Commas in Dates Worksheets
Dates carry their own comma rules: one between the day and the year (July 4, 2019) and one after a weekday (Monday, June 8). First graders learn where the comma lives and, just as important, where it never goes: between the month and its number.
By grade
What students need to know
A comma separates the day from the year: July 4, 2019. A weekday gets one too: Monday, June 8.
This skill runs from 1st grade through 2nd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Commas in Dates across the grades
1st Grade
Dates carry their own comma rules: one between the day and the year (July 4, 2019) and one after a weekday (Monday, June 8). First graders learn where the comma lives and, just as important, where it never goes: between the month and its number.
2nd Grade
Second graders write dates fluently in letters, journals, and forms, placing commas without stopping to think. The skill is recognizing the two legal comma homes in a date and rejecting the impostor version with a comma splitting the month from its day.