Recently as I was tidying up, I saw this calendar, and it reminded me of many moons ago when the children were itty bitty. This was one of the first things that I got for them to help get them ready for school. At the time, we weren't planning on homeschooling, but that's another story.
Of all the educational items that I've purchased over the years, this is one of most worthwhile items. In fact, we still have it to this day. Although, the children don't need it anymore for learning, we still use it to see our plans for the month.
This calendar is very useful to help little ones learn about days, months, seasons, and weather.
* The days on the calendar introduces them to numbers.
* The "Today", "Yesterday", and "Tomorrow" helps them understand the sense of time.
* I use the weather and season sections to discuss a little bit about nature and what to wear at different times and seasons.
* The calendar also comes with holiday pieces, so you can put it on the calendar for each month. This is especially handy to introduce holidays and days to look forward to. Birthday pieces are also included. (As you can see above, I usually forget about Groundhog Day, but my kids still remember and still asks about Phil each year, thanks to the calendar.)
* As the children get older, they get to set up the calendar themselves, and it helps them with counting numbers.
* Over time, it just becomes a family calendar, reminding us of the holidays to come and look forward to each month.
If you are looking for a fun and educational activity to do with the little ones. I highly recommend this calendar. You can find something similar at other stores.