Read a calendar

  • A calendar shows the days, weeks, and months of a year.
  • It helps us keep track of dates, special events, and holidays.
  • Days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
  • Months of the year: January through December (12 months total).
  • Dates: Each square on a calendar shows a number for that day of the month.
  • Some months have 30 days, others have 31 days, and February has 28 or 29 days (in a leap year).
  • Find the month and year at the top.
  • Look for the day of the week at the top of the column.
  • Find the number/date to know the exact day (e.g., Tuesday, April 9).
  • Birthdays, festivals, school holidays, and important events are marked on calendars.
  • Learn to find and circle these special dates.
  • A week has 7 days.
  • A month can have 4 or 5 weeks.
  • There are 52 weeks in a year.
  • For planning homework and projects.
  • To remember test days, school events, and family plans.

Learn with an example

✈️ Today is 10th April. What day of the week was yesterday?

April
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
  • Find 10th April:
April
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
  • Now find the day before:
April
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930
  • Look at the top of the column. “Fri” means Friday. Yesterday was Friday.
August
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

______ Sundays

  • Find the Sunday column:
August
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
  • Count how many numbers are in the Sunday column. There are 4 numbers. There are 4 Sundays in August.
August
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031

_______ Saturdays

  • Find the Saturday column:
August
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031
  • Count how many numbers are in the Saturday column. There are 4 numbers. There are 4 Saturdays in August.