Reception Maths: Days of the week
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Days of the week
Mia’s party is on Saturday. Today is Wednesday.
There are seven days in a week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. The day tomorrow is the day after today. The day yesterday is the day before today.
Key ideas
- Monday is the first day of the week.
- Sunday is the last day.
- Yesterday is the day before today.
- Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.
- Find Monday. Put your finger on it.Monday
- Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.Monday → Tuesday
- Write the answer. Tuesday
Check. Say the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. ✓
Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.
Method. Find the day in the list. The day before is the one just before it.
- Find Friday. Put your finger on it.Friday
- Move back one day. The days go back one place.Thursday ← Friday
- Write the answer. Thursday
Check. Say the days in order to check. ✓
Watch out. Before Monday is Sunday.
Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.
- Find Wednesday. Put your finger on it.Wednesday
- Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.Wednesday → Thursday
- Write the answer. Thursday
Check. Say the days in order: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. ✓
Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.
Watch out
Watch out: after Sunday comes Monday again. The days go round in a loop.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Make a week strip with seven boxes. Shade today. Ask: “What was yesterday? What is tomorrow?”
Exercise 9B Days of the week
Non-calculatorMethod. Look at the list of days.
- Look at the first box. The first day in the list is Monday.Monday
- Check the order. Monday comes before Tuesday.Mon, Tue
- Write the answer. Monday
Check. Read the days from Monday to Sunday. ✓
Watch out. Monday is first, Sunday is last.
Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.
- Find Tuesday. Put your finger on it.Tuesday
- Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.Tuesday → Wednesday
- Write the answer. Wednesday
Check. Say the days in order: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. ✓
Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.
Method. Find the day in the list. The day before is the one just before it.
- Find Friday. Put your finger on it.Friday
- Move back one day. The days go back one place.Thursday ← Friday
- Write the answer. Thursday
Check. Say the days in order to check. ✓
Watch out. Before Monday is Sunday.
Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.
- Find Sunday. Put your finger on it.Sunday
- Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.Sunday → Monday
- Write the answer. Monday
Check. Say the days in order: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. ✓
Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.
Method. Find the day in the list. The day before is the one just before it.
- Find Monday. Put your finger on it.Monday
- Move back one day. The days go back one place.Sunday ← Monday
- Write the answer. Sunday
Check. Say the days in order to check. ✓
Watch out. Before Monday is Sunday.
Method. Start at Monday and say the days in order.
- Start at Monday. Monday is the first day.Monday
- Say the next two days. Tuesday comes next, then Wednesday.Tuesday, Wednesday
- Write the answer. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Check. Count the days: 1, 2, 3. ✓
Watch out. Keep the days in the right order.
Method. Look at the shaded box and read the day under it.
- Find the shaded box. It is the third box.third box
- Read the day. The third day of the week is Wednesday.Wed
- Write the answer. Wednesday
Check. Count the boxes: Mon, Tue, Wed. ✓
Watch out. Count the boxes from the start.
Method. Count the boxes from Monday to find the shaded one.
- Count the boxes. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.six boxes
- Find the shaded box. It is the sixth box.sixth
- Write the answer. Saturday
Check. Count the boxes: 1 to 6. ✓
Watch out. Count from Monday.
Method. Find the day in the list. The day before is the one just before it.
- Find Thursday. Put your finger on it.Thursday
- Move back one day. The days go back one place.Wednesday ← Thursday
- Write the answer. Wednesday
Check. Say the days in order to check. ✓
Watch out. Before Monday is Sunday.
Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.
- Find Sunday. Put your finger on it.Sunday
- Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.Sunday → Monday
- Write the answer. Monday
Check. Say the days in order: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. ✓
Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.
Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.
- Find Friday. Put your finger on it.Friday
- Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.Friday → Saturday
- Write the answer. Saturday
Check. Say the days in order: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. ✓
Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.
Method. Look at the days in order.
- Look at the order. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.Thursday then Friday
- Find where Friday is. Friday comes after Thursday.Friday is later
- Write the answer. No. Thursday comes before Friday.
Check. Say the days: Thursday, then Friday. ✓
Watch out. Say the days in order to check.
Method. Look at the days in order.
- Find Saturday. Saturday is near the end of the week.Saturday
- Find the next day. Sunday comes after Saturday.Sunday
- Write the answer. Sunday. Saturday comes before Sunday in the week.
Check. Say the days: Saturday, then Sunday. ✓
Watch out. Sunday comes right after Saturday.