{"id":2675,"date":"2014-08-28T04:35:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T11:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billygorilly.com\/blog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2014-09-19T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-19T20:16:07","slug":"making-months-meaningful-its-all-about-making-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billygorilly.com\/blog\/2014\/making-months-meaningful-its-all-about-making-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Months Meaningful \u2013 It\u2019s All About Making Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Teaching Kids Months of the Year<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cTell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8211; Benjamin Franklin<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For your little one, knowing the months of the year goes beyond just knowing the date. By making connections to each month, your child can become excited about their world and make long lasting memories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCz7CmIlewk?rel=0\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Ideas for making connections:<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2681 size-full\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Names of the 12 Months of they Year with a pretty picture\" src=\"http:\/\/billygorilly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Months-of-the-Year-Image_blog-e1404264223301.png\" alt=\"Months of the Year \" width=\"350\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the beginning of each month, talk about birthdays, holidays, and events that will be happening.<\/li>\n<li>At the end of each month, take a \u2018memory walk\u2019 and talk about the busy month. Remember the big things like birthdays and the little things like playing in the sprinklers.<\/li>\n<li>While riding in the car or playing, play Billy Gorilly\u2019s \u201cMonths of the Year\u201d song. When the current month comes up throw your hands in the air and wave them around! Let that energy flow.<\/li>\n<li>Make your own monthly calendar showing what events are coming up that month. Add matching pictures, clip art, stickers, etc. to dress it up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Months of the Year Sing-Along Song<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[mp3-jplayer tracks=&#8221;Months of the Year (sample)@http:\/\/www.billygorilly.com\/activities-printables\/seasons\/3\/audio\/months-of-the-year-clip.mp3&#8243; captions=&#8221;by Billy Gorilly;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Buy Months of the Year song at\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Months-of-the-Year\/dp\/B001VL8NJ2\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cdbaby.com\/cd\/billygorilly3\" target=\"_blank\">CdBaby<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0<a title=\"Buy Months of the Year song at iTunes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/rockin-the-schoolhouse-vol.-1\/id307462911\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blog Post by<br \/>\n<strong>Stephanie Paton<\/strong><br \/>\nWife, Mother, Educator<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Kids Months of the Year &nbsp; \u201cTell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.\u201d &#8211; Benjamin Franklin &nbsp; &nbsp; For your little one, knowing the months of the year goes beyond just knowing the date. 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