Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
ABE/ASE LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Calendar Skills
Setting: ABE/ASE
NRS Level(s): Level 1: Beginning ABE Literacy
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Academic
Standard(s): Use Math to Solve Problems and Communicate
Benchmark(s): 1.1
Objective: To count using whole numbers.
Materials: Weekly blank calendar or magnetic board with magnetic numbers
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 45 minutes
The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Talk to students about how magnetic numbers will be used to count to seven by
using days of the week.
Teach the lesson:
Illustrate each number. Practice identifying whole number. Have groups
of items and select the proper magnetic number. .
Practice the lesson:
Place numbers on the calendar in proper order.
Assess the lesson:
Evaluate each student’s performance and evaluate the concept. Was
it easy for the students to understand?
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Dialing the phone, address, real calendar, Social Security number, etc.
Submitted by: Kent, Teri, Linda
