Spin the wheel Classroom wheel spinner Random month wheel
Twelve months in calendar order
The months sit on the wheel in calendar order, so it doubles as a picture of the year: winter months next to each other, summer across the wheel from them. Every slice is the same size, even though February is shorter than the rest, so each month has exactly one chance in twelve.
In a classroom the wheel is a quick warm-up. Spin a month and ask what comes before and after it, which season it belongs to, how many days it has, or whose birthday falls in it. With English learners, the same spin is a spelling check: say the month, then write it with a capital letter.
Outside school people spin it to pick a month for a trip, a savings goal or a family party, or to set the month in a story. If you need a full date or a weekday as well, the random date generator draws those directly.
What's on this wheel
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
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Using the month wheel
- Press Spin. The wheel slows down and stops on one month.
- Ask a question about the result: the season, the number of days, a holiday in that month, or one thing you would do then.
- To give every student a different month, turn on Remove each winner from the wheel right away in Settings and spin until all twelve are gone.
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Random month wheel questions
Is every month equally likely?
Yes. There are twelve slices of the same size, and the draw uses the browser's secure random generator, so January is no more likely than any other month and the order on the wheel changes nothing.
Can I add the four seasons?
Type spring, summer, fall and winter in Entries and the wheel shows 16 slices. Keep in mind that a season then has the same chance as a single month.
Can I spin only school months or only summer?
Remove the months you do not need in Entries, for example everything outside September through June. The wheel keeps your shorter list in this browser until you press Original list.
What can I use a random month for?
A birthday guessing game, a writing prompt set in that month, picking when to take a trip, or a no-spend challenge that starts on the first day of the month you land on.
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