melmichigan Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Does anyone have any recommendations to help my DD6's remember the months of the year? We have worked on this and worked on this and it doesn't seem to stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldilocks Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We have a song. How about one of these: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunkirst Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My ds still has a difficult time with time. Evidently this is part of dyslexia for him. Anyhow, I set the year to music. Specifically to the refrain from "MacNamara's Band" (Toodily - ooo - ooo is converted to Janu - ar - y - y etc.) I'd sing it for you if I could, obviously this is not the medium.... (be happy!) I know some who feel that this crutch is detrimental, (and yes, at 11 he still hums the song to figure out how many more months until Halloween) but I've decided to do what works for him, and this works Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Well, you know, she's just 6. It will stick eventually. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Find a K5 teacher. Seriously, where I worked, they sang the days of the week, months of the year, etc. EVERY DAY during calendar time. I'm just not gonna sing the song for you right here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My dyslexic dd wasn't able to get the days of the year until 8yo, the months and seasons until 9yo, and the alphabet beyond F still isn't there at 11yo. However, she is actually reading above grade level now and is doing everything else except writing and spelling at grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Really, I wouldn't worry about it at all. Go over them periodically; she'll learn them eventually--she won't be in highschool and not know the months of the year! ;) For fun: This is a cute book with the days of the week and months of the year--we found it at our library. And give her a calendar of her own to put in her room and let her begin keeping track of fun or interesting things on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjcmehl Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I agree with one of the posters above, with their link to some songs...I did this over a year ago, sang it about five times and they had it down! Months of the Year (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians") January, February, March, and April, May, June, July, August, and September, October, November, and December, These are the months of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My MIL taught my dd this spring sung to the tune of "Oh My Darling, Clementine" January, February, March and April, May and June. July and August, September, October, November, December, and that's the year. FWIW, She also taught dd the days of the week with the same tune: There are 7 days, There are 7 days There are 7 days of the week. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Sometimes it's the very act of continually working on something that causes it not to stick. I'd say drop it for a few weeks or months and then come back and see how she does. It's not really vital that she know this now, and the time spent memorizing a song could probably be better used learning something else at this time. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickiMD Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Here's a squidoo lens re: months and weeks for preschoolers/k'ers. http://www.squidoo.com/livingmath-months-weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We use one from http://www.hubbardscupboard.org. It's set to the Ten Little Indians. You just sing "January, February, March and April, May June July and August, September, October, November, December. There are 12 months in a year." I printed it off and we sing it and the days of the week on every morning until they understand it. Also, We have a calendar that we change to the next month every month. I make sure at that age that the help with the changing of the calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindygz Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 this one om YouTube that I like. I'm memorizing the tune so I can sing it around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I had my kids "change the calendar" every day starting in Pre-school. We use one of these, but I assume something similar could be made with cardstock or something. The repetition makes it stick. We have this fabric calendar hanging in the schoolroom in a prominent place along with a paper calendar and so they see the months hanging there, in order, each day. Then basically I let them "play" with it in changing the date each day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Sometimes it's the very act of continually working on something that causes it not to stick. I'd say drop it for a few weeks or months and then come back and see how she does. It's not really vital that she know this now, and the time spent memorizing a song could probably be better used learning something else at this time. Tara Oh, that is interesting!!!! Is there anything you could link that could explain why this might be so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Nope, but it's something I have noticed both in myself and with my kids and kids I have known in various situations. My thinking on it is that a person becomes so nervous about getting it right that they just can't do it. Removing the pressure for a while and then trying again seems to help. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I made up a little song. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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