Understanding Months and Years

Hello Year 4! Today we’re going to learn about months and years. This is important because it helps us understand time better. Let’s break it down into simple parts!

What Are Months?

A year has 12 months. Each month has a different number of days. Here’s a list of the months:

  1. January – 31 days
  2. February – 28 days (29 days in a leap year)
  3. March – 31 days
  4. April – 30 days
  5. May – 31 days
  6. June – 30 days
  7. July – 31 days
  8. August – 31 days
  9. September – 30 days
  10. October – 31 days
  11. November – 30 days
  12. December – 31 days

Tips to Remember Months

  • 30 Days Has September: A simple rhyme to remember which months have 30 days.
  • The Months with 31 Days: January, March, May, July, August, October, December.
  • February is special because it has 28 days most years, but 29 days every four years (this is a leap year).

What Are Years?

A year is made up of 12 months. In the UK, we usually think of a year as having 365 days. However, every four years, we have a leap year that has 366 days.

Fun Facts About Years

  • A leap year happens because the Earth takes about 365.25 days to go around the Sun.
  • The next leap year is every four years, like 2020, 2024, 2028, and so on.

Key Rules

  • Counting Months: Use your fingers! There are 12 months.
  • Days in Each Month: Memorise the days or use the rhyme to help you remember.

Questions for Practice

Easy Level Questions

  1. How many months are there in a year?
  2. What month comes after January?
  3. How many days are in February in a normal year?
  4. Name one month that has 30 days.
  5. What month comes before December?
  6. How many days are in July?
  7. Is May a summer month? (Yes/No)
  8. What month is in the middle of the year?
  9. Which month has 31 days: April or August?
  10. How many days does February have in a leap year?
  11. What is the first month of the year?
  12. How many months have 31 days?
  13. Which month comes after October?
  14. Is September a spring month? (Yes/No)
  15. What’s the last month of the year?
  16. Does June have more days than January? (Yes/No)
  17. What month do we celebrate Christmas?
  18. How many months have 30 days?
  19. Which month comes before June?
  20. Name a month that starts with the letter ‘M’.

Medium Level Questions

  1. How many days are there in a year?
  2. If today is 1st March, what date will it be in 30 days?
  3. How many months have 31 days?
  4. What month is known for New Year’s Day?
  5. If it is June now, what month will it be in 6 months?
  6. How many days are in a leap year?
  7. If today is 15th April, what date will it be in 2 weeks?
  8. What month comes before February?
  9. How many days are there from 1st January to 31st January?
  10. If your birthday is on 5th September, how many days until your birthday from 1st August?
  11. If today is 20th November, how many days until the end of the month?
  12. In what month do we have Halloween?
  13. How many days are there between 1st July and 1st August?
  14. If it is 10th February, what date will it be after 20 days?
  15. What is the fourth month of the year?
  16. If today is 20th December, how many days until Christmas?
  17. What is the shortest month of the year?
  18. Which month has the longest days?
  19. If it is 1st May, how many days until 1st July?
  20. What month has Valentine’s Day?

Hard Level Questions

  1. If you have 3 months of savings, how many days do you have if all months are 30 days?
  2. If today is 1st April, how many days until 1st August?
  3. Calculate how many days are from 1st January to 31st December, including leap years.
  4. If you were born on 29th February, how many birthdays will you have in 100 years?
  5. If it’s 15th March, how many days until the end of June?
  6. How many months are there from February to November?
  7. If your birthday is on 1st May and today is 15th March, how many days until your birthday?
  8. If today is 10th September, how many days until Halloween?
  9. How many days are between 1st June and 1st September?
  10. If a year has 365 days, how many weeks are there in that year?
  11. If you are planning a trip for 15 days starting from 1st October, when will you return?
  12. How many days are there in 2 leap years?
  13. If today is 25th December, how many days are left in the year?
  14. How many days are there in 3 months that each have 31 days?
  15. If your birthday is on 1st January and today is 1st December, how many days until your birthday?
  16. How many days are there between 1st February and 1st May?
  17. If each month were to have 30 days, how many days would there be in a year?
  18. How many months are there between 1st January and 1st January of the next year?
  19. If you count all the days in February, how many days will there be in 5 leap years?
  20. If today is 1st November, how many days until the end of the year?

Answers

Easy Level Answers

  1. 12 months
  2. February
  3. 28 days
  4. April
  5. November
  6. 31 days
  7. Yes
  8. June
  9. August
  10. 29 days
  11. January
  12. 7 months
  13. November
  14. No
  15. December
  16. No
  17. December
  18. 4 months
  19. May
  20. May

Medium Level Answers

  1. 365 days
  2. 1st April
  3. 7 months
  4. January
  5. December
  6. 366 days
  7. 29th April
  8. January
  9. 31 days
  10. 18 days
  11. 10 days
  12. October
  13. 31 days
  14. 1st March
  15. April
  16. 5 days
  17. February
  18. 31 days
  19. 61 days
  20. February

Hard Level Answers

  1. 90 days
  2. 120 days
  3. 366 days (or 365 days if not a leap year)
  4. 25 birthdays
  5. 105 days
  6. 10 months
  7. 17 days
  8. 36 days
  9. 92 days
  10. 52 weeks
  11. 15th October
  12. 730 days
  13. 6 days
  14. 93 days
  15. 31 days
  16. 89 days
  17. 360 days
  18. 12 months
  19. 10 days
  20. 60 days

I hope this lesson helps you understand months and years better! Keep practising with the questions, and you’ll be a time expert in no time!