October 2024 Calendar Based Activity for Students worksheet

Worksheet on Calendar-Based Activities for Level 1 Learners is an activity to teach primary students how to use dates and calendars in English. It includes activities to revise days, months and numbers, match them to their ordinal equivalents, identify specific dates on the calendar and engage in listening comprehension tasks using true/false statements about dates. Students also practice writing dates in English and can further the learning by discussing birthdays in their families.

Answer Key

For teachers’ reference:

1. Coloring Fun:
   • Weekends are October 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29
   • Halloween is October 31st
   • October 1st is green.
2. Counting Days:
   • October has 31 days.
   • There are 8 Saturdays and Sundays.
   • There are 5 Mondays.
3. Fill in the Blanks:
   • October has 31 days.
   • Halloween is on October 31st, which is a Tuesday.
   • The first day of October is a Sunday.
4. October Events:
   • Halloween is on October 31st.
   • October 10th is a Tuesday.
   • There are 19 days left until Halloween on October 12th.
5. Days of the Week Puzzle:
   • October 1st is a Sunday.
   • October 7th is a Saturday.
   • October 14th is a Saturday.
   • October 21st is a Saturday.
   • October 28th is a Saturday.
6. Create Your Own Event:
   • (Open-ended activity)
7. Fun Facts About October:
   • Halloween: October 31st
   • Columbus Day: October 9th
   • Second Friday: October 13th