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Activity 2 Calendar

jOb ective Understand the time flow in calendars.

1. Textbook Instructions Activity 2 Calendar 1 week is 7 days.

Explain that there are 7 days in 1 week using 1 Use the calendar to answer the questions.
the August calendar.
There are 7 days in 1 week: August

Saturday comes before Sunday. Sunday is Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
the beginning of a new week. 1234
1 week has 7 days.
The first full week of August starts on a 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Sunday. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1. Have students ask questions about the 26 27 28 29 30 31
changing dates and days.
a What is the date of the 3rd b What is the date 2 weeks
Reading dates and days: Wednesday? after the 5th?
Date: Read the numbers in the calendar.
Day: Read the names used to distinguish the August 15th August 19th

7 days in a week. c What is the day 5 days before d What are the dates 1 week
the 23rd? before and 1 week after the
1b. Have students skip-count by 7 when 17th?
counting weeks, since 1 week is made up of Saturday
7 days. August 10th and 24th
How many days are there in a week? 7.
How many days are there in 2 weeks? e What are the day and date f On which day will
14 days, since 7 7 14. 15 days after the 3rd? September 1st start?
What is the date 2 weeks after the 5th?
The 19th. Saturday, August 18th Saturday

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2. Build Understanding

Why is the third Wednesday the 21st and not the 14th? March
Students make common errors by counting the first week from the week
following from the previous month. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
In the calendar shown on the right, the first week starts from the 4th. 9 10
Therefore, the first Wednesday is the 7th, and the second is the 14th. And, the 45678 16 17
third Wednesday is the 21st. 11 12 13 14 15 23 24
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