Days of the Week and Days of the Week and Months of the YearMonths of the Year

ESL VocabularyESL Vocabulary

Mrs. CoverdaleMrs. Coverdale

Days of the WeekDays of the Week

Days of the week are written with Upper case Days of the week are written with Upper case letters (letters (capital letterscapital letters))

The The firstfirst day of the week is day of the week is SSunday.unday. The The lastlast day of the week is day of the week is SSaturdayaturday The The weekdaysweekdays are are MMonday, onday, TTuesday, uesday,

WWednesday, ednesday, TThursday and hursday and FFriday.riday. The The weekendweekend days are days are SSaturday and aturday and SSunday.unday. With the days of the week you use the With the days of the week you use the

preposition “preposition “onon” ”

What day is it?What day is it?

Look carefully at the following expressions:Look carefully at the following expressions: TodayToday YesterdayYesterday TomorrowTomorrow Next weekNext week Last weekLast week http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/timhttp://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/tim

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School starts School starts onon MondaysMondays.. During During TuesdaysTuesdays and and ThursdaysThursdays we do we do

our AR reading.our AR reading. We go to the library We go to the library onon FridaysFridays.. TodayToday I worked on a passage of Fluent I worked on a passage of Fluent

Reader.Reader.

What day is it?What day is it? TodayToday isis Monday. Monday.

What day was What day was yesterday?yesterday?

YesterdayYesterday waswas Sunday. Sunday.

What day will be What day will be tomorrow?tomorrow?

TomorrowTomorrow will bewill be TuesdayTuesday..

Abbreviations Abbreviations Notice that "weekdays" and "days of the week" are not the same. Notice that "weekdays" and "days of the week" are not the same.

"Days of the week" are all 7 days from Monday to Sunday. "Days of the week" are all 7 days from Monday to Sunday. "Weekdays" are only the 5 days from Monday to Friday. The "Weekdays" are only the 5 days from Monday to Friday. The "weekend" is Saturday and Sunday. "weekend" is Saturday and Sunday.

Day Abbreviation

weekdays Monday Mon. Mo.

Tuesday Tue. Tu.

Wednesday Wed. We.

Thursday Thu. Th.

Friday Fri. Fr.

weekend Saturday Sat. Sa.

Sunday Sun. Su.

Months of the YearMonths of the Year

There are There are 12 months12 months in a year. in a year. The months of the year are written with Upper The months of the year are written with Upper

case letters (case letters (capital letterscapital letters) ) All months have All months have 30 or 31 days30 or 31 days, except for , except for

February which has 28 daysFebruary which has 28 days The year has The year has 365 days365 days except on “ except on “leapleap” years.” years. Every fourth year, the month of February has 29 Every fourth year, the month of February has 29

days instead of 28. This year is called a "leap days instead of 28. This year is called a "leap year" and the year" and the 29th of February is a "leap day29th of February is a "leap day". ". A leap year has 366 days instead of the normal A leap year has 366 days instead of the normal 365365

With the months of the year you use the With the months of the year you use the proposition “proposition “inin””

First monthFirst month: : JanuaryJanuary

Second monthSecond month: : FebruaryFebruary

Third monthThird month: March: March

Fourth monthFourth month: April: April

Fifth monthFifth month: May: May

Sixth monthSixth month: June: June

SeventhSeventh month: July month: July EighthEighth month: August month: August NinthNinth month: month:

SeptemberSeptember TenthTenth month: October month: October EleventhEleventh month: month:

November November TwelfthTwelfth month: month:

DecemberDecember

Abbreviations Abbreviations

Month Short Form Days Season

1 January Jan. 31 Winter

2 February Feb. 28/29

3 March Mar. 31 Spring

4 April Apr. 30

5 May May 31

6 June Jun. 30 Summer

7 July Jul. 31

8 August Aug. 31

9 September Sep. 30 Autumn

10 October Oct. 31

11 November Nov. 30

12 December Dec. 31 Winter

JanuaryJanuary My friends and I built some snowmen My friends and I built some snowmen inin

JJanuaryanuary This year there was not too much snow This year there was not too much snow inin

JanuaryJanuary JanuaryJanuary is the first month of the year. is the first month of the year.

FebruaryFebruary

Valentine’s day is Valentine’s day is inin February. February.

February is the February is the shortestshortest month of month of the year.the year.

Valentine’s day is Valentine’s day is onon February 14 February 14thth. .

MarchMarch Saint Patrick’s day Saint Patrick’s day

is is inin March. March.

We have to get We have to get ready for the DSTP ready for the DSTP inin March. March.

March is the March is the thirdthird month of the year.month of the year.

AprilApril

April is the April is the fourthfourth month of the year.month of the year.

My birthday is My birthday is inin April.April.

My birthday is My birthday is onon April 29April 29thth..

We celebrate We celebrate Eastern Eastern in in April.April.

MayMay We celebrate We celebrate

Mother’s Day Mother’s Day inin May.May.

May is the May is the fifth fifth month of the year.month of the year.

My brother’s My brother’s birthday is birthday is inin May. May.

JuneJune

The school is over The school is over inin June. June. Summer season starts Summer season starts inin June June June is the June is the sixthsixth month of the year. month of the year.

JulyJuly

Independence day Independence day is is onon July 4 July 4thth..

July is the July is the seventhseventh month of the year.month of the year.

My family and I will My family and I will go on vacations go on vacations inin July.July.

AugustAugust We go back to We go back to

school school in in August.August.

August is the August is the lastlast month of the month of the summer.summer.

August is the August is the eightheighth month of month of the year.the year.

SeptemberSeptember

September is the September is the ninthninth month of the month of the year.year.

September September hashas 30 30 days.days.

The Fall The Fall startsstarts inin September.September.

OctoberOctober We celebrate We celebrate

HalloweenHalloween inin October.October.

October has October has 3131 days.days.

October is the October is the tenthtenth month of the month of the year.year.

NovemberNovember ThanksgivingThanksgiving is is

celebrated celebrated in in November.November.

November is the November is the eleventheleventh month of month of the year.the year.

November is the November is the month month before lastbefore last of the year.of the year.

DecemberDecember

December is the December is the lastlast month of the year.month of the year.

Christmas is Christmas is celebrated celebrated in in December.December.

We celebrate We celebrate

Christmas Christmas onon December 25December 25thth..

ReviewReview

Days of the week and months of the year are written with Days of the week and months of the year are written with capital letters.capital letters.

For the days of the week , use the preposition “For the days of the week , use the preposition “onon”” For the months of the year, use the preposition “For the months of the year, use the preposition “inin”” Be careful with Be careful with datesdates, use preposition “, use preposition “onon””

on Mondayon Monday in Julyin July on May 8 on May 8thth

Remember the terms: today, yesterday, tomorrow, first, Remember the terms: today, yesterday, tomorrow, first, last, before, after.last, before, after.today is … yesterday was…. tomorrow will be…today is … yesterday was…. tomorrow will be…

the the lastlast day of the week , the day of the week , the first first day of the month, day of the month, the day the day beforebefore yesterday , the day yesterday , the day afterafter today today