Give your students the perfect introduction to using and understanding calendars with our hands-on Calendars: What is Missing? Worksheet! This interactive activity helps students recognise and explore the key components and layout of calendars, providing a strong foundation for your calendar unit.

The activity features a collection of three months of calendar templates, each missing key elements. Students will use the provided cut-and-paste parts to complete each calendar, reinforcing their understanding of calendar structure and how it is used to organise dates and events. This engaging approach supports visual learning and encourages students to think critically about the parts of a calendar.

Calendars: What is Missing? Worksheet works beautifully as a small group rotation or as an individual task. For optimal learning, it is recommended that each student has their own copy of the materials to assemble their calendars. This versatile activity is an excellent way to launch your calendar unit and build familiarity with calendar functionality from the very beginning!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Develop understanding of calendar components and layout
• ✅ Practise identifying and assembling parts of a calendar
• ✅ Strengthen visual discrimination and fine motor skills through cut-and-paste work
• ✅ Build fluency in recognising days, dates, months, and calendar structure
• ✅ Support understanding of how calendars are used to organise time

What’s Included:

• Three months of calendar templates with missing components
• Cut-and-paste parts for students to assemble their calendars
• Instructions for flexible classroom use

Materials Needed:

• Printed calendar templates and cut-and-paste parts (one set per student)
• Scissors and glue
• Pencils or pens

How to Use:

1. Print the calendar templates and cut-and-paste parts for your class.
2. Introduce or review the key components of a calendar with your students.
3. Have students complete each calendar by assembling the missing parts correctly.
4. Encourage students to check their work by referring to a model calendar or classroom reference.
5. Use the activity to support discussion about how calendars help us organise time and plan ahead.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as an introductory activity for your calendar unit
• 💡 Include in maths rotations as a targeted calendar skills station
• 💡 Provide as an independent task for students to consolidate understanding of calendar structure
• 💡 Support EAL learners with guided discussion and scaffolded modelling of calendar components
• 💡 Extend learning by having students add events or special dates to their completed calendars

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Model how to correctly identify and place each calendar component before independent work begins
• 💛 Encourage students to explain their reasoning as they assemble their calendars
• 💛 Use the activity as a springboard for deeper discussion about how we use calendars in everyday life
• 💛 Provide individual copies of the materials to ensure each student builds their own understanding through hands-on practise

Calendars: What is Missing? Worksheet is a fun and practical way to build your students’ familiarity and confidence with calendars. With its interactive format and strong visual focus, it’s an excellent resource to launch your calendar unit and set students up for success!