Why do this
problem?
This problem could be used when calendars are being
discussed, possibly at the beginning of January when a new year
has just begun. Learners do need to be aware of the length of
the months and of the effect of leap years on the days of the
week and when they occur.
There are two copies of the calendar for July $2001$ on
this sheet and
six blank calendar months on
this sheet .
Key questions
Which years are leap years? Do you know how to tell?
Do you need to write out the dates for that month on a
blank calendar?
Possible extension
Learners could make tables of their
results or make a year's worth of monthly calendars for three
years hence. This
sheet of six blank calendar months could be useful.
Possible support
It might help for some children to work
from a current yearly calendar to start with, noting which day
the first of each month falls on, then the date of the first
Sunday in each month.