Monthly Calendars
Monthly calendars are a great tool for teaching concepts such as seasons, holidays, and birthdays. Units can be taught, and time greatly expanded, through the use of Monthly Calendars.



Prerequisites to Using Monthly Calendars
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- After the student understands and uses Weekly Calendars proficiently a Monthly Calendar can be introduced.
- Student should be proficient with days of week.
- Student has, or is developing, concepts relating to seasons, holidays, birthdays, and other special events.
Using Monthly Calendars
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- When introducing a monthly calendar, schedule it to occur on the first day of a new month. (December is not a good month to begin a monthly calendar because of the extensive school vacation.)
- Number the days so that the student can begin working on the dates as a way to track time (e.g. Tuesday the 3rd).
- Learn the name of the current month.
- Post Monthly Calendars on the wall in left to right sequence as the year progresses. This makes it easy for the student to refer to past events.
- Highlight special events that happen throughout the year (i.e. birthdays, holidays, etc.).
- Track the seasons of the year and note how they are different from each other (including any special events that happen during that particular season).
Monthly Calendar Vocabulary
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- Names of the months and seasons
- Names of holidays and other special events that happen monthly or annually
Video Example: Monthly Calendar
TVI Matt Schultz demonstrates the use of a Monthly Calendar with a student who is deafblind.