Hi everyone! I’ve had several requests to make a Calendar Printables Set, so here it is! I’m excited to present my Gingham Calendar Days!
Click below to download:
(NOTE: If you are having troubles getting the file to download, please RIGHT click on teh above link then select “SAVE LINK AS”. You will then be prompted to SAVE it to your hard drive. I also divided it into 2 downloads to make the file a little smaller. Hope that helps! )
What’s included in the download?
The Gingham Calendar Days set comes with 12 Month Banners, and different themed Calendar Day cards for each month. There is also a page with Mon-Fri day titles so you can use these cards with a Pocket Chart instead of a Calendar Poster.
The calendar Month Banners are 2.5” x 10.5” and the Day Cards are 2.75” x 2.75” each. The cards will fit on most standard Calendar Posters (Approx 18” x 24” in size.)
Tips: I recommend printing on cardstock. Place 2 pages back to back (so the printed side is facing out on both sheets) then run through a laminator. Cut the cards and month banners apart. Use Velcro on the backs of the cards to stick them to your calendar.
What do we do for our daily Calendar Time?
We start each day with group time which includes our calendar activities. Several of the printouts you see here are part of my Letter of the Week curriculum. Here is what our “calendar area” looks like and some of our activities:
You can’t see them very well, but there are small round velcro dots on the calendar poster in the blank spots. (My calendar is called “Polka-Dots” from Lakeshore Learning. I can’t find it on their site, but found it at Amazon for you. That calendar only comes with one set of numbers.)
Pledge of Allegiance: We start each day with the USA Pledge of Allegiance, and we are in the process of learning the Biblical Pledge of Allegiance as well.
Memory Verse Review: Click here for my A-Z memory verses
ABC Song: This is only for my younger kids, but it never fails that the older ones like to sing it too!
Days of the Week song: (To the tune of Adam’s Family”)
- Days of the week (clap clap)
- Days of the week (clap clap)
- Days of the week (clap clap)
- Days of the week, Days of the week, Days of the week
- There’s Sunday and there’s Monday,
- there’s Tuesday & there’s Wednesday,
- there’s Thursday & there’s Friday
- and then there’s Saturday!
- Days of the week (clap, clap)
Alternate Days of the Week Song: (To the tune of “frere Jacque”)
- Today Is Monday, Today is Monday
- All Day Long, All Day Long
- Yesterday was Sunday
- Tomorrow will be Tuesday
- Let’s have fun, let’s have fun!
Month’s of the Year song: (To the Macarena)
- January (Right hand out)
- February (Left hand out)
- March (Right hand palm up)
- And April (Left hand palm up)
- May (Right hand on left shoulder)
- June (Left hand on right shoulder)
- July (Right hand on right ear)
- And August (Left hand on left ear)
- September (Right hand on left hip)
- October (Left hand on right hip)
- November (Right hand on right hip)
- December (Left hand on left hip)
- 12 months in a year! (Hop in circle as singing)
Count our calendar:
Each day we add today’s number card on calendar, then count up to that number. We also put up our colored math link to continue our pattern for the month. We also say the complete date: “Today is Friday, September 16, 2011”
Today/Yesterday/Tomorrow: We discuss what today is, what yesterday was, and what tomorrow will be and update our chart:
Chart the Weather: Each day we chart the weather and discuss appropriate clothing, whether it is cold or hot outside. Then fill in a square on our Weather Graph. At the end of the month we discuss which type of weather we had the most of, least of etc.
Seasons Chart: We don’t do this daily, but we do discuss the name of the season when we chart our weather and appropriate clothing. We talk about what kind of activities we do during each season as well.
Address: We review our Address and Phone Numbers:
For song & movement time we use one of these fun ideas:
- Hide ‘Em In Your Heart Vol 1 by Steve Green
- Hide ‘Em In Your Heart Vol 2 by Steve Green
- Songs for Saplings by Dana Dirksen
- Kid’s In Motion by Greg & Steve
- Kids In Action by Greg & Steve
Can you tell me the measurements of the weather cards?
The weather cards are a free download if you scroll down this post a bit. I don’t recall exactly what the measurement is, but you can see if you download the file.
Hi thank you for making these. I absolutely love them. There are some months that have 31 days in them and yet the number “31” does not show on any of the calendars. These months would be: January, March, May, August, October, and December. Would it be possible for you to add the number “31” to these months so I can use them? Thanks!
The 31 number cards are all on the last page of the printable.
Thank you for sharing, it very helpful for my Colombian students!!
Hi thanks so much for the free calendar printable. I love the monthly graphics. I was wondering if you have a free all year holidays and special days add ons for the calendar?
Hi, I’m sorry I don’t have a holidays and special days add on at this time 🙂
Thank you so much for this months of the year printable. It is helpful for us as a new homeschooler.
Thank you for so kindly sharing your materials, your start of day routine, and methods! You are appreciated more than you can know!
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! I wanted something like this for so long. God richly bless you! so glad I found your Youtube channel
Really LOVE this calendar! Just curious… I really like the idea of each month having a different theme for the numbers, but do you happen to have generic numbers add-on in the same template so one doesn’t have to cut out and laminate 366 number cards for the calendar?
Hi sorry, I don’t, but you can buy them online I’m sure 🙂
Hi there. I have your Gingham calendar printable and have used them for several years. My kids and I just love them. My question is about storage. I have each month in a 1 gallon ziplock bag and it has worked but looks a little sloppy. How do you store all your extra pieces? Thanks so much for making and sharing all these amazing resources.
I just store each month in a snack size ziplock baggie, then I keep all of the bags in a plastic container like this: https://amzn.to/3ibgG6L
You could also put them in a 6×9 manilla envelope and just label the outisde with the month.
Such great freebies and information you’ve shared- thank you so much!! It will serve me well while my kiddos are home with me. Roughly what size is your cork board, if you don’t mind my asking?
Hi! It’s about 2’x3′ like this one: https://amzn.to/3TYyfqO