Read the book to your students and begin a discussion about the days and months. You can talk about why it’s important to know the days of the week (so that we know when to go to school, church, etc.) and the months of the year (so that we can know when to expect special events like birthdays and holidays and know when different seasons are).
A pocket chart calendar works well. You can put all of the number dates back-facing and each day, let a different child turn over the number for that date. It’s a wonderful way to introduce numbers as well as days of the week and months of the year. You don’t have to spend more than a minute or two, but the repetition of the routine is what helps!
You certainly don’t need a pocket chart calendar to introduce your child to a calendar. If nothing else, simply print one off and let him/her color in the square for each date as you talk about the date and day of the week.
*Another fun activity to do with a school-age child who is already familiar with the months of the year would be to let your child name their very own month (i.e. Elephantember) and then tell about what wishes of theirs would come true on the first of that month! It would be a great pre-writing activity!
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