Object: Calendar; Card stock printed with scripture reference and verse

(Show the calendar.) What is this? (Let the children answer.) That’s right! It’s a calendar. A calendar helps us keep track of the months, days, and dates during the year. There are twelve months in a year. Let’s see if we can name them. Ready? (Show each month as you lead the children in saying the names in order.) Very good!

January is the first month of the year. Now, who can tell me something that happens in January? (Show January. Let the children answer and confirm correct answers. Possibilities include: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.)

How about February? It’s the second month of the year. What happens in February? (Show February. Let the children answer and confirm correct answers. Possibilities …