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Calendar

There is a calendar in my room. It hangs like a regular calendar in a house. 

The calendar has the children's birthdays marked on it. We write on any special events or something we want to remember to do tomorrow. Just like we do at home. 

We don't talk about the calendar as a class, it's more on an individual basis as children become interested in it or ask, "Is this my birthday?" when they see their name on their birthday month.

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