Months of the Year Worksheets
Updated October 2026 · 12 free printables
Months of the year worksheets for preschool to 2nd grade: cut and paste the 12 months in order, sort the months into the four seasons, learn how many days each month has with the knuckle trick, match US holidays to their months, find the months in a word search, read a birthday bar graph and solve month order puzzles like '3 months after November'.
Month names are colored by season (winter blue, spring green, summer yellow, fall orange), and the set also includes handwriting pages for tracing January to December. Answer keys are on page 2.
All 12 Months of the Year Worksheets, One by One
Here is a closer look at every page in this collection: what it practices, which grade it fits and a tip for each one. 1 of them belong to a smaller theme and are described there instead.
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1. All About My Birthday Month Page
All About My Birthday Month Page: a free printable preschool calendar worksheet to print and use. Ask a grown-up when your birthday is. Color your month, draw your candles and finish the sentences. Little ones can do most of it with crayons, and a grown-up can read the short questions aloud.
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2. Months of the Year in Order Cut and Paste
Months of the Year in Order Cut and Paste: a free printable kindergarten calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Cut out the 12 month cards. Glue them in order from 1 (January) to 12 (December). It suits ages 4 to 6, and little ones can count the pictures with a finger.
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3. Seasons and Their Months Sorting Worksheet
Seasons and Their Months Sorting Worksheet: a free printable kindergarten calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Each season has 3 months. Write every month from the word bank under its season. It suits ages 4 to 6, and little ones can count the pictures with a finger.
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4. How Many Days in Each Month? Knuckle Trick Chart
How Many Days in Each Month? Knuckle Trick Chart: a free printable 1st grade calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Make two fists. Each knuckle is a month with 31 days and each dip is a shorter month. Write how many days each month has. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.
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5. Days, Weeks, Months and Years: Calendar Facts
Download PDF + answer key · View page · More in Days of the Week Worksheets
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6. US Holidays on the Calendar: Match the Months
US Holidays on the Calendar: Match the Months: a free printable 1st grade calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Draw a line from each holiday to the month it is in. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.
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7. Months of the Year Word Search
Months of the Year Word Search: a free printable 1st grade calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Find all 12 months in the puzzle. The words go across or down. Check off each month you find. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.
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8. Birthday Months Bar Graph for the Class
Birthday Months Bar Graph for the Class: a free printable 2nd grade calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. A class made a bar graph of their birthday months. Read the graph and answer the questions. Second graders usually finish it in 10 to 15 minutes.
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9. Month Order Puzzles: Months Before and After
Month Order Puzzles: Months Before and After: a free printable 2nd grade calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Use the circle of months to help. After December the year starts again with January. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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10. Writing the Date in Words and Numbers
Writing the Date in Words and Numbers: a free printable 2nd grade calendar worksheet with an answer key on page 2. Write each date the other way. In the United States the month comes first, then the day, then the year. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8.
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11. Months of the Year Handwriting Practice (January to June)
The first six months of the year (January, February, March, April, May and June) to trace on handwriting lines, each with a start-dot copy and space to write the word again. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.
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12. Months of the Year Handwriting Practice (July to December)
The last six months of the year (July, August, September, October, November and December) to trace on handwriting lines, each with a start-dot copy and space to write the word again. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7.
Tips for months of the year worksheets
- Learn the months in groups of three by season before putting all twelve together.
- Use the knuckle trick with real fists: knuckles are the long months, dips are the short ones.
- When counting months forward past December, say 'new year' and keep going with January.
Fun math facts
- September, October, November and December come from the Latin words for seven, eight, nine and ten.
- February is the only month that can pass without a full moon.
- January is named after Janus, a Roman god with two faces who looks back and forward.
Fun ways to use your printables
- Make a family birthday chart with one strip for each month and add a photo to each birthday.
- Draw one picture for each month of the past year to build a 'my year' booklet.
- Play 'which month am I?': give a clue like 'I have Halloween' and let your child guess.
How to print
Click Download PDF and print at 100% on US Letter or A4 paper. Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key, so choose “page 1” in the print dialog if you only want the practice page. Every worksheet is free for home, homeschool and classroom use, so print as many copies as you need.
Frequently asked questions
What are the 12 months of the year in order?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.
Which months have 31 days?
January, March, May, July, August, October and December. April, June, September and November have 30, and February has 28, or 29 in a leap year.
Which months belong to each season?
In the United States winter is December, January and February; spring is March, April and May; summer is June, July and August; and fall is September, October and November.
How can kids remember the month order?
Tie each month to something they know: a birthday, a holiday or the first snow. Saying the months while clapping, or cutting and gluing the cards, helps the order stick.