Abbreviate months of the year

Learning Objectives Identify the word 'abbreviation'. Recognize the abbreviations for all 12 months. Write the correct three-letter abbreviation for most months. Remember to use a capital letter and a period. Identify which short months are not abbreviated. Match a full month name to its abbreviation. Have you ever seen a short name for a month on a calendar? 🗓️ Let's be word detectives! We will learn a short way to write the months. This is called an abbreviation. It helps us write dates faster! ✏️ Real-World Applications Writing your birthday on a school paper 🎂 Reading a calendar to see a holiday 🎄 Looking at a due date in your planner 📚 Writing a short note to a friend 💌

TermDefinitionExample MonthA month is one of the 12 parts of a year. Like January or July! ☀️My birthday is in the month of October. AbbreviationAn abbreviation is a short way to write a long word. It's like a nickname!The abbreviation for 'Mister' is 'Mr.' Capital LetterA capital letter is the big letter at the start of a name. A, B, C!We use a capital letter for 'January' and its abbreviation 'Jan.' PeriodA period is the little dot that goes at the end. It tells us to stop. ⚫We put a period at the end of the abbreviation, like this: Feb. CalendarA calendar shows us all the days, weeks, and months in a year. 📅I marked the party on my calendar.

The First Three Letters Rule Use the first three letters of the month's name. For most long months, just write the first three letters to make it short. Easy peasy! The Capital Letter and Period Rule Start with a capital letter. End with a period. Month abbreviations are important, so they get a capital letter and a period dot. The Short Months Rule Do not abbreviate May, June, or July. These month names are already short and sweet, so we leave them as they are. 🍎