How Many Days in Each Month Worksheet - Learn the Days of the Months Rhyme - Classroom Lessons

Thirty days has September! Kids read the classic rhyme, then write how many days each of the twelve months has. Click the worksheet to download and print it for free.

Months don't all have the same number of days, and that surprises a lot of kids. Some have 30, some have 31, and February does its own thing.

This worksheet teaches the easiest way to remember which is which: the old rhyme that starts "Thirty days has September."

The rhyme sits in a box at the top of the page. Below it are twelve lines, one for each month, from "January has ___ days" to "December has ___ days."

Kids read the rhyme, find each month in it, and write the number on the line.

The rhyme names the 30-day months directly: September, April, June and November. Every other month has 31, except February, which has 28.

Kids have to work out the 31-day months for themselves by spotting which ones the rhyme doesn't mention, so there's a little bit of logic in it as well as reading.

February is worth a short chat. It usually has 28 days, but almost every four years it gets an extra day and has 29.

That year is called a leap year. A small tip at the bottom of the sheet reminds kids about it.

Ask your child whether this year is a leap year and check a calendar together.

There's also a fun trick for checking the answers without the rhyme.

Make two fists and count the months across your knuckles and the dips between them. Every month that lands on a knuckle has 31 days.

Teachers can use the sheet in a calendar or time unit, and it's handy at the start of a new month. Kids could also add up the days to see how many are in a whole year.

Pair it with our Months of the Year worksheet for a full set of calendar practice.

The page is A4 and prints on standard paper with any home or school printer.

It's free to download with no account needed, and the Customize button lets you change the text before printing.

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