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Countdown
How many days until summer? Find a special day, and use this activity to determine how many days, weeks, hours, even seconds until it arrives! There are three levels of difficulty, which can provide differentiated instruction with...
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Getting to Know Numbers
Learners study the math concepts associated with the calendar including days of the week, months of the year, odd/even numbers and numbers which come before and after. They use handheld computers with the appropriate software.
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Standard Measurements
In this math worksheet, students convert standard measurements. Students give the equivalent of the standard measurements. Hints are given if needed.
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All About Bugs
Students read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and practice the days of the week. In groups, they create a puppet show, design cards of the "days of the week," draw their favorite part of the story, create a visual representation of each...
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Abbreviations
In this vocabulary worksheet, students write the correct abbreviation next to a variety of words given. Sixteen words are given including days, months, measurements, and more.
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Days
In this days worksheet, students answer short answer questions about the days of the week. Students complete 10 questions total on this worksheet.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Three in a Row Calendar Game
Students explore a calendar. In this calendar and math instructional activity, students view a video clip about using a calendar. Students participate in a game in which a game board is used to identify days of the week, dates, and months.
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Hours, Days, Weeks, and Months - ESL
In this time measurement instructional activity, 2nd graders work with the definitions for the words hours, days, weeks, and months. They fill in 8 blanks in order to determine which is longer, 2 weeks or 15 days and to determine which...
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Days, Month, Year - Calendar Practice
In this calendar math practice learning exercise, 2nd graders answer 6 multiple choice questions about days, months, and the year. They answer questions such as "What is the fifth month of the year?" and "How many days does September have?"
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Decimal Word Problems
In this decimals worksheet, students solve 10 different word problems that include using decimals. First, they determine the amount of change received from a cashier given a specific amount. Then, students write a decimal representing...
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Proportions
In this proportions worksheet, 8th graders solve and complete 10 different problems that include difficult word based proportions. First, they solve each proportion as described. Then, students write their answer on the line provided for...
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Minutes and Hours
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify about how long it takes to do each task illustrated. Then they do three things that take minutes to complete and three things that take hours to complete.
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Spanish Days of the Week/Counting
Pupils practice using the Spanish words for the days of the week and numbers. They use a calendar to help them with the activity. They also demonstrate their ability to say "tomorrow will be" and "yesterday was".
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Sequencing Lesson
Students listen to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and summarize to story to demonstrate comprehension. They review the days of the week and create their own book.
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Spelling: Days and Months
In this spelling worksheet, students practice spelling the words for the days of the week and the months of the year. Students spell 19 words in all.
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Measurements with Fractions
In this measurement worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include using fractions. First, they determine which operation they will use to solve each problem. Then, students use addition or subtraction to solve each...
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Measurement
In this measurement worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include various measurements. First, they determine which operation they will use to solve each equation. Then, students add or subtract each problem using the...
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Word Based Proportions
In this word based proportions worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining various word based proportions. They determine the number of miles a person can travel in particular number of hours....
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Typical Day
Students practice speaking in simple sentences. As a class, they describe their typical day and a day of one of their friends or movie stars. They all must speak in front of the class and use the correct verb tense.
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Telling the Date
Students practice naming the date using the proper words for the days of the week, months, and associated ordinal numbers. They examine how to put words in the proper order to state the date and how to fill out forms.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Days of the Week
Thorough explanation of days of the week, their plural forms, and their use with definite articles. Ample examples demonstrate this concept. A short test at the end of the activity tests the student's mastery of this grammar principle.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Mathematics: Cycles
Teachers can use this resource for creating interesting lessons about time and time measurement. There are articles about leap year, converting time, as well as other links for further research. An interdisciplinary project about an...
Scholastic
Scholastic Internet Field Trip: Calendar Math Activities
This website offers plenty of links for activities around the topic of calendar math using estimation, measurement, and computations.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Seven Little Maids: The Birthday Week by Mary A. Lathbury
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Seven Little Maids: The Birthday Week by Mary A. Lathbury (c1884), includes an illustrated poem for each day of the birthday week.