Looking at November

Looking at November

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This task is about reading a calendar.
Malachi is looking at his calendar.

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N o v e m b e r

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30          
 
a)
 
He is going to a friend's party on the 19th of November.
 
What day of the week will this be?      ____________________
 
b)
Malachi goes swimming every Wednesday.
Circle all the days on the calendar that he will go swimming.
 
c)
He visits his Grandad every second Monday.
He put an ''on the calendar to show his first visit.
Put an '' on the other days that he will visit his Grandad.
 
d)
Malachi is going fishing on the third Saturday in November.
 
What date will this be?      ____________________
 
e)
He turns the page of his calendar to the next month.
What day of the week will the first day of the new month be?
 
____________________
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
time, calendar interpretation, months, weeks, days, calendars
Description of task: 
Students interpret and answer questions from a calendar showing one month of the year.
Answers/responses: 
  Y4 (06/1999)
a) Thursday very easy
b) 4th/11th/18th/25thall circled (and no others circled) easy
c) '' on the dates 16th and 30th only moderate
d) 21stor 21st of November or 21.11 easy
e) Tuesday difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
c) Circles 9, 16, 23 and 30 Circles every Monday rather than every second Monday.
d) 7th November Gives first rather than third Saturday.
e) Sunday

1.12 or 1 December
1 or December

 Gives first day in November or first in the list of calendar days.

Gives date not day.