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Lesson 6 of 7
Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year
I can recall the number of days in each month, year and leap year
Lesson 6 of 7
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Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year
I can recall the number of days in each month, year and leap year
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are 28, 29, 30 or 31 days in a month.
- There are 364 or 365 days in a year.
Keywords
Month - One of the 12 parts of the year
Leap year - A year with an extra day
Common misconception
Pupils may forget how many days are in each month. They do not particularly follow a pattern or sequence. For example, pupils might be tempted to say that August has 30 days because it follows July.
You could 'interrupt the forgetting' by providing frequent opportunities for pupils to recall these facts outside the Maths lesson, using flashcards for each month with the month on the front and the number of days on the back.
A famous poem is introduced to help pupils remember how many days are in each month. Displaying in your Maths area will provide a means of scaffold or support to pupils to remember how many days there are in a particular month. The 'knuckles' strategy is also included which you may prefer or omit.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.29 + 30 + 31 =
29 + 30 + 31 =
Q2.Match the symbol with the correct meaning.
Match the symbol with the correct meaning.
less than
equal to
greater than
Q3.Which symbol can be used to make this statement true? 30 _ 31
Which symbol can be used to make this statement true? 30 _ 31
=
>
Q4.How many months are there in a year?
How many months are there in a year?
Q5.Order these months from the earliest they appear in a calendar.
Order these months from the earliest they appear in a calendar.
Q6.What is the missing month? July, August, ___, October.
What is the missing month? July, August, ___, October.
November
June
Assessment exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.Match the month to the correct number of days in the month.
Match the month to the correct number of days in the month.
31
30
28 or 29
Q2.Match the month to the number of days.
Match the month to the number of days.
28 or 29
31
30
Q3.What is the next month after June that has exactly 30 days?
What is the next month after June that has exactly 30 days?
July
August
Q4.How many days are there in a non-leap year? days.
How many days are there in a non-leap year? days.
Q5.How many days are there in a leap year? days.
How many days are there in a leap year? days.
Q6.2028 is a leap year. When is the next leap year after that?
2028 is a leap year. When is the next leap year after that?
2029
2030
2031