dates, a What is the first month of
weeks, days, and the names of the months. the year?
How many months are in a year? 12.
What is the first month of the year?
January.
What month comes after January?
February.
Which month comes before December?
November.
1. Guide students in learning the order of
months. You have January, then February,
March, etc.
March? April
c What is the month just before d Which month is between
October? September and November?
September October
e What is the last month of the f Which is the seventh month?
year? December July
126
2. Build Understanding
Why does August have 31 days?
The Roman emperor Julius Caesar, who made the Julian calendar, changed the name of the 7th month to
July and increased the number of days to 31 by taking one day out of February. For similar reasons,
Caesar’s cousin Augustus changed the name of the 8th month to August and increased the number of days
to 31, taking another day out of February. Consequently, the calendar we use today has seven months with
31 days, and February has just 28 days. The authority of the emperors has passed down into the calendars
we use today.
206 NUMINO Teacher s Guide
