![]() ![]() ![]() For older kids, you can even try to get them to convert hours to days, days to weeks, weeks to months, and vice versa.Ĭalendars can also be a fun way to reinforce math skills. Introduce them to the idea of days, weeks, and months as units of measure (just like centimeters and inches). You can do some kid and adult coloring and switch the design mid-month. If your kids are super eager (or you want to get in on the fun), print out several copies. Stretch this calendar activity out across the whole year by coloring one month in at a time. You can quickly see their progress as winter turns to spring and spring to summer. We love how our printable calendar pages help kiddos learn the order of months and the days of the week. This coloring calendar is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the 12 months of the year, why each month has 30 or 31 days, and why February has 28. In fact, the word calendar comes from the Latin word for “account book register.” Ask your kids why this makes sense! Meanwhile, April comes from the Latin word aperio meaning “to open.” Then see if they can figure out what opens in April. ![]() September, October, November, and December all got their names from the numbers used on ancient calendars (7, 8, 9, and 10). Some of them, like January, March, May, and June were named for gods and goddesses. (Just be prepared to do some Googling to find the answers!)Ĭurious kids will love learning the origin of the names of other months as well. Encourage your kids to ask their own questions. They also added more months which accounts for the 12 we use today.Īsk your kids if they can guess the month named after Cesar or his successor,Īugustus. – when Julius Cesar was emperor of the Roman Empire.Īstronomers at that time recommended 30 and 31 days as the best way to sync the months with the seasons and farming schedules. While they are busy adding red, blues, and greens to the current month, they’ll likely be surprised to know that our modern-day calendar dates to 45 B.C. ![]()
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