Chapter: using a calendar - months of the year

unit: The 12 months of the year

problem: how many days are there in a month and
in a year?
January 31
February 28 except every 4 years during a
leap year, February has 29 days.

March 31
April 30 HOWTO
REMEMBER:
May 31 You can remember how
many days in each month
June 30 using this rhyme:

July 31 30 days has September,

April, June and November.
August 31 All the rest have 31
Except February alone,
Which has 28 days clear
September 30 And 29 in each leap year.

October 31
November 30
December 31
for the earth to
= 365 days orbit the sun
Chapter: using the calendar - months of the year
Unit: The 12 months of the year
Problem: what are the 12 months of the year?

THE 12 MONTHS
OF THE YEAR

THE
MOON

The months were

originally based on the
movement of the moon
(the words moon and
month are related), but
this did not work out
perfectly to one year.