Writing the Date Activity
Students build written dates by putting month, day, comma and year cards in order, practicing where the comma belongs in a date.
- Grades
- Grades 1–3, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Grammar
- Topic
- Punctuation
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
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What's inside this resource
This activity helps students practice writing the date. They will sort the Date Cards and Comma Cards into the correct sequence to show different dates. This is a great activity for students who need extra practice writing the date.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Write a date in month, day, year order
- Place a comma between the day and the year
Teaching tips
- Because the year cards reach back to 1492, students could also build the dates of historical events alongside birthdays and today's date.
Skills covered
- Date sequencing — ordering month, day and year cards into a complete date
- Comma placement — adding a comma card in the correct spot
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Core concepts
Core concepts
- Writing the date
- Commas in dates
- Months of the year
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