The Months of the Year - Primary Resources



The Months of the Year

January brings the snow;

Makes our feet and fingers glow.

February brings the rain,

Thaws the __________ ponds again.

March brings breezes, ________ and shrill,

Stirs the dancing daffodil.

April brings the primrose sweet,

Scatters daisies at our feet.

May brings flocks of ______________ lambs,

Skipping by their ____________ dams.

June brings tulips, lilies, roses;

Fills the children’s hands and posies.

Hot July brings _____________ showers,

Strawberries and gilly-flowers.

August brings the sheaves of corn,

Then the Harvest home is borne.

____________ September brings the fruit,

Sportsmen then begin to shoot.

_________ October brings the pheasant;

Then to gather nuts is pleasant.

__________ November brings the blast,

Then the leaves are falling fast.

_________ December brings the sleet,

__________ fire and Christmas treat.

The Months of the Year

January brings the snow;

Makes our feet and fingers ___________.

February brings the rain,

Thaws the frozen ponds ___________.

March brings breezes, loud and shrill,

Stirs the dancing _______________.

April brings the primrose sweet,

Scatters daisies at our ___________.

May brings flocks of pretty lambs,

Skipping by their fleecy __________.

June brings tulips, lilies, roses;

Fills the children’s hands and __________.

Hot July brings cooling showers,

Strawberries and gilly-_____________.

August brings the sheaves of corn,

Then the Harvest home is _____________.

Warm September brings the fruit,

Sportsmen then begin to ____________.

Fresh October brings the pheasant;

Then to gather nuts is _______________.

Dull November brings the blast,

Then the leaves are falling __________.

Chill December brings the sleet,

Blazing fire and Christmas __________.

The Months of the Year

January brings the snow;

Makes our feet and fingers glow.

February brings the rain,

Thaws the __________ ponds again.

March brings breezes, ________ and ________,

Stirs the dancing ______________.

April brings the primrose sweet,

Scatters daisies at our feet.

May brings flocks of ______________ lambs,

Skipping by their ____________ dams.

June brings tulips, lilies, roses;

Fills the children’s hands and posies.

Hot July brings _____________ showers,

Strawberries and gilly-flowers.

August brings the sheaves of corn,

Then the Harvest home is borne.

____________ September brings the fruit,

Sportsmen then begin to shoot.

____________ October brings the pheasant;

Then to gather nuts is _____________.

__________ November brings the blast,

Then the leaves are falling fast.

_________ December brings the sleet,

__________ fire and ____________ treat.

The Months of the Year

Cut up the lines below and then stick them in the correct places on ‘The Months of the Year’ poem opposite.

|Scatters daisies at our feet. |Then the Harvest home is borne. |

|Skipping by their fleecy dams. |Then the leaves are falling fast. |

|Blazing fire and Christmas treat. |Then to gather nuts is pleasant. |

|Sportsmen then begin to shoot. |Warm September brings the fruit, |

|Stirs the dancing daffodil. |Makes our feet and fingers glow. |

|Strawberries and gilly-flowers. |Thaws the frozen ponds again. |

|Fills the children’s hands and posies. |Hot July brings cooling showers, |

The Months of the Year

January brings the snow;

February brings the rain,

March brings breezes, loud and shrill,

April brings the primrose sweet,

May brings flocks of pretty lambs,

June brings tulips, lilies, roses;

Hot July brings cooling showers,

August brings the sheaves of corn,

Warm September brings the fruit,

Fresh October brings the pheasant;

Dull November brings the blast,

Chill December brings the sleet,

The Months of the Year

This is a jumbled up copy of ‘The Months of the Year’ poem by Sara Coleridge. Cut the lines of the poem out and put them back in the correct order and stick them in your English book.

Top Tip - Find the months of the year first,

then find the rhyming couplets.

|April brings the primrose sweet, |Scatters daisies at our feet. |

|August brings the sheaves of corn, |Skipping by their fleecy dams. |

|Blazing fire and Christmas treat. |Sportsmen then begin to shoot. |

|Chill December brings the sleet, |Stirs the dancing daffodil. |

|Dull November brings the blast, |Strawberries and gilly- flowers. |

|February brings the rain, |Thaws the frozen ponds again. |

|Fills the children’s hands and posies. |Then the Harvest home is borne. |

|Fresh October brings the pheasant; |Then the leaves are falling fast. |

|Hot July brings cooling showers, |Then to gather nuts is pleasant. |

|January brings the snow; |Warm September brings the fruit, |

|June brings tulips, lilies, roses; |May brings flocks of pretty lambs, |

|Makes our feet and fingers glow. |March brings breezes, loud and shrill, |

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Adjective Word Bank

pretty

Word Bank

chill

loud

blazing

fresh

fleecy

cooling

warm

frozen

dull

again

borne

pleasant

treat

flowers

feet

dams

fast

shoot

poises

daffodil

glow

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