This sturdy calendar with over 40 chunky magnetic pieces is great for teaching children about the date and seasons counting skills are practised as children change the date daily and they will learn how to read and then put the days of the week and months in orderwe really like how the month magnets are colour coded to match the seasons magnets it039s also great for getting children to observe the changes in weather and choose the best forecast for the day the board hangs by pins or stick