Months of The Year

Months of the Year
L E N G T H & A B B R E V I AT I O N S
3 Simple Rules for Month Abbreviations
1. Only months with ve or more letters are abbreviated.

2. For most months, use the rst three letters of the month as the abbreviation.
3. For September, use the rst four letters as the abbreviation.
NUMBER ABBREVIATION
LENGTH
J A N U A RY
F E B R U A RY
MAR CH
APR IL
M AY
JUNE
J U LY
31
AUG UST
31
SEPT EMBER
10
OCT OBER
11
NOV EMBER
12
DEC EMBER
31
28
29 days in
Leap Years
31
30
31
30
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Remembering the
Lengths of Each Month

1
With a Rhyme
Instead of memorizing the lengths of all twelve months, you might nd it

easier to memorize just the four months that have only 30 days. Youd then
know automatically that all the other monthsexcept for Februaryhave
31 days.
Here are the rst two lines of an old rhyme to help you remember the
months that have only 30 days.
Thirty days hath September,

April, June and November.
With Your Knuckles
Another way to remember the number of days in each month is by reciting

the months of the year while counting your knuckles. Each mountain (the
tall part of the knuckle) is 31 days, and each valley between the mountains
is 30 days (except of course for February which is 28 or 29 days).
See the diagram below to see how it works. Notice that consecutive months
July & August are right next to each other on mountain knuckles, so each
would have 31 days.
On the diagram, the orange circles are on the mountain knuckles (31 days),
and the white circles are on the valley knuckles (30 or fewer days).
31
31
SEPTEMBER
DECE B
M
ER
NOVEM
BER
OCTOBER
31
AUGUST
A
JANU
JUNE
31
31
JULY
31
MAY
APRIL
MARCH
ARY
FEBRU
RY
31
Seasons of the Year

N O RT H E R N H E M I S P H E R E
12
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
7
8
WINTER
SPRING/VERNAL
EQUINOX
SPRING
SUMMER
SOLSTICE
SUMMER
10
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
11
NOVEMBER
WINTER
SOLSTICE
AUTUMNAL
EQUINOX
FALL (AUTUMN)
Seasons of the Year

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
12
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
6
7
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
10
OCTOBER
11
NOVEMBER
SUMMER
SOLSTICE
SUMMER
AUTUMNAL
EQUINOX
FALL (AUTUMN)
WINTER
SOLSTICE
WINTER
SPRING/VERNAL
EQUINOX
SPRING
Days & Years

Year
Day
1 Revolution = 365 1/4 Days
1 Rotation = 24 Hours
January 1
SOLSTICE
most UNEQUAL day/night

in both hemispheres
EQUINOX
DECEMBER
almost EQUAL day/night

in both hemispheres
MARCH
SEPTEMBER
JUNE
EQUINOX
almost EQUAL day/night

in both hemispheres
SOLSTICE
most UNEQUAL day/night

in both hemispheres
Why Leap Years?

In a normal calendar year, February has 28 days, and all the other months have either 30 or
31 days, for a total of 365 days. But every four years we have a Leap Year where February
gets an extra day and is 29 days long instead of 28. Why do we do this?
A Leap Year is our way of correcting the difference between our calendar year and the
actual time it takes the Earth to travel around the sun. It would be convenient if it took
exactly 365 rotations of the Earth (365 days) to complete one trip around the sun, but that is
not the case. The Earth actually takes a little bit more than 365 revolutions (days) to travel
completely around the sunit takes 365 and 1/4 days.
That means that in a normal 365-day calendar year, on January 1 the Earth is at a particular
point on its orbit around the sun, but by the time it makes it back to January 1 again, the
Earth hasnt traveled back to its original starting point (see the diagram below). Since it
takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to travel around the sun, after just 365 daysour normal
calendar yearthe Earth is still 6 hours away from its original starting point.
So each year in which we count only 365 days, the Earth
falls another 1/4 rotation6 hoursbehind its original
starting point in orbit around the sun. If this were to go on
for a long timesay for 365 yearsthe Earth would be over
90 days behind in its orbit (see the diagram).
That means months that used to
occur in winter would now happen in
the fall!
To prevent this problem of January 1
falling earlier and earlier in the
seasons, every four yearsevery
Leap Yearwe add one day to our
calendar year by giving February 29
days instead of 28. Since the Earth
would have gotten a full day behind
after just four years, this additional
day in the calendar year gives Earth
the extra full day it needs to travel
the rest of the way around the sun
and get back to the point in orbit
where it started four years before.
Year 1
January 1
MARCH
Year 2
January 1
DECEMBER
Year 365
January 1
without
Leap Years!
SEPTEMBER
JUNE
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February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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1
4
7
10
2
5
8
11
3
6
9
12
winter
spring
summer
fall
30
single-sided
days
31
28
equinox
days (usually)
days
solstice
How to Use the Flashcards
The double-sided ashcards can be used for self-study. (The month is on one side
and the number for that month is on the other.)
The cards can also be used for matching and sorting. Here are some suggested
activities, but you dont have to limit yourself to just these:
1. Scatter the month cards on the oor and have your child place the
appropriate numbers on each month.
2. Sort the months into their seasons.
3. Match up equinox/solstice with their corresponding seasons.
4. Sort the months with the correct lengths.
5. Practice putting all the months in order, or randomly draw just three or four
months at a time and put them in order.
Month Number Practice 1

Directions: When given the month name, ll in the corresponding number.
When given the month number, ll in the corresponding month name.
JanuaryApril
MayAugust
SeptemberDecember
APR ________
1 ____________
AUG ________
6 ____________
DEC ________
MAR ________
4 ____________
JULY ________
8 ____________
NOV ________
12 ____________
FEB
________
2 ____________
JUNE ________
7 ____________
OCT
________
10 ____________
JAN ________
4 ____________
MAY ________
5 ____________
SEPT ________
12 ____________
APR ________
3 ____________
AUG ________
8 ____________
DEC ________
11 ____________
JAN ________
1 ____________
MAY ________
6 ____________
SEPT ________
MAR ________
4 ____________
JULY ________
5 ____________
NOV ________
12 ____________
APR ________
2 ____________
AUG ________
8 ____________
DEC ________
____________
FEB
________
1 ____________
JUNE ________
7 ____________
OCT
____________
JAN ________
4 ____________
MAY ________
8 ____________
SEPT ________
12 ____________
MAR ________
3 ____________
JULY ________
6 ____________
NOV ________
11 ____________
JAN ________
4 ____________
MAY ________
5 ____________
SEPT ________
12 ____________
APR ________
2 ____________
AUG ________
8 ____________
DEC ________
10 ____________
FEB
________
1 ____________
JUNE ________
7 ____________
OCT
APR ________
4 ____________
AUG ________
6 ____________
DEC ________
12 ____________
MAR ________
3 ____________
JULY ________
5 ____________
NOV ________
11 ____________
JAN ________
2 ____________
MAY ________
8 ____________
SEPT ________
10 ____________
APR ________
1 ____________
AUG ________
5 ____________
DEC ________
FEB
________
4 ____________
JUNE ________
7 ____________
OCT
12 ____________
JAN ________
1 ____________
MAY ________
8 ____________
SEPT ________
APR ________
3 ____________
AUG ________
6 ____________
DEC ________
11 ____________
MAR ________
4 ____________
JULY ________
5 ____________
NOV ________
12 ____________
APR ________
2 ____________
AUG ________
7 ____________
DEC ________
10 ____________
FEB
________
1 ____________
JUNE ________
5 ____________
OCT
JAN ________
3 ____________
MAY ________
8 ____________
SEPT ________
________
________
________
________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
11 ____________

JanuaryJune
JulyDecember
6
JanuaryDecember
JUNE ________
6 ____________
DEC
________
____________
NOV
________
____________
APR
________
4 ____________
OCT
________
____________
MAY
________
____________
MAR
________
2 ____________
AUG
________
11 ____________
FEB
________
10 ____________
FEB
________
3 ____________
DEC
________
____________
OCT
________
____________
APR
________
5 ____________
SEPT
________
10 ____________
APR
________
____________
MAY
________
4 ____________
DEC
________
12 ____________
AUG
________
____________
FEB
________
2 ____________
JULY
________
JUNE ________
11 ____________
JAN
________
3 ____________
AUG
________
11 ____________
MAR
________
____________
JUNE ________
5 ____________
NOV
________
SEPT
________
____________
APR
________
4 ____________
AUG
________
10 ____________
JAN
________
____________
FEB
________
6 ____________
OCT
________
12 ____________
JULY
________
____________
MAR
________
3 ____________
DEC
________
____________
MAR
________
____________
MAY
________
5 ____________
NOV
________
11 ____________
DEC
________
12 ____________
APR
________
4 ____________
SEPT
________
____________
FEB
________
____________
FEB
________
2 ____________
JULY
________
____________
JUNE ________
____________
MAR
________
6 ____________
OCT
________
12 ____________
NOV
________
____________
JAN
________
1 ____________
DEC
________
10 ____________
JULY
________
____________
APR
________
5 ____________
JULY
________
____________
APR
________
11 ____________
JUNE ________
6 ____________
AUG
________
11 ____________
FEB
________
____________
MAR
________
2 ____________
JULY
________
____________
MAY
________
____________
JAN
________
4 ____________
SEPT
________
12 ____________
OCT
________
____________
APR
________
3 ____________
NOV
________
10 ____________
JUNE ________
____________
FEB
________
1 ____________
DEC
________
____________
SEPT
________
____________
JUNE ________
5 ____________
JULY
________
____________
DEC
________
10 ____________
JAN
3 ____________
OCT
________
11 ____________
________
____________
____________
JUNE ________
____________
Month Length & Order Practice

Directions: For #7, ll in the number of days for the month indicated.
For #8-10, ll in the month name that either precedes or follows the month given.
10
JULYDEC
JANDEC
NOV
________
DEC
________
JANJUNE
MAY
________
FEB
________
____________ JUNE
____________ DEC
____________ FEB
FEB
________
JUNE ________
APR ____________
SEPT____________
____________ JUNE
OCT
________
NOV
________
____________ MAR
____________ AUG
SEPT____________
APR
________
JULY
________
MAR ____________
OCT ____________
APR ____________
AUG
________
APR
________
____________ JUN
____________ SEPT
____________ OCT
JUNE ________
FEB
________
JAN ____________
OCT ____________
____________ MAR
MAR
________
MAY
________
____________ APR
____________ AUG
JULY____________
SEPT
________
OCT
________
APR ____________
NOV ____________
DEC____________
JAN
________
JUNE ________
MAR ____________
AUG____________
____________ SEPT
JULY
________
SEPT
________
____________ JUNE
____________ DEC
____________ APR
MAR
________
DEC
________
JAN ____________
OCT ____________
OCT ____________
DEC
________
JUNE ________
____________ MAR
____________ JULY
MAY ____________
FEB
________
NOV
________
APR ____________
SEPT____________
____________ NOV
JUNE ________
MAY
________
____________ MAR
____________ AUG
____________ AUG
NOV
________
FEB
________
____________ JUNE
DEC ____________
JUNE ____________
JULY
________
OCT
________
APR ____________
JULY ____________
JAN _____________
APR
________
APR
________
____________ JUNE
____________ DEC
NOV ____________
FEB
________
AUG
________
APR ____________
SEPT____________
FEB ____________
MAY
________
JUNE ________
____________ MAR
____________ AUG
____________ DEC
OCT
________
MAR
________
JAN ____________
OCT ____________
MAR____________
JUNE ________
SEPT
________
____________ APR
____________ SEPT
____________ JULY
SEPT
________
JAN
________
MAY ____________
OCT ____________
AUG ____________
DEC
________
JULY
________
____________ FEB
____________ JULY
____________ JAN
JUNE ________
MAR
________
APR ____________
NOV ____________
____________ MAY

JanuaryApril
MayAugust
SeptemberDecember
8
AUG ________
JUNE
6 ____________
12
DEC ________
APR
4 ____________
7
JULY ________
AUG
8 ____________
11
NOV ________
DEC
12 ____________
2
________
FEB
2 ____________
6
JUNE ________
JULY
7 ____________
OCT
10
________
OCT
10 ____________
APR
4 ____________
5
MAY ________
MAY
5 ____________
9
SEPT ________
DEC
12 ____________
4
APR ________
MAR
3 ____________
8
AUG ________
AUG
8 ____________
12
DEC ________
NOV
11 ____________
1
JAN ________
JAN
1 ____________
5
MAY ________
JUNE
6 ____________
9
SEPT ________
3
MAR ________
APR
4 ____________
7
JULY ________
MAY
5 ____________
11
NOV ________
DEC
12 ____________
4
APR ________
FEB
2 ____________
8
AUG ________
AUG
8 ____________
12
DEC ________
AUG
____________
2
________
JAN
1 ____________
6
JUNE ________
JULY
7 ____________
OCT
10
________
SEPT
____________
1
JAN ________
APR
4 ____________
5
MAY ________
AUG
8 ____________
9
SEPT ________
DEC
12 ____________
3
MAR ________
MAR
3 ____________
7
JULY ________
JUNE
6 ____________
11
NOV ________
NOV
11 ____________
1
JAN ________
APR
4 ____________
5
MAY ________
MAY
5 ____________
9
SEPT ________
DEC
12 ____________
4
APR ________
FEB
2 ____________
8
AUG ________
AUG
8 ____________
12
DEC ________
OCT
10 ____________
2
________
JAN
1 ____________
6
JUNE ________
JULY
7 ____________
OCT
4
APR ________
APR
4 ____________
8
AUG ________
JUNE
6 ____________
12
DEC ________
DEC
12 ____________
3
MAR ________
MAR
3 ____________
7
JULY ________
MAY
5 ____________
11
NOV ________
NOV
11 ____________
1
JAN ________
FEB
2 ____________
5
MAY ________
AUG
8 ____________
9
SEPT ________
OCT
10 ____________
4
APR ________
JAN
1 ____________
8
AUG ________
MAY
5 ____________
12
DEC ________
2
________
APR
4 ____________
6
JUNE ________
JULY
7 ____________
OCT
1
JAN ________
JAN
1 ____________
5
MAY ________
AUG
8 ____________
9
SEPT ________
4
APR ________
MAR
3 ____________
8
AUG ________
JUNE
6 ____________
12
DEC ________
NOV
11 ____________
3
MAR ________
APR
4 ____________
7
JULY ________
MAY
5 ____________
11
NOV ________
DEC
12 ____________
4
APR ________
FEB
2 ____________
8
AUG ________
JULY
7 ____________
12
DEC ________
OCT
10 ____________
2
________
JAN
1 ____________
6
JUNE ________
MAY
5 ____________
OCT
1
JAN ________
MAR
3 ____________
5
MAY ________
AUG
8 ____________
9
SEPT ________
4
APR ________
JAN
1 ____________
3
MAR ________
FEB
1
JAN ________
FEB
FEB
FEB
FEB
10
________
10
________
10
________
SEPT
____________
SEPT
____________
SEPT
____________
SEPT
____________
DEC
12 ____________
SEPT
____________
SEPT
____________
NOV
11 ____________

JanuaryJune
JulyDecember
6
JanuaryDecember
6
JUNE ________
JUNE
6 ____________
DEC
12
________
JULY
____________
NOV
11
________
MAR
____________
APR
4
________
APR
4 ____________
OCT
10
________
AUG
____________
MAY
5
________
JUNE
____________
MAR
3
________
FEB
2 ____________
AUG
8
________
NOV
11 ____________
FEB
2
________
OCT
10 ____________
FEB
2
________
MAR
3 ____________
DEC
12
________
AUG
____________
OCT
10
________
FEB
____________
APR
4
________
MAY
5 ____________
SEPT
9
________
OCT
10 ____________
APR
4
________
JULY
____________
MAY
5
________
APR
4 ____________
DEC
12
________
DEC
12 ____________
AUG
8
________
APR
____________
FEB
2
________
FEB
2 ____________
JULY
7
________
JAN
1
________
MAR
3 ____________
AUG
8
________
NOV
11 ____________
MAR
3
________
MAR
____________
6
JUNE ________
MAY
5 ____________
NOV
11
________
JULY
____________
SEPT
9
________
MAY
____________
APR
4
________
APR
4 ____________
AUG
8
________
OCT
10 ____________
JAN
1
________
SEPT
____________
FEB
2
________
JUNE
6 ____________
OCT
10
________
DEC
12 ____________
JULY
7
________
JAN
____________
MAR
3
________
MAR
3 ____________
DEC
12
________
AUG
____________
MAR
3
________
AUG
____________
MAY
5
________
MAY
5 ____________
NOV
11
________
NOV
11 ____________
DEC
12
________
DEC
12 ____________
APR
4
________
APR
4 ____________
SEPT
9
________
JULY
____________
FEB
2
________
JUNE
____________
FEB
2
________
FEB
2 ____________
JULY
7
________
SEPT
____________
6
JUNE ________
APR
____________
MAR
3
________
JUNE
6 ____________
OCT
10
________
DEC
12 ____________
NOV
11
________
MAR
____________
JAN
1
________
JAN
1 ____________
DEC
12
________
OCT
10 ____________
JULY
7
________
SEPT
____________
APR
4
________
MAY
5 ____________
JULY
7
________
JULY
____________
APR
4
________
NOV
11 ____________
6
JUNE ________
JUNE
6 ____________
AUG
8
________
NOV
11 ____________
FEB
2
________
JULY
____________
MAR
3
________
FEB
2 ____________
JULY
7
________
AUG
____________
MAY
5
________
MAR
____________
JAN
1
________
APR
4 ____________
SEPT
9
________
DEC
12 ____________
OCT
10
________
FEB
____________
APR
4
________
MAR
3 ____________
NOV
11
________
OCT
10 ____________
6
JUNE ________
MAY
____________
FEB
2
________
JAN
1 ____________
DEC
12
________
JULY
____________
SEPT
9
________
SEPT
____________
6
JUNE ________
MAY
5 ____________
JULY
7
________
SEPT
____________
DEC
12
________
OCT
10 ____________
1
________
MAR
3 ____________
OCT
10
________
NOV
11 ____________
JAN
SEPT
____________
6
JUNE ________
6
JUNE ________
NOV
11 ____________
AUG
____________
Month Length & Order Practice

Directions: For #7, ll in the number of days for the month indicated.
For #8-10, ll in the month name that either precedes or follows the month given.
7
NOV
MAY
FEB
OCT
APR
AUG
30
________
31
________
28
________
31
________
30
________
31
________
30
JUNE ________
MAR
SEPT
JAN
JULY
MAR
DEC
FEB
31
________
30
________
31
________
31
________
31
________
31
________
28
________
30
JUNE ________
NOV
JULY
APR
FEB
MAY
OCT
30
________
31
________
30
________
28
________
31
________
31
________
30
JUNE ________
SEPT
DEC
30
________
31
________
30
JUNE ________
DEC
31
________
10
JANJUNE
JULYDEC
JANDEC
FEB
28
________
MAY JUNE
____________
NOV DEC
____________
JAN FEB
____________
MAY
APR ____________
OCT
SEPT____________
MAY JUNE
____________
NOV
30
________
FEB MAR
____________
JULY AUG
____________
OCT
SEPT____________
31
________
APR
MAR ____________
NOV
OCT ____________
MAY
APR ____________
30
________
MAY JUN
____________
AUG SEPT
____________
SEPT OCT
____________
28
________
FEB
JAN ____________
NOV
OCT ____________
FEB MAR
____________
31
________
MAR APR
____________
JULY AUG
____________
AUG
JULY____________
OCT
31
________
MAY
APR ____________
DEC
NOV ____________
JAN
DEC____________
30
JUNE ________
APR
MAR ____________
SEPT
AUG____________
AUG SEPT
____________
SEPT
30
________
MAY JUNE
____________
NOV DEC
____________
MAR APR
____________
30
JUNE ________
JULY
APR
FEB
MAY
DEC
31
________
FEB
JAN ____________
NOV
OCT ____________
NOV
OCT ____________
FEB MAR
____________
JUNE JULY
____________
JUNE
MAY ____________
NOV
30
________
MAY
APR ____________
OCT
SEPT____________
OCT NOV
____________
31
________
FEB MAR
____________
JULY AUG
____________
JULY AUG
____________
28
________
MAY JUNE
____________
JAN
DEC ____________
JULY
JUNE ____________
31
________
MAY
APR ____________
AUG
JULY ____________
FEB
JAN _____________
30
________
MAY JUNE
____________
NOV DEC
____________
DEC
NOV ____________
AUG
31
________
MAY
APR ____________
OCT
SEPT____________
MAR
FEB ____________
30
JUNE ________
FEB MAR
____________
JULY AUG
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NOV DEC
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MAR
31
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FEB
JAN ____________
NOV
OCT ____________
APR
MAR____________
30
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MAR APR
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AUG SEPT
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JUNE JULY
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31
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JUNE
MAY ____________
NOV
OCT ____________
SEPT
AUG ____________
31
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JAN FEB
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JUNE JULY
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DEC JAN
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31
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MAY
APR ____________
DEC
NOV ____________
APR MAY
____________
30
JUNE ________
MAY
FEB
OCT
APR
SEPT
JAN
JULY
MAR

Months of The Year

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Months of the Year

1. Only months with ve or more letters are abbreviated.

Lengths of Each Month

Instead of memorizing the lengths of all twelve months, you might nd it

Thirty days hath September,

With Your Knuckles

Another way to remember the number of days in each month is by reciting

Seasons of the Year

Seasons of the Year

Days & Years

1 Revolution = 365 1/4 Days

most UNEQUAL day/night

almost EQUAL day/night

almost EQUAL day/night

most UNEQUAL day/night

Why Leap Years?

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Month Number Practice 1

Month Number Practice 2

Month Length & Order Practice

Month Number Practice 1

Month Number Practice 2

Month Length & Order Practice

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