Months of the Year Matching Worksheet for Kids
Matching numbers to month names introduces children ages 4-5 to the idea that the calendar has a fixed, meaningful order, which supports early time-concept development alongside their growing number recognition. This cut-and-paste format adds a fine motor and sequencing challenge, since children must locate the correct number piece among several options before gluing it into place. Learning the months by their order also lays groundwork for talking about birthdays, holidays, and seasons throughout the year.
Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Read the twelve month names aloud together in order first, so your child hears the correct sequence before matching begins. Have them cut out the numbered squares at the bottom of the page along the dotted lines, keeping the pieces organized so none get lost. Working down the list of months, ask your child to find the number that matches each month's position — January is 1, February is 2, and so on — and glue it into the box beside the correct name. Check the completed sequence together, reading the months and their numbers aloud once more.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Extension activities
- •Sing a months-of-the-year song together, like 'Thirty Days Hath September' set to a tune your child enjoys.
- •Make a simple calendar for the current month and mark important family dates on it together.
- •Ask your child which month their birthday falls in and help them find its number in the sequence.
- •Create month flashcards and shuffle them, asking your child to put them back in calendar order.
- •Draw a small picture representing each month, such as snow for January or flowers for April, to build a visual monthly timeline.
Tips for parents and teachers
Learning twelve items in a fixed order is a lot to hold in memory at this age, so it's fine to focus on just a few months at a time rather than expecting instant mastery of the whole year. Encourage your child to count on their fingers or use a number line if they lose track of a month's position. Revisit the sequence regularly in daily conversation — mentioning 'this is the fifth month, May' — so the concept sticks beyond the worksheet.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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