Give students copies of the Seasonal Round Worksheet . Create a large class seasonal round calendar that will stay posted all year and begin class documentation of the seasonal round by marking all the students' and the teacher's birthdays, using initials and perhaps a small drawing or sticker. Or, just make a class birthday calendar on a small seasonal round calendar or a yearly calendar. As a class, analyze the data. Ask students to use the Calendar Clues Worksheet to help them draw conclusions from the data they have collected by first stating an observation in the Because column, then analyzing what data caused them to conclude this and recording it in the I can tell column.
Students can create categories to calculate, noting how many students are certain ages for example.
A. ClarisWorks or AppleWorks Calendar Template - Open ClarisWorks and choose Open from the File drop down menu. Choose ClarisWorks Stationery, then Calendar. Edit the calendar template by typing in the chosen months and birthdays. If desired, add graphics. B. Microsoft Word Template - Open Microsoft Word and from the File menu choose New and Select the Calendar Wizard.