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My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:
Calendar by Myra Cohn Livingston walks you through the events and activities that go on each month of the year. The main character is set in beautifully illustrated backdrops that fill each page of this book. Oh! There are also wonderful rhymes to go along with them.
What did we do?
Calendar Number Identification
We searched for times the numbers 0-9 appear on a calendar page.
Calendar Counting
We rolled a giant die and looked for the number that came up on the die.
Calendar Celebration Stickers
We place stickers on the important holidays that will come up during the year so JDaniel will have a visual reminder to look at. We also decorated squares that contain family member’s birthdays. JDaniel chose to decorate some of the stickers to make them more festive.
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oo love this idea of exploring the calendar further and decorating the special days!
What brilliant ideas! I’m late for this one I’m afraid but love the meme! Have a great weekend
Love the calendar idea. I need to jump back in on this – we have a lot of books about winter that could make for fun activities right now.
I think we read that book earlier this year. I was looking for a use for a couple of extra calendars we had lying around.
you all are so wonderful, and seeing these fabulous project ideas just makes me feel like a slacker! ha, ha! 🙂
i want to read this one..
thanks for the information on it
Hi JDaniel’s Mom,
Love calendars for math and literacy. Stop by to read my last 2 postings about using calendars and books to promote reading skills development. Love sharing what we do to help families and children make learning fun!
Susan at togethertime4families.com
I need to get that book. Such great activity ideas for learning about the calendar.
I am an organizer of sorts so I am a calendar and planner girl. I didn’t introduce a calendar at JDaniels age but I think it’s awesome you are. We buy calendars for the kids now and they love personalizing with their friends birthdays etc. Emily is learning how to use a planner in school too. I love they introduce this to keep their homework and special products organized! Happy Friday girl!
I love your ideas! We haven’t read that book yet. It’s going on the library list.
B and I made several countdown calendars recently (halloween, thanksgiving, christmas, and new years). I found a fun create-your-own calendar at the dollar store with sections to color and fun stickers. Great learning opportunities!
Great ideas for combining calendars and number work! I always loved reinforcing calendars, months, and seasons in January when my children were little. And the book looks wonderful as well – thanks for sharing!
Never read that book but from the front cover the illustrations look great 🙂
Truly such wonderful memories-in-the-making! Love this calender idea :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
Thank you so much for stopping by! I do enjoy finding your lovely comments :o) I cannot wait until we are able to move closer to where our kids are at…I love when our younger two are home from college and our oldest with her husband are able to visit…but don’t like when they have to leave and the house seems so empty…for a while after.
These are such fun ways of learning more about calendars!
My 9 yr old is all mad cause i forgot to get him a calendar for 2011. Thanks for the reminder! =)
We have a calendar time when we do our lesson time. I just love your activities. I never thought of playing games using the calendar. Great ideas.
Hoping to link up more regularly with Read, Explore, Learn.
Blessings.