Students participate in a calendar discussion noting the current year, month, day, season, pertinent holidays, birthdays and more. They decorate the calendar with original artwork and take turns presiding over discussion times.

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Kindergarten - 2nd

Students listen to an overview of solar and lunar calendars, their history and lore. They also discuss the history of days and months, and their relations to the rotation period of the Earth and the orbital period of the Moon.

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9th - 12th

Students use the housekeeping task of setting up the monthly calendar to provide students experience with reading numbers, ordering them, and examining numerical patterns on a calendar grid.

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Kindergarten - 1st

Students watch an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel," and discuss the importance of family traditions and cultural celebrations. They identify holidays celebrated on a calendar, and create a calendar scroll marked with family traditions on each calendar month.

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Kindergarten - 3rd

Students study the difference between the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the reasons for changing from one to the other, and other interesting facts about time and the calendar. They work in small groups to answer provided questions.

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6th - 8th