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MONTHS

Start out with months of the year song

This week, we are going to talk about the months of the year. Before we start, can someone tell something that they know about the months of the year?

There are 12 months in a year. Can we practice saying them?



Is there an order to the months? A: Yes there is, see above.

How do you know February is the second month? A: Count on your hand as you say the names of the month. February is the 2nd month.

Why is December called the last month of the year? A: When we count from January to December, we realize that December is the last month of the year.



What happens when we get to December? (January) How do we know? (Months repeat each year, cycle)

What is something that we use to help us know what month or day it is? (Calendar)



Months game: []

DAYS

Start out with days of the week song.

Last week we talked about the different months of the year. Who can remember what they are?



This week we are going to talk about the different days of the week.

There are 7 of them, lets practice saying them.



Is there an order to the days? A: Yes there is, see above.

How do you know Tuesday is the third day? A: Count on your hand as you say the names of the days. Tuesday is the 3rd month.

Why is Saturday the last day of the week? A: When we count from Sunday to Saturday, we realize Saturday is the last day of the week.

What happens when we get to Saturday? Where do we go from there? (Show on a calendar from [|www.starfall.com] Read days aloud, have students follow along on their print out).

Days game: []

Give out Reteach 19.1 Worksheet