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A calendar as a teaching aid refers to the use of a
calendar—a systematic way of organizing days, weeks,
and months—to facilitate learning and reinforce concepts
related to time management, numeracy, literacy, and
cultural awareness. Teachers can use physical calendars,
digital calendars, or even interactive calendars to assist in
their instruction.
It seems obvious, but the first step to teaching kids about
the calendar is to make sure we explain to them what a
calendar is.
A calendar is a series of pages that shows the days weeks,
and months of a particular year. It is a tool we use to help
us keep track of each day, and allows us to visually see
when different events will happen.
The next step is to teach kids how to read a calendar.
This could be split up into 4 different lessons.
The objectives to cover in this lesson are:each square
represents one day a group of 7 days in a row is called a
week one week is equal to 7 days each day of the week has
a name show where the names of the days of the week are
shown on a calendar each square in a column under the
name of a day of the week represents 1 day with that name.
i.e. all squares under Wednesday represent 1 Wednesday
“If we are this day” (point to a square),
“1 week later would be” (point to square
underneath) ask them which square would be 2 weeks later,
or 3 weeks later explain that a square above shows
1 week ago (in the past) ask them which square
would be 2 weeks ago or another number of weeks ago
Today’s objective is to work on learning the order of the
days of the week and also to realize that the days go in a
continuous cycle (i.e. after Sunday is Monday again).
The goal of today is to spend a few minutes learning the
order of the months of the year. Mastery isn’t the goal, it’s
just to spend time working on this skill. Think of it more
as an introduction.
Not to worry if your kids aren’t experts at reading the calendar
by the end of those 4 short lessons. The concept of time is
something that is taught over time. So with that in mind, we
do daily calendar time.
Incorporating calendars into teaching practices enhances
students' learning experiences by combining time
management, numeracy, and cultural awareness in a
visually engaging format. By understanding the various
kinds of calendars and their benefits, educators can
effectively utilize this tool to enrich their teaching
methodologies.
Other Resources:
1-Flash cards.
2- Flip chart.
3-A good teacher.
5-Metaphors in EFL Class
6- Physical Activity in Class.
7-Learner-centered Teaching.
9-Story Jokes for real communication
10-Film Circles
11-A problem- solution approach.
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