Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recall the number of days in each month, year and leap year
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.
Teacher tip
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.29 + 30 + 31 =
Q2.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
Q4.How many months are there in a year?
Q5.Order these months from the earliest they appear in a calendar.
Q6.What is the missing month? July, August, ___, October.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.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.
28 or 29
31
30
Q3.What is the next month after June that has exactly 30 days?
Q4.How many days are there in a non-leap year? days.
Q5.How many days are there in a leap year? days.
Q6.2028 is a leap year. When is the next leap year after that?
To help you plan your 3 maths lesson on: Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 3 maths lesson on: Know the number of days in each month, year and leap year, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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