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Reading Calendars

Navigate monthly calendars, locate dates, count days, and identify weekdays and weekends. Grades 2–3.

Parts of a Monthly Calendar

  • Month name: At the top — tells you which month it is
  • Year: Shows which year this calendar page is for
  • Column headers: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun (or Sun–Sat)
  • Date numbers: 1 through 28, 29, 30, or 31
  • Week rows: Each row = one week (7 days)
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Calendar Skills to Practise

Find a specific date: Locate any given date (e.g. "Find the 17th") on the calendar
What day is a date?: Given a date, identify what day of the week it falls on
Count forward: Start on a date, count forward N days to find a future date
Count backward: Start on a date, count back N days to find a past date
Days in the month: How many days does this month have? How many Mondays?
Ordinal dates: "What is the third Friday of the month? The second Tuesday?"

💡 Tip: How to Count Forward on a Calendar

Circle the start date. Then count one square at a time — moving right across the row, then down to the next row. When you run out of the month, continue on the next calendar page.

Practice Drills

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Example: 2 × 2