Time and the calendar · Usually met around P1
Reading a calendar
Look up for the weekday; a column goes up in 7s.
How to do it
Method
Look up for the weekday; a column goes up in 7s
The 3rd is a Tuesday → so is the 10th
Another way
Add
3 + 7 = 10
In full
A calendar has Sunday to Saturday across the top, and each row is one week. To find a date's weekday, find the date, then look up its column. Dates in one column are 7 apart: if the 3rd is a Tuesday, so are the 10th, 17th and 24th. The day after a date is to its right; after Saturday, at the far right, it is at the far left of the next row. Or add and take away: 5 days after the 3rd is the 3 + 5 = 8th.
Worked examples
Have a go first, then open each one for the answer and the working.
Example 1
What day of the week is the circled date on the calendar?
- A. Monday
- B. Wednesday
- C. Tuesday
- D. Friday
Choose the right answer
Show the answer and working
Answer: C. Tuesday
Look up from the circled 8: it is a Tuesday.
Example 2
What date is 3 days after the circled date?
Show the answer and working
Answer: 5
The circled date is the 2: 2 + 3 = 5.
Example 3
On the same weekday as the circled date: the week before is the □ and the week after is the □.
Fill in each box
Show the answer and working
Answer: 3，17
Up or down a column is 7: 10 − 7 = 3, 10 + 7 = 17.
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