Looking at December

Looking at December

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This task is about reading a calendar.
Tori
Tori is looking at dates on her calendar for December.

 

December
Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri
  
4

11

18

25
  
5

12

19

26
  
6

13

20

27
  
7

14

21

28
1

8

15

22

29
2

9

16

23

30
3

10

17

24

31

Question 2Change answer

a)
Her school picnic is on the 10th of December.
 
What day of the week will this be?
 
b)
How many Thursdays will there be in December?
 
c)
School ends for the year on the third Wednesday in December.
 
What date will this be?

Question 2Change answer

On the 31st of December Tori said, "Tomorrow will be the start of a new month".
d)
What new month will it be?
 
e) What day of the week will it be?
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
time, calendar interpretation, months, weeks, days, calendars
Description of task: 
Students interpret a calendar of the month of December.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y5 (03/1999)
a) Friday very easy
b) 5 very easy
c) 15th easy
d) January very easy
e) Saturday moderate
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
c) 3 Interprets "third Wednesday as Wednesday the third".
e) Monday Monday is the next week-day rather the next day.