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This chapter proposes use of calendars as a mind-extending tool that facilitates learning and promotes understanding of concepts of time among young children. First it deals with the nature of time concepts and calendars. Next, it addresses calendars as a literacy tool that promotes learning and thinking. Specific types of calendars – daily, weekly, monthly and yearly – are presented at the end of the chapter, along with activities related to each one of them.
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Teubal, E., Guberman, A. (2014). Calendars as Tools for the Development of Time Notions. In: Graphic Texts. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-710-0_6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-710-0_6
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