Printable Calendar and Weather Journal | Kindergarten & First Grade

📖 Overview of the Printable Calendar and Weather Journal

Build strong daily math routines with this Printable Calendar and Weather Journal for Kindergarten and First Grade. Students practice counting days of school, completing monthly calendars, identifying odd and even numbers, using ordinal numbers, and collecting simple weather data—all in a consistent, student-friendly journal format perfect for morning meeting and calendar time.

📦 What’s Included in the Calendar and Weather Journal

• Student Front Covers – 2 versions for children to color and personalize.
• Poems & Charts – Days of the Week rhyme, Months poems, Days in a Month, Seasons of Trees, and a Days at School recording page.
• Blank Monthly Calendars – Students fill in dates, birthdays, and special events.
• Monthly Overview Pages – Record birthdays, first/last day of the month, total days, odd/even, ordinal number of the month, expected weather, suitable clothing, and a feelings check-in.
• Days at School Charts – Ten-frame tracking and a 100-day chart to build number sense.
• Weather Graphing – Tally sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, stormy, and snowy days and note if the month was mostly warm, hot, or cold.

🖨️ How to Print and Assemble the Calendar and Weather Journal

1. Choose a front cover and print one per child.
2. Print one set per child of the poem/chart pages: Seasons of Trees, Months poems, Days in a Month, Days of the Week, and the Days at School recording page.
3. For each month, print one set per child of:
   • Monthly cover/front page
   • Blank monthly calendar
   • Monthly overview/birthdays & data page
   • Last page for the month (where applicable)
4. Decide your usage frequency and photocopy the daily/weekly page accordingly:
   • Daily: copy 30–31 pages per child for that month.
   • Weekly: copy 4 pages per child for that month.

🧮 How to Use the Calendar and Weather Journal in Kindergarten and First Grade

1. Kick off each month with the monthly cover and a discussion about celebrations, expected weather, and seasonal changes.
2. Complete the calendar together at the start of the month; add birthdays and events.
3. Track days at school daily with ten-frames and the 100-day chart.
4. Record weather during morning meeting; update the weather graph and temperature box.
5. Wrap up with the Month Overview—odd/even, ordinal number of the month, first/last day, clothing choice, and a quick feelings reflection.

✏️ Math Skills in the Calendar and Weather Journal

• Counting and number sense (including to 100 with ten-frames)
• Calendar knowledge (days, months, sequencing)
• Ordinal numbers (1st–12th months)
• Odd and even identification (total days in a month)
• Data collection & interpretation (weather tallies; most/least; temperature)
• Patterns of time across weeks, months, and seasons

📚 Literacy Support from the Calendar and Weather Journal

• Rhymes and repeated language for days and months build fluency and vocabulary.
• Short writing opportunities (complete date, digital date, feeling box) encourage purposeful print.

💡 Teacher Tips for the Calendar and Weather Journal

• Differentiate by assigning calendar completion independently for Grade 1 while leading a guided version for Kindergarten.
• Use different colored pencils for weekend vs. school days to reinforce patterns.
• Invite a student “calendar helper” to lead the routine for ownership and oral language practice.

🎯 Perfect Uses of the Calendar and Weather Journal

• Morning meeting and calendar time
• Math warm-ups and daily routines
• Small-group intervention on number sense and calendar concepts
• Homework packets or take-home review

Make calendar time meaningful and math-rich with this consistent, engaging Printable Calendar and Weather Journal for Kindergarten and First Grade.

Happy Teaching! 😊