Materials needed:

1.  1/2 sheet of white tagboard (you can use card stock if you don't have access to tagboard)
2.   A photo of the child.  You can use digital photos or processed film.
3.  Laminate
4.  Calendar sheets (Both black & white and colored calendars are available on this website for you to print out).   You will want to cut the sides and bottom of each calendar first, line them all up so that the bottom and sides are even, and then cut the top.  That way all of your calendar sheets will be the same size.  You may even want to leave a little extra room at the top for the staples.  If you choose the black and white calendars you may want to have your students color the sheets before they are stapled to the tagboard.  It's all a matter of personal preference.
You can save any of the calendars to your computer by right clicking on them (PC computers) and then clicking on "save image as".  By saving them to your computer you will be able to insert them into Microsoft Word so that you can print out two calendars to a sheet of paper.
5.  Glue stick
6.  Magnetic strips

Markers, crayons, or colored pencils (optional)

Assembly

1.  Cut the tagboard (card stock) in half.

You will end up with enough tagboard to make two calendars.

2. Glue the child's picture to the top of the tagboard.

3.  The child can write things next to the picture (I Love You, XOXO, etc...)
4.  Laminate the tagboard with the picture attached.
5.  Staple the calendar pages below the picture.
6.  Place the magnetic strips on the back.

7.  Your calendar is now complete.

You can try doing different things with the picture.  You may want to cut an oval shape out of the picture and use a construction paper heart for the background, gluing the oval picture over the top of the heart.

Black & White Calendars
 

Colored Calendars
 

I'd love to hear your comments or suggestions.  You can email me at tbushey@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu

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