Virginia SOL K.MG.3.d
The Standard
Name the twelve months of the year and state that there are twelve months in one year.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will describe the units of time represented in a calendar.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students say and arrange the month names in calendar order, from January through December. They recognize that the complete sequence forms one year.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students name all months in order without skipping or repeating any. They can identify a missing month and explain that the complete set belongs to one year.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may mix up the order or leave out months with similar names, such as June and July. Some may think a year has ten months or begins with their birthday month.
How to Assess It
- Give students four missing-month prompts: January, ___, March; May, June, ___; ___, November, December; and “How many months make a year?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a set of 12 month cards to arrange in order, then check their sequence against a classroom calendar.
Ask, “Which month comes before your birthday month, and which comes after?” and have students draw or share their answer.
Play Month Circle: students pass a beanbag and say the next month without pausing, skipping, or repeating.
Use a school calendar to mark holidays, birthdays, and breaks, then count the labeled months from January through December.
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