INTEGRATED LITERACY

ASSIGNMENT

Addie Minchin

SST 309-03

1-H2.0.2

Use a calendar to distinguish among days, weeks,

and months.

SONGS

The Calendar Song- Macarena Months

- Students sing the months of the year to the beat of the Macarena.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTrlGx-Ctk

The Days of the Week Song-

-Students can sing along with the recorded version and learn the days of

the week. http://

songsforteaching.com/marilynmlinford/s/daysoftheweek.mp3

Lyrics: http://

www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergartenearlychildhood/days

oftheweek.php

HANDOUTS

1. 2. 3.

PICTURE BOOK

Work-A-Day Week- Teaches students about the days

of the week by using what parents do during the

week.

ANOTHER PICTURE BOOK

Days of the Week- Teaches students the days of the

week. This book is more geared towards a lower

reading level student.

GAMES

Calendar Quiz- There are three different levels, each five questions

long, asking questions about the dates and days of the week during a

certain month. This game is from softschools.com

http://www.softschools.com/math/calendar/activities/calendar_game/

Calendar Clown- Students are timed and given points for answer

questions about the month correctly. This game is from

mrnussbaum.com.

http://mrnussbaum.com/calendarclowns/calendar-play/

POETRY

The Months of the Year

(To the Tune of "Three Blind Mice")

January, February, March, 

April, May, June. 

July, August, September, 

October, November, December. 

These are the twelve months of the year. 

Now sing them together so we can all hear.  Picture from: Lake Mary

High School

How many months are there in a year?  Website

Twelve months in a year.

POETRY CONTINUEDDays of the Week (to the tune of "The Addams Family")

Days of the week, (snap snap)

Days of the week, (snap snap)

Days of the week, Days of the week,

Days of the week. (snap snap)

There's Sunday and there's Monday,

There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday,

There's Thursday and there's Friday,

And then there's Saturday.

Days of the week, (snap snap)

Days of the week, (snap snap)

Days of the week, Days of the week, Picture from:

loretoenglish.wikispaces.com

Days of the week. (snap snap)

POSTER

Days of the Week Poster-has abbreviations and how

to spell the days of the week.

WEBSITES

JumpStart.com has plenty of activities and has one for first

graders who are learning the days of the week.

http://www.jumpstart.com/

ESL Kid Stuff also has a lot of lesson plans, activities, and

games for students to use while learning the days of the

week.

http://www.eslkidstuff.com/

LESSON PLAN

This lesson plan is meant for ESL students which

are students learning English as a second language

and it will teach them the days of the week. http://

www.eslkidstuff.com/lesson-plans/pdf/days-of-the-we

ek-lesson-plan.pdf

ACTIVITY BOOK

My Months of the Year Book is a great activity

book that the students can do to help them learn the

months of the year.

REFERENCES

1. Macarena Months, Retrieved March 23, 2014, from https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTrlGx-Ctk

2. The Days of the Week Song, Retrieved March 23, 2014, from

http://

www.songsforteaching.com/preschoolkindergartenearlychildhood/days

oftheweek.php

3. All 3 Handouts, Retrieved March 23, 2014, from

http://www.worksheetfun.com/category/spelling/days-of-the-week/

4. Picture book-Work-A-Day Week, Retrieved March 23, 2014, from

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/listing/2687729903232?r=1&cm_mm

ca2=pla&cm_mmc=GooglePLA-_-Book_15To24-_-Q000000633-_-

2687729903232

REFERENCES

5. Days of the Week, Retrieved March 23, 2014, from

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/days-of-the-week/207984884.html?listingId=3

31408341&scid=pla_google_SynergyDataInc&adid=17260&gclid=CN6399

_Lqb0CFUNo7AodMy0Akg

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6. Calendar Quiz, Retrieved March 24, 2014, from

http://www.softschools.com/math/calendar/activities/calendar_game/

7. Calendar Clowns, Retrieved March 24, 2014, from

http://mrnussbaum.com/calendarclowns/calendar-play/

8. The Months of the Year Poem, Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://

www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems4.html

9. Days of the Week Poem, Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://

www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems4.html

REFERENCES

10. Days of the Week Poster, Retrieved March 24, 2014, from http://

teacherexpress.scholastic.com/days-of-the-week-chart-9780545196376

11. JumpStart Website, Retrieved March 25, 2014, from

http://www.jumpstart.com/

12. ESL Kid Stuff Website, Retrieved March 25, 2014, from

http://www.eslkidstuff.com/

13. Days of the Week-Lesson Plan, Retrieved March 25, 2014, from http://

www.eslkidstuff.com/lesson-plans/pdf/days-of-the-week-lesson-plan.pdf

14. My Months of the Year Activity book, Retrieved March 25, 2014, from

http://www.djinkers.com/monthsyearbook.html