What do you do in the morning? What do you do at night? Today we learn about time: the order of our day, the calendar, and how long things take.
My day
- In the morning I wake up and eat breakfast.
- Then I go to school.
- At lunchtime I eat lunch.
- In the afternoon I come home.
- At night I eat dinner and go to bed at bedtime.
Days of the week
There are 7 days in a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
We go to school from Monday to Friday. That is 5 school days. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
Months of the year
There are 12 months in a year: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Most months have 30 or 31 days. February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year. Trinidad and Tobago has two seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.
Your birthdate is the date you were born. On a calendar, find your birthday!
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
If today is Tuesday, then yesterday was Monday and tomorrow will be Wednesday.
How long does it take?
We can measure time with claps, or by counting slowly. If tying your shoes takes 20 claps and washing your hands takes 10 claps, tying your shoes takes a longer time.
TRY ITTime detective
Choose a game. Then tap your answer.
Clap counter
A grown-up taps Clap (or claps) while you do a job. More claps means it took longer.
Let’s practise
Try each one. Then tap Show answer to check.
1. What day comes after Thursday?
Show answer
Friday.
2. What month comes after June?
Show answer
July.
3. Is Saturday a school day?
Show answer
No. It is the weekend.
4. Which happens first: lunch or breakfast?
Show answer
Breakfast.
5. How many days are in a week?
Show answer
7.
6. If today is Friday, what was yesterday?
Show answer
Thursday.
7. Which takes longer: blinking or eating dinner?
Show answer
Eating dinner.
Quick check
1. How many months are in a year?
Show answer
12.
2. Name the two days of the weekend.
Show answer
Saturday and Sunday.
3. Which month has only 28 or 29 days?
Show answer
February.
Maths words
Say these words with a grown-up. Can you use each one in a sentence?
morning · night · lunchtime · bedtime · before · after · yesterday · today · tomorrow · soon · now · then · past · present · future · a long time · a short time · day · week · weekend · month · year · calendar · date · birthdate · season
Try it at home
- Draw four pictures of your morning. Mix them up and put them back in order.
- Find your birthday on a calendar. What day of the week is it this year?
- Each morning, say: “Today is … Yesterday was … Tomorrow will be …”
- Count claps while a grown-up writes their name. Then you write yours. Who took longer?
For parents and teachers
After this lesson, your child should be able to:
- put the events of a day in order and use words like morning, lunchtime, night, before and after
- name the days of the week and the months of the year in order
- read a calendar to find dates, school days and weekends
- measure how long something takes with claps and record it
- compare which activities take a longer or shorter time
Hang a calendar at child height and mark birthdays and holidays together.
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