Yahoo! The new Daily Calendar Notebooks for Preschool and Kindergarten are here!
::happy dances all around::
This is the 9th year of the Calendar Notebooks here at Mama’s Learning Corner, and I think they continue to improve each and every year. I appreciate all of you who continue to use this notebook year after year with your children!
This year I have a BIG CHANGE to the Calendar Notebooks – they are UNDATED!
Read more of this post to find out what exactly that means for you and your children as you use this Calendar Notebook to start your school day!
Regardless of whether your students are Preschool, Kindergarten, or First grade age or stage, you’ll find plenty for your young ones to work through.
What is Included in the Calendar Notebook?
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This notebook has a couple of pages to complete each day. Note that the pages are designed to be placed in page protectors and for your child to use a dry erase marker.
(Yes, I do get the full multi-colored 12-pack of Expo Dry Erase markers. I let my daughter choose 1 color to use each day. Just changing colors switches things up a bit!)
If you’re familiar with the Calendar Notebook, you’ll notice that I combined the Preschool and the Kindergarten-First Grade versions again this year. I got so many emails from parents and teachers that love the combination, so I’ll keep it in this format from now on.
The combined packet makes it easy to differentiate for your students, whether in a homeschool setting or a traditional classroom.
For the past many years, I have updated the graphics each year, and the fonts and layouts as needed. Usually, I add in several fresh ideas with the extra Daily Learning Pages each year as well.
To be honest, it’s kind of grown into a beast and I needed to streamline it this year. I exhausted most of my clipart and the new clipart available, so I didn’t have much to add in the way of fresh graphics.
So I made the drastic move to make an UNDATED Calendar Notebook and combine the pages from the last three years.
While there are no “new” graphics this year, I think you will be pleased with the OPTIONS that you will have as you pick and choose which sets of shapes or colors or calendars your child will use.
Of course I give you complete details in the first READ ME file like in the past. If you need hand-holding, that is where you will find it! ❤
Here’s what is included in the 160-page printable download:
→ Detailed, comprehensive instructions for how to complete each section, including an assortment of ideas for use.
→ Cover Pages: Choose from multiple different nature scenes – sunshine, grassy area, forest scene with path – suitable for boys and girls
→ Undated Monthly Calendars for July through June: 2 versions – one includes traceable dates and the other includes students writing in the date without a writing prompt; also added Christian versions of April (Easter) and December (Christmas); includes 3 sets
→ Monthly Find the Date Pages for July though June: Students find the day’s date and cross it out on the picture; color or decorate the monthly picture if desired; includes 3 sets
→ ‘Today is…’ Page: Determine the day of the week and tomorrow; includes writing the year and acknowledging the current season
→ ‘Today’s Weather’ and ‘Today I feel…’ Page: Record the day’s weather and students draw a circle around how they feel each day (happy, sad, mad, surprised, sick, etc); includes 2 different emotions/feelings pages from which to choose
As a side note, we frequently play this fun feelings game:
- I say, “Let me see your sad face.” And everyone (including me) makes their best sad face.
- I say, “Everyone show their mad face!” Then we all show our growliest mad faces.
- I say, “Let me see your surprised face.” We then show our most shocked surprised faces. (This is everyone’s favorite!)
- Then we end on my saying, “Show everyone your happy face.” And we all end in smiles.
This is a simple game, but so much fun and we play it often!
It’s a great game to play when someone is grumpy. You just can’t participate and be in a bad mood. ♥
→ ‘This is how I write my name…’ Page: Students keep a record of how they write their name each month
→ ‘Shapes I Know’ Pages: Identify and trace specific shapes
→ Alphabet Practice Pages: Practice writing the letters of the alphabet; includes upper and lowercase letters
→ ‘I can count to…’ Pages: Practice counting and tracing numbers 1 through 10
→ ‘What time is it?’ Page: Determine the correct time and write in analog and digital
→ ‘What time? Page: Practice writing in the correct time of day for snack, reading, etc.
→ ‘What time is it?’ Practice Page: Students listen for the time and then write in the hands of the clocks correctly
→ ‘How Many Days Have We Been in School?’ Page: Keep track of days in school with tally marks
→ ‘I Can Count Coins!’ Page: Write in the correct value of each coin
→ Days of the Week: Practice writing the days of the week and their abbreviations
→ Months of the Year: Practice writing the months of the year and their abbreviations
→ ‘My Weather Chart for…’ Page: Record the weather each day; includes charts for July-June
→ Daily Weather Bar Graph: Plot the daily weather at the end of each month and analyze the data
→ ‘How Many Sunny Days?’ Page: Use the daily weather chart to track sunny days; compare and contrast each month’s data
→ ‘How Many Rainy Days?’ Page: Use the daily weather chart to track rainy days; compare and contrast each month’s data
How Do I Set Up the Notebook?
To create your Calendar Notebook, you’ll need the following supplies:
– copy paper – This is currently the best price! I just bought this, which will last us the whole homeschool year. But YIKES that’s still expensive.
– page protectors – I purchased these last year and they held up beautifully.
– 3-ring notebook – You will want the durable notebook, not a cheapy one if you want it to last all year.
– card stock – It’s best to print the weather graphs on card stock since they get so much use; this is the brand that’s most often on sale at Amazon and the one I purchase
You’ll find detailed instructions for setting up the Calendar Notebook in the READ ME FIRST download.
All of the descriptions and how-to’s are laid out clearly so there’s no guess work for you. Just download, print, and place in your notebook!
All Access Pass members can download this packet in the All Access Pass area.
If you’re an All Access Pass Member, you can just head over to the Other section and you’ll see it at the very top!
Click the link to start the download immediately.
If you’d like to purchase the newest UNDATED Calendar Notebook , just add it to your cart below.
This product is also included in the UNDATED Calendar Bundle at 30% off.
More Calendar Resources:
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Calendar Question Cards$2.75
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Months of the Year Worksheets$3.50
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Days of the Week Worksheets$2.25
Rachel
How many pages are in this packet?
Lauren Hill
Hi Rachel!
Sorry for the delay in my reply. The downloads have right over 100 printable pages.
Christina
Do you know when your 2020-2021 calendar notebook will be available?
Lauren Hill
Hey Christina! I am working on it and hope to have it published in the next 2-3 days at the latest!
Thanks for asking 🙂
Lauren
M Allen
Hi- Does the packet include something like quarterly assessment pieces to show student growth?
Thank you
Lauren Hill
Hey there! I’m so sorry, but it doesn’t include any assessments.
Thanks for asking, though!
Lauren
Debbie
Can we start this now in June ?
Is there anything that makes this unusable for Southern Hemisphere – ie seasons linked with months
Lauren Hill
Hey Debbie, Sadly I did not create it with the Southern Hemisphere in mind (shame on me, I know!). I’m sorry for that.
The pictures on the calendars are definitely linked to the season here in the N. Hemisphere. There are certain portions of the calendar where that wouldn’t matter, however – the daily work, the extra learning pages, the weather pages, etc.
Next year, I’ll include calendars that don’t have any seasonal pictures at all. Putting that on my to-do list for next year right now.
xo, Lauren
cmramse1
Thank you for creating and updating these every year. My children really enjoy them each morning as a way to begin our studies! I love them!
Lauren Hill
I am so glad you love them! I appreciate you coming back each year to download it!
xo, Lauren
Kelsey
Hello,
Do you know when the next calendar will come out? I noticed after buying the all access that this ends in June. I love the format for my 3 year old.
Thank you
Lauren Hill
Hey Kelsey! Thank you for buying an All Access Pass! I appreciate that! Please let me know if you need any help with it.
I usually have the new calendars out by now, but alas, time has snuck up on me. I won’t work on them this weekend (it’s my birthday!), but my goal is to publish them by Wednesday…and Friday by the latest if too much life happens between now and then. 🙂
They will definitely be published again and SOON!
Thank you!
xo, Lauren
Rebecca
I love this idea. I really want to try this with my homeschool kiddos.
My one child doesnt like paper work. She gets confused and finds it boring. But these look fun and more inviting.
Rebecca
Lauren Hill
These notebooks were perfect for my middle girl who hates the physical act of writing (she still does at 13!). Something about the dry erase markers seem to make it more tolerable. 🙂
Hope it works well for your kiddos! ❤
xo, Lauren