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Formats for Writing a Date
Short Format: Month date, year
Sometimes, a date is written like this: June 28, 2015 (note that there is a comma after the day, but not after the month).
Long Format: Day, Month date, year
Numerical Format: month/date/year
Abbreviations Used When Writing a Date
Day of the Week
Month
Day of the Month
Printable Activities
Sometimes, a date is written in long form, like this: Sunday, June 28, 2015 (note that there are commas after the day of the week and the day of the month, but there is no comma after the month).
Sometimes, a date is written in numerical form, like this: 6/28/15 or 6/28/2015 (month/date/year). Note that the month is replaced by a number (see the chart below) and sometimes only the last two digits of the year appear. Note that in some countries, the month and day are reversed in all of these formats.
Day of the Week
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Abbreviation
Sun.
Mon.
Tue. or Tues.
Wed.
Thur. or Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Abbreviation
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Number of Days
31
28 or 29
31
30
31
30
31
31
30
31
30
31
These printable activities have the student do an in-depth examination of the date. The student learns how to write the date in many ways, and learns how to abbreviate the days of the week, the months, and the year.
Today's Date: A Calendar Worksheet
This worksheet explains how to write the date in three different ways ways. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet (subscribers only).
Writing the Date: A Calendar Worksheet
This 2-page worksheet explains how to write the date. The student learns how to abbreviate the days of the week, the months, and the year. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet (subscribers only).
Correct the Date: A Calendar Worksheet
Correct the punctuation and capitalization of dates. For example, "monday january 16 1956" should be written "Monday, January 16, 1956". Or go to a pdf of the worksheet (subscribers only).
Convert the Date: A Calendar Worksheet
Convert the dates from words to numerical format and from numbers to words. For example, February 23, 2013 is equivalent to 2/23/2013. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet (subscribers only).
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