Do the months of the year need capital letters?

Yes. Each month is a name, a proper noun, so it starts with a capital wherever it is in a sentence. Capitalizing dates is a 1st grade standard (L.1.2.a), and every row on this sheet starts with a capital.

Which months are hardest to spell?

February, because of the r people often skip when they say it, and the long ones, September, November and December. They come up on the sheet in order with the rest, so your child writes them next to easier months like May and June.

1st grade months of the year

1st grade months of the year worksheets

1st grade months of the year worksheets with seven month names in calendar order, traced twice and then written alone. Each month starts with a capital letter, the 1st grade rule for writing dates.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.1.2.a.

The words stay in calendar order. Each print picks where to start. You don't need to sign up.

The kind of words you'll practice

Trace each word two times. Then write it yourself on the line.

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugust

Each word appears twice in light gray for tracing, then once as a blank line for writing it without help.

The words print in the order they come on a calendar, 7 to a sheet. Each print picks a starting point and carries on from there, going back to the first one after the last, so the order gets practice from anywhere in the list.

What's on a 1st grade sheet

1st grade sheets draw from 12 words, 7 to a page. Kindergarten and 1st grade print from the same 12 words. What changes is the standard (L.1.2.a here) and the teaching notes below. Kindergarten sheets print 6 to a page.

Some of the words:

SeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Tracing. Trace each word two times. Then write it yourself on the line. 7 words per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with a word list on the last page.

How to teach this

Ask your child to say the month, trace it twice, then cover the traced copies and write it again on the rest of the line. Check the capital on each row. Then use the sheet with a calendar: find the month of their birthday, or the month that comes next. Each print picks its own starting month, so a few sheets cover all twelve.

Watch for: Children often write month names in lowercase because they sound like ordinary words. Every month is a name and gets a capital, so check the first letter of each row before anything else. February is the month most children misspell, because many people say it without the first r. Say Feb-ru-ary slowly while your child writes it.

Common questions about 1st grade months of the year

Do the months of the year need capital letters?: Yes. Each month is a name, a proper noun, so it starts with a capital wherever it is in a sentence. Capitalizing dates is a 1st grade standard (L.1.2.a), and every row on this sheet starts with a capital.
Which months are hardest to spell?: February, because of the r people often skip when they say it, and the long ones, September, November and December. They come up on the sheet in order with the rest, so your child writes them next to easier months like May and June.

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Aligned to Common Core L.1.2.a. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.

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