Calendar

I've had this calendar forever and I had never thought of a practical and effective use for it in my classroom besides the  decoration. But then, giving it a second look, I noticed how useful this can be for a teacher in need of a project!

To start with, the days and months are pieces that you can put where they are more convenient for you... I wanted my second and my fifth graders to learn how to say the dates in English. So, I started the class by having all students sit down in a circle. Then, I gave the students the months of the year and asked them to put them in order. As a follow-up, I asked students when their birthdays were. The only information I needed at that stage of the lesson  was the month. After this, I gave them the numbers and started calling them out, so students had to put the numbers in the correct place. Back to the circle, I repeated my question : When is your birthday? Now, I wanted them to give me the complete answer. For further practice, I gave them a piece of paper to ask when their classmates birthdays were and take notes. To wrap up, they had to memorize their classmates birthday to play a memory game. This class lasted 1:30. 

I hope you have enjoyed it!

P.S: I bought this calendar at Trend. The site is www.trendbm.com.br