Calendar Journeys — Year 1 Maths Unit Plan

Calendar Journeys helps Year 1 learners use a real calendar to find event dates, put them in order and count the days between them. The unit uses September and October 2026 as a consistent date set: 4 to 11 September is seven days, while 30 September to 1 October is one day. Children test the idea that every month is four weeks and compare the actual lengths of September and October.

The sequence includes direct modelling, guided and independent practice, a partner Calendar Detective game, new-case rehearsal and an independent assessment. The teacher guide offers support with a labelled calendar and counters, mixed core tasks and a misconception-repair extension. Responses may be pointed to, explained aloud or written when appropriate to the skill.

What's included

25-page Unit Plan PDF with clean contents page, three teacher-guide pages and 21 resource pages. Colour display, 12 worked-example cards, three practice sheets with three immediately paired red answer pages, three game pages, two rehearsal sheets with two paired answer pages, one assessment with a paired marking page, and one four-criterion rubric. Editable 18-slide presentation PPTX and editable 26-slide quiz PPTX. A watermarked Preview PDF is available for inspection. Answer pages are included in the 25-page Unit Plan PDF.

Learning focus

Find an event, sequence dates and compare two intervals with calendar evidence; distinguish date order from duration; recognise that month lengths vary.

Classroom use

Five approximately 30–40-minute sessions. Use the display and cards for modelling, the game for partner reasoning, and the assessment and rubric to record actual evidence and a next teaching step.

Formats and answers

Digital PDF and editable PowerPoint. Unit Plan PDF 25 pages; presentation 18 slides; quiz 26 slides. Red answer and marking pages are included.

Teacher benefits

Consistent verified dates; worked-to-independent progression; multiple response modes; teacher evidence rubric.

Digital product and licence

Digital download for the purchasing teacher’s own classroom use. No physical item is shipped. Do not redistribute or resell the files.

Formats, page counts and answers

Digital PDF and editable PowerPoint. Unit Plan PDF 25 pages; presentation 18 slides; quiz 26 slides. Red answer and marking pages are included.