January to December: Months of the Year

About This Resource

A free Grade 1 ESL worksheet pack on the months of the year: saying and spelling the 12 months in order, capital letters for months, what comes before and after, first and last months, birthdays with My birthday is in..., and reading a short text about a child's year. Includes a timed lesson plan, a six-activity worksheet, an editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Students learn the 12 months in order with a chant and a class birthday line. They put the months in order, spell each month with a capital letter, find the month that comes before or after another, answer questions about the first and last months, read a short text about a child's year and finish by writing and drawing their own birthday month.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Months of the Year
Category: Vocabulary
File Type: PDF
File Size: 310.7 KB
Published: 04 Nov 2026
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Grade 1 (ages 6–7), beginner ESL 40 minutes Vocabulary sequencing spelling capital letters speaking

Student Task

Sing or chant the months together, clapping on each one. Then ask: "When is your birthday?"
Make a birthday line: students stand in month order. Do activities 1 and 2 together.
Students complete activities 3 to 6. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Birthday line: students line up in order of their birthday month and say "My birthday is in May."
Month chant: clap twice for each month, jumping on your own birthday month.
Calendar detective: give pairs a real calendar page and ask how many days are in the month and what day it starts on.

Differentiation

Support: give a month strip to look at while working and focus on the first six months. Challenge: ask students to learn the knuckle trick for how many days are in each month and write a sentence about a family birthday.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check month order, spelling and capital letters (answer key included). Activity 6 checks writing about a birthday.

Learning Objectives

Say the 12 months of the year in order.
Spell the months with a capital letter.
Say and write In ___. to answer When is your birthday?

Teacher Tips

Remind students that months always start with a capital letter, just like names. Keep a 12-month chart on the wall and point to the current month every morning.

What's Included

7-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (12 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

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