There are 12 months in a year with names from January to December. The document lists the months and provides 3 sentences or less about the origin of each month's name: January is named after the Roman god Janus; February comes from februo and was a month of sacrifices; March is named for the Roman god of war as the start of the military year.

1. 12 Months
12 Brothers

2. There are 12 months in a year. Do you know their names?
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

3. AprilGuess the month.

4. August

5. December

6. July

7. October

8. May

9. June

10. November

11. February

12. March

13. September

14. January

15. 1. PRILA -
2. YAM -
3. JARUNYA -
4. CHARM -
5. BFREAURY-
6. SPTMBEER -
7. YULJ -
8. COTERB -
9. UNJE -
10. OENVMREB -
11. UGUATS -
12.EDCMERBE -
Unscramble the words:
APRIL
MAY
JANUARY
MARCH
FERBRUARY
SEPTEMBER
JULY
OCTOBER
JUNE
NOVEMBER
AUGUST
DECEMBER

16. Where do the month names come from?
January: named after Janus, the god of
doors and gates. This month opens the year.
February: from februo. This was
a Roman month of sacrifices and purification.
March: named after Mars, the god of war.
Start of year for soldiers (no fighting during winter).

17. April: from aperire, Latin for “to open” (buds).
This is the month when trees open their leaves.
May: named after Maia, the goddess of
growth of plants. This is the month when
plants really start to grow.
June: from junius, Latin for the goddess,
the queen of the Gods Juno.

18. July: named after Julius Caesar, the ruler of
Rome in 44 B.C. He reorganised the calendar.
August: named after Augustus Caesar,
another ruler of Rome in 8 B.C.
September: from septem, Latin for “seven”.
The seventh month (counting from March).

19. October: from octo, Latin for “eight”.
November: from novem, Latin for “nine”.
December: from decem, Latin for “ten”.