Done by Urinova Nigora Checked by Class: 2 a date

Months that start with 'J' January, June, July
Months that have 30 days April, June, September, November
Months that end with 'r' September, October, November, December	Months have 31 days January, March, May, July, August, October, December
February has 28 days. It has 29 days once every four years, which is called a leap year.

Activity 4a Look and guess.

Objectives: to raise awareness of the short forms of the months to prepare for the next activity.
Explain to the pupils that sometimes they may meet some short forms as shown in their Classbooks. They are the first three letters of the months so there should not be any problem to guess what short forms are for what months.
Answer Key: Dec — December; Sep — September; Mar — March; Jun — June; Aug — August; Oct — October; Jul — July; May — May; Apr — April; Jan — January; Nov — November; Feb — February
Optional Activity 4b Work in groups. Play "Write a month". Objective: to consolidate months through having fun
STEP 1: Divide the blackboard into 2 parts. Write the short forms of the months on the first part in the following order one below another: Jun Oct Sep Dec Aug Mar Jul Feb Apr Jan May Nov. Then write the following order on the second part: Nov Mar Feb Sep Dec Apr Aug Oct Jul May Jan Jun.
STEP 2: Divide the class into two groups. Have the pupils stay in two rows.
STEP 3: Explain that with your signal a representative from each group will come to the blackboard and write the full form of a month (for example, Aug — August). As soon as the representa­tive finishes, the next pupil must hurry to write the full form of the next short form, etc. The group which finish writing the full forms quickly and with fewer mistakes will become the winner.