- Encircle the date of Bonny and Tommy’s birthday on the calendar.
- Encircle today’s date as well. Now count how many days are left. (Remember that you can’t add 13 May as well.)
Write: There are __________________________________________left.
- Encircle the date on which you have your birthday. Is your birthday before or after theirs?
Write: My ___________________________________________________________
- Encircle your teacher’s birthday. Has she had her birthday already?
- Bonny and Tommy have also made a “week clock” for themselves, because the days of the week also go around and around, just like the months of the year.
- Do you know the names of the days of the week in the proper order, and can you write them correctly?
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Complete:
1. There are __________________________________________ days in a week.
2. There are _______________ school days (week days or work days) in a week.
3. The first day of the week is ______________________________________
4. The last day of the week is ______________________________________
5. Together these two days are called a _______________________________
- Make a * next to the day/days on which you do it:
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
Sport | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Homework | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Play | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Watch T.V. | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Go to church | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
- What do you do most in a week?__________________________________
- Which day is your busiest day?__________________________________
- Use your calendar again to fill in the day and the date:
Today it is ________________ _____ _________________.
Yesterday it was ________________ _____ _________________.
This term the school will close on _______________ ____ __________.
This year Christmas will be on _______________ _____ _______________.
- Count on the calendar:
In January this year there are ________________________________ Fridays.
In the whole year there are ____________________________________ Sundays.
Die jaar het _____________________________________________ dae.
Is it a leap year this year?_______________________________
How do you know?_________________________________________
- Solve the problems, using your own method, but show how you did it.
1. We visited our grandmother and grandfather on the farm for 3 weeks. How many days did we spend there altogether?
We were there for _________________________________________________
2. Mary was in bed with chicken pox for 2 weeks. How many school days did she miss?
She missed _________________________________________________.
3. My father drives 6 km to work every day. How many km does he drive in 1 week if he goes to work every workday?
He drives _________________________________________________
4. Bonny and Tommy play with their puppy every day of the weekend for 1 hour. How many hours have they played with him after 5 weeks?
They played _________________________________________________