time · Year 2 · Suggested learning sequence
Read a calendar
A calendar shows one month. The columns are the days of the week and the numbers are the dates. To find the day of the week for a date, find the date and look straight up its column to the heading. Each week is 7 days, so the same day of the week comes every 7 dates. To count the days from one date to another, count the jumps, not the start day: from 5 to 19 is 19 − 5 = 14 days. To go into the next month, use how many days this month has, then keep counting.
Sample questions
Use the calendar. What day of the week is 7 June?
- Find 7 on the calendar.
- Go straight up its column to the heading: Fri.
- 7 June is a Friday.
Answer: Friday
Use the calendar. What day of the week is 3 August?
- Find 3 on the calendar.
- Go straight up its column to the heading: Sat.
- 3 August is a Saturday.
Answer: Saturday
Use the calendar. What day of the week is 9 May?
- Find 9 on the calendar.
- Go straight up its column to the heading: Sat.
- 9 May is a Saturday.
Answer: Saturday