Take your young group of learners through the school year one month at a time with this series of printable materials. Offering word cards for each month of the year, this resource is a simple way to support children with learning this fundamental concept.

Concepts

months of the year, calendar skills, january, february, april, may, september, december

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Color and laminate these materials, using them to label your classroom calendar year in and year out
• During the first week of each month, have children decorate their own word card to represent the holidays, weather, and activities relating to that time of year
• Provide students with all of the word cards and challenge them to place the months in the correct order

Classroom Considerations

• While there isn't a whole lot to this resource, with a little creativity you can find numerous ways to use it in an elementary classroom

Pros

• Font is large and easily visible from a distance
• Includes a card that reads "The Months of the Year," which can serve as a heading for your classroom display

Cons

• None