Reading Calendars and Dates
Year 3 students read calendars to find days, dates, and durations, and understand months, weeks, and years in context.
What You Need to Know
Key Concept Diagram
A calendar shows 12 months, and each month has between 28 and 31 days
Days of the week repeat every 7 days; there are 52 weeks in a year
Dates are written in day/month/year format in Australia (e.g. 15/03/2026)
Duration can be calculated by counting days or weeks between two dates on a calendar
Key Vocabulary
Calendar
A chart showing the days, weeks, and months of a year
Month
One of the 12 named divisions of a year
Duration
The length of time between a start and an end date or time
Leap year
A year with 366 days, where February has 29 days, occurring every 4 years
Knowledge Check
Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.
Question 1
How many months are in one year?
Question 2
If today is the 5th of March, what date will it be in 2 weeks?
Question 3
How many days are in 3 weeks?
Key Concepts Summary
- ●A calendar shows 12 months, and each month has between 28 and 31 days
- ●Days of the week repeat every 7 days; there are 52 weeks in a year
- ●Dates are written in day/month/year format in Australia (e.g. 15/03/2026)
- ●Duration can be calculated by counting days or weeks between two dates on a calendar