Copy the calendar tracer version and the copy version. Put them on a wooden tray. The copy version is placed on the tray with a sheet of colored paper over it. The tracer version is placed on top. It is what the students see when they choose the work.

The student chooses a writing mat from the writing shelf. The student takes it to a table. The student returns to the writing shelf and selects the tracer version of the calendar. The student returns to the table. The student places the tracer version of the calendar on their writing mat. Student returns to the shelf and picks out their age in markers. Thick crayola markers work best. Put the markers down by the mat.

The student traces the numbers on the calendar. The student colors in the drawings on the calendar.

Most students like to tape a finished calendar in their journal. They also like to take a finished calendar home. One of my students made a calendar for each grandparent every new month. These things have great meaning for young children.