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Calendars Resources

20 calendars resources: 9 worksheets, 4 activities, 3 songs and more. How teachers use these

Calendars Resources

20 calendars resources: 9 worksheets, 4 activities, 3 songs and more. How teachers use these

Worksheet
WorksheetPreschoolBlank Calendar

A printable, ready-to-use blank calendar with a landscape monthly grid and labeled day columns. Great for Kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms to map out lessons, holidays, and daily routines—just add the month and the dates.

Game
GamePreschoolCalendar Game

A calendar game where kids build this month’s real calendar with Sunny: put the days of the week in order, count the days, then answer today, yesterday and tomorrow and pick the weather. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.

Video
VideoPreschoolMonths of the Year Song (MP3)

Using the Months of the Year Song (MP3), students learn all about the months of the year in order to remember the order to build their calendar skills.

Activity
ActivityKindergartenFour Seasons Activity

This four seasons activity has children sort 12 picture cards and play a spinner game. Made for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade, with a practice page and answer key included.

Assessment
Assessment3rd GradeCalendar Math Worksheet

This Calendar Math Worksheet gives 3rd graders a full month of school events to read, then four multi-step problems on days, dates, and weeks. Answer key included, so practice is quick to check and easy to reteach.

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenBlank Calendar Landscape Worksheet

A wide, landscape blank calendar landscape worksheet with a full month grid and Sunday-through-Saturday columns. Perfect for kindergarten and elementary students to fill in dates, track events, and practice the days of the week.

Video
VideoPreschoolDays of the Week Song (Lyric Music Video)

Using the Days of the Week Song (Lyric Music Video), students learn all about the days of the week in order to remember the order that they come in a week!

Video
VideoPreschoolDays of the Week Song (MP3)

Using the Days of the Week Song (MP3), students learn all about the days of the week in order to remember the order that they come in a week!

Activity
Activity1st GradeMonths of the Year Activity

This months of the year activity is a picture card game for 1st and 2nd grade: put the months in order and sort them by season, with a practice page. Answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeDays of the Week Worksheet - Fill in the Blank

Students complete the week on this Days of the Week Worksheet - Fill in the Blank, writing the missing days and finishing three sentences. Built for 1st grade with an answer key included, so calendar practice takes no prep.

Worksheet
Worksheet2nd GradeMonths of the Year Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

The Months of the Year Fill in the Blanks Worksheet gives 2nd grade students a calendar year with six months missing, a scrambled word box, roomy writing lines, and an answer key.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeMonths of the Year Writing Worksheet

This months of the year writing worksheet helps 1st grade students write a sentence about an activity for each month from January to June while practicing the calendar order.

PreschoolMonths of the Year Classroom Signs

These Months of the Year Classroom Signs can be used as headers for your calendars or white boards when teaching about months of the year.

Worksheet
Worksheet1st GradeWriting Days of the Week Abbreviations Worksheet

This Writing Days of the Week Abbreviations Worksheet gives 1st graders two-way practice with day abbreviations: write the whole day, then shorten it. Answer key included for fast, no-prep calendar and conventions review.

Assessment
AssessmentKindergartenWhat Day is This Reading Comprehension Worksheet

In this what day is this reading comprehension worksheet, Kindergarten readers follow Mia through her school week and answer five fill-in-the-bubble questions about the days. Answer key included.

Activity
Activity1st GradeUpwords Capitalizing Words Activity

Using Upwords Capitalizing Words Activity, students practice capitalizing days of the week, months of year, and names

Worksheet
WorksheetKindergartenBlank Calendar Portrait Worksheet

A blank calendar portrait worksheet with labeled days of the week and roomy date boxes, ready for any month of any year. Perfect for Kindergarten morning meeting, date counting, and tracking classroom events.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson1st GradeL.1.2 First Grade Common Core Lesson

Using L.1.2 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students use commas to separate single words in a series.

PreschoolDays of the Week Classroom Signs

These Days of the Week Classroom Signs can be used headers for your calendars or white boards when teaching about days of the week.

Activity
ActivityPreschoolDays of the Week Activity

Build a rainbow day train with this days of the week activity for Preschool through 1st Grade, then solve before-and-after day questions. Answer key included.

From our teachers' playbook

What day is it today?

What do kids learn about calendars?

Calendars teach kids how we keep track of time. They learn the seven days of the week, the twelve months in order, and how to find a date on a calendar page. They answer questions like "What day comes after Tuesday?" and "How many days until the field trip?" They also learn that 7 days = 1 week and connect months to seasons and holidays. The click moment is when kids can find their own birthday on the calendar and count how many days are left.

Our favorite ways to teach calendars

Calendar skills grow with daily use. These moves make the calendar part of every day.

Sing the days

Sing the days of the week song every morning during calendar time. Pause and ask, "What day is today? What was yesterday?" A daily song builds the order fast.

Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).

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Calendar game

Play a quick calendar game where kids find dates and count days. Make it a center so kids play it a few times a week. Repeated play builds confidence with calendar questions.

Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).

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Make your own month

Give kids a blank calendar and have them write the month, number the days and mark birthdays and holidays. Building a calendar shows how the days line up in weeks.

Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.

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Questions parents and teachers ask us

When do kids learn to read a calendar?

Kids start in preschool and kindergarten with daily calendar routines. By 1st and 2nd grade, they can find dates, name months in order and answer calendar questions.

How do I teach the days of the week?

Use a song and a daily routine. Ask "What day is today? What was yesterday? What's tomorrow?" every morning.

How many days are in each month?

Most months have 30 or 31 days. February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year. The knuckle trick helps kids remember which months have 31.

How can I practice calendar skills at home?

Hang a family calendar and let your child mark events. Count down to birthdays and holidays together.

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