ACARA AC9M1M03, Use a calendar
Year 1 · Measurement
Read dates on a calendar and work out the number of days between familiar events.
Below are free printable maths worksheets that support AC9M1M03. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.
Teaching guide
What students learn
Read dates on a calendar and work out the number of days between familiar events.
How to teach it
Read days, weeks and months on a real calendar; mark today and count on to a future date or event.
Worked example
The 1st of the month is a Saturday. What day of the week is the 16th?
Answer: Sunday
Why: count on 15 days from Saturday: (5 + 15) mod 7 = 6
Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.
Watch out for
Forgetting months have different numbers of days, and miscounting across week boundaries.
Calendar & Dates worksheets
All calendar & dates worksheets →Grade 1 Calendar & Dates
Set A · printable PDF · answer key
Grade 1 Calendar & Dates
Set B · printable PDF · answer key
Grade 1 Calendar & Dates
Set C · printable PDF · answer key
Grade 1 Calendar & Dates
Set D · printable PDF · answer key
Grade 1 Calendar & Dates
Set E · printable PDF · answer key
Grade 1 Calendar & Dates
Set F · printable PDF · answer key
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