Use the seven-day weekday cycle
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The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of November one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Thursday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Thursday of this month falls on the rd. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Thursdays.
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On a November calendar the first Thursday is the 3rd. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Thursdays in the month.
- The first Thursday falls on November 3.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- November has 30 days.
- The dates of every Thursday in November.
- Each Thursday is 7 days after the previous Thursday.
- All Thursday dates must be 30 or less (November has 30 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Consecutive Thursdays differ by exactly 7 (10-3, 17-10, 24-17), and the last one, 24, is within 30, while the next, 31, is not. So 4 Thursdays is correct for this month.
Look down the Thursday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 3, 10, 17, 24, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Thursday to reach each later Thursday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 30.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of February one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Saturday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Saturday of this month falls on the th. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Saturdays.
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On a February calendar the first Saturday is the 4th. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Saturdays in the month.
- The first Saturday falls on February 4.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- February has 28 days.
- The dates of every Saturday in February.
- Each Saturday is 7 days after the previous Saturday.
- All Saturday dates must be 28 or less (February has 28 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Consecutive Saturdays differ by exactly 7 (11-4, 18-11, 25-18), and the last one, 25, is within 28, while the next, 32, is not. So 4 Saturdays is correct for this month.
Look down the Saturday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 4, 11, 18, 25, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Saturday to reach each later Saturday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 28.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of July one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Wednesday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Wednesday of this month falls on the th. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Wednesdays.
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On a July calendar the first Wednesday is the 4th. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Wednesdays in the month.
- The first Wednesday falls on July 4.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- July has 31 days.
- The dates of every Wednesday in July.
- Each Wednesday is 7 days after the previous Wednesday.
- All Wednesday dates must be 31 or less (July has 31 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Review
Consecutive Wednesdays differ by exactly 7 (11-4, 18-11, 25-18), and the last one, 25, is within 31, while the next, 32, is not. So 4 Wednesdays is correct for this month.
Look down the Wednesday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 4, 11, 18, 25, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Wednesday to reach each later Wednesday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 31.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of August one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Wednesday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Wednesday of this month falls on the st. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, fourth, and fifth Wednesdays.
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On a August calendar the first Wednesday is the 1st. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Wednesdays in the month.
- The first Wednesday falls on August 1.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- August has 31 days.
- The dates of every Wednesday in August.
- Each Wednesday is 7 days after the previous Wednesday.
- All Wednesday dates must be 31 or less (August has 31 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Review
Consecutive Wednesdays differ by exactly 7 (8-1, 15-8, 22-15, 29-22), and the last one, 29, is within 31, while the next, 36, is not. So 5 Wednesdays is correct for this month.
Look down the Wednesday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Wednesday to reach each later Wednesday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 31.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of September one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Sunday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Sunday of this month falls on the th. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Sundays.
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On a September calendar the first Sunday is the 4th. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Sundays in the month.
- The first Sunday falls on September 4.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- September has 30 days.
- The dates of every Sunday in September.
- Each Sunday is 7 days after the previous Sunday.
- All Sunday dates must be 30 or less (September has 30 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
Execute
Review
Consecutive Sundays differ by exactly 7 (11-4, 18-11, 25-18), and the last one, 25, is within 30, while the next, 32, is not. So 4 Sundays is correct for this month.
Look down the Sunday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 4, 11, 18, 25, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Sunday to reach each later Sunday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 30.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of May one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Sunday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Sunday of this month falls on the st. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, fourth, and fifth Sundays.
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On a May calendar the first Sunday is the 1st. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Sundays in the month.
- The first Sunday falls on May 1.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- May has 31 days.
- The dates of every Sunday in May.
- Each Sunday is 7 days after the previous Sunday.
- All Sunday dates must be 31 or less (May has 31 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Review
Consecutive Sundays differ by exactly 7 (8-1, 15-8, 22-15, 29-22), and the last one, 29, is within 31, while the next, 36, is not. So 5 Sundays is correct for this month.
Look down the Sunday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Sunday to reach each later Sunday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 31.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of March one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Monday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Monday of this month falls on the th. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Mondays.
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On a March calendar the first Monday is the 4th. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Mondays in the month.
- The first Monday falls on March 4.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- March has 31 days.
- The dates of every Monday in March.
- Each Monday is 7 days after the previous Monday.
- All Monday dates must be 31 or less (March has 31 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Review
Consecutive Mondays differ by exactly 7 (11-4, 18-11, 25-18), and the last one, 25, is within 31, while the next, 32, is not. So 4 Mondays is correct for this month.
Look down the Monday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 4, 11, 18, 25, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Monday to reach each later Monday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 31.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of October one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Tuesday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Tuesday of this month falls on the th. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Tuesdays.
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On a October calendar the first Tuesday is the 4th. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Tuesdays in the month.
- The first Tuesday falls on October 4.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- October has 31 days.
- The dates of every Tuesday in October.
- Each Tuesday is 7 days after the previous Tuesday.
- All Tuesday dates must be 31 or less (October has 31 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
Execute
Review
Consecutive Tuesdays differ by exactly 7 (11-4, 18-11, 25-18), and the last one, 25, is within 31, while the next, 32, is not. So 4 Tuesdays is correct for this month.
Look down the Tuesday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 4, 11, 18, 25, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Tuesday to reach each later Tuesday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 31.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of June one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Tuesday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Tuesday of this month falls on the st. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, fourth, and fifth Tuesdays.
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On a June calendar the first Tuesday is the 1st. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Tuesdays in the month.
- The first Tuesday falls on June 1.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- June has 30 days.
- The dates of every Tuesday in June.
- Each Tuesday is 7 days after the previous Tuesday.
- All Tuesday dates must be 30 or less (June has 30 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
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Review
Consecutive Tuesdays differ by exactly 7 (8-1, 15-8, 22-15, 29-22), and the last one, 29, is within 30, while the next, 36, is not. So 5 Tuesdays is correct for this month.
Look down the Tuesday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Tuesday to reach each later Tuesday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 30.
The grid below is part of a calendar for the month of April one year. Using the rule that the same day of the week repeats every days, find the dates of every Friday in this month.
On the calendar the days of the week run in the order Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and the first Friday of this month falls on the th. Since the same weekday repeats every days, find the dates of the second, third, and fourth Fridays.
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On a April calendar the first Friday is the 5th. Using the rule that the same weekday repeats every 7 days, find the dates of all the Fridays in the month.
- The first Friday falls on April 5.
- The same weekday repeats every 7 days.
- April has 30 days.
- The dates of every Friday in April.
- Each Friday is 7 days after the previous Friday.
- All Friday dates must be 30 or less (April has 30 days).
Plan
#5 Look for a Pattern · also uses: #2 Make a Systematic List
Weekdays repeat on a 7-day cycle, so I add 7 repeatedly starting from the first occurrence and list each date until I pass the end of the month.
Execute
Review
Consecutive Fridays differ by exactly 7 (12-5, 19-12, 26-19), and the last one, 26, is within 30, while the next, 33, is not. So 4 Fridays is correct for this month.
Look down the Friday column of the calendar grid directly; the entries read 5, 12, 19, 26, matching the skip-count.
Standards · min grade 2
2.NBT.A.2Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s — Skip-counting by 7 from the first Friday to reach each later Friday.2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies — Adding 7 at each step and checking dates stay within 30.