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Calendar Cover Ups for December Math Calendars

Gather the children in the Number Corner and guess the pattern. Create holiday and seasonal patterns on your math calendar to help promote mathematical thinking. These seasonal pattern shaped pieces are just what you need to create a beautiful December calendar while teaching math. Children look for patterns in the numbers, shapes and colors of the calendar date pieces.

These calendar accents can be saved and used over and over each year. If you are homeschooling or you change to a higher or lower classroom, you will be able to make the patterns harder or easier according to the needs of the children.

Come discover the possible pattern pieces available for the December Calendar.

Create a December Math Calender

Patterns of Seasonal Images create a December Calendar

December Math Calendar Bulletin Board

Create a math calendar pattern for December using Santa, Trees and snowmen. Print the pictures on 3X3 cardstock cards. Place the images in a Pocket Chart Calendar. Each day, turn over another card. Ask your children to guess what piece will be next in the pattern. Watch for patterns that form diagonally as the weeks pass.

Snowflake Calendar Pattern Pieces

Calendar Math Pattern Piece Snowflakes

Lifestyle Crafts Snowman Kit Cookie Cutter Die Set


Snow starts to fall in December so snowflakes are a logical pattern piece for our December math calendars.
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Candle and Gift Calendar Pieces

December Calendar Pieces

QuicKutz Cookie Cutter Die Set, Nesting Ornaments


As the December holidays approach it is fun to create a calendar with date pieces that represent the various holidays. Here are candle and gift calendar pieces that connect to most December holidays. What kind of pattern would you create?
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Cookie Gift Calendar Days Pattern Pieces

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Calendar Pattern Pieces

Printable Math Calendar Pattern Pieces

Santa Glyphs for Math Calendar Patterns

These math calendar pattern pieces are printable. Be sure to laminate them after printing for durability. There are Christmas Trees, candy canes, Santas, and Gingerbread Men.

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Christmas Tree Calendar Cover-Ups

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Candy Cane Calendar Cover-Ups

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Santa 1 Calendar Cover-Ups

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Gingerbread Boy Cut and Paste Art Pattern

This cut-and-paste project will provide your students with opportunities improve their fine motor dexterity their ability follow directions This project will also help develop their visual memories enhance basic math skills GRADE LEVELS Cut-and-paste projects adapted grades Projects with fewer piece...1 point

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Making Patterns on the Calendar

Mathematics Their Way, Spiral-bound Teacher guide plus Blackline Masters


I first ran across the idea of teaching patterns when I discovered Mathematics Their Way by Mary Baratta Lorton back in the 1980's . This delightful way to help children visualize mathematical concepts can be combined with math songs, math manipulatives,and mathematical art projects.

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Number Corner Grade K Advice for December

From the Math Learning Center you can discover what other kindergarten classes are doing to teach math in the Number Corner. From number lines to calendar pattern pieces, come discover all the math that is being taught in the Number Corner...0 points

Calendar Pattern Pieces by the Dozens

Die Cutter Patterns for December Calendars

Quickly cut out dozens of shapes for creating patterns for your math calendar. Here are many of your favorite holiday themed shapes for creating patterns. Children love focusing on the math displayed on the calendar with shapes that they, themselves have decorated. Why not cut out the shapes with a die cutter and invite your children to decorate them? When dry, you can glue them onto a 3X3 Card Stock card and then laminate them for durability.
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Pocket Chart Calendar

December Pocket Chart Math Calendar

Pocket charts are the easiest way to display your December math calendar patterns.
Learning Resources Calendar and Weather Pocket Chart

Learning Resources Calendar and Weather Pocket Chart

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Commenting on Calendar Patterns

Lifestyle Crafts Cookie Cutter Die Set, Nesting Trees


Come talk about your experiences with creating calendar patterns for Number Corner. Do you enjoy creating patterns for your children? Are you new to creating calendar patterns? Do you find it hard to find the right pieces to create calendar patterns?

  • virtualboy Apr 8, 2012 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    nicely done indeed
  • cffutah Nov 30, 2011 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    enjoyed your fun filled lens, thank you!
  • AnimalHouse Nov 26, 2011 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    Any way we can teach the kids their numbers is good!!!
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December or any other month is a wonderful time for teaching and learning about the calendar, number sense and more. Here you will find links to all my unit studies, lesson plans and creative learning activities. Come explore the world of delightful, hands-on learning...
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