Year 1: Before, after and next: the order of the day
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Before, after and next: the order of the day
Let’s put things in order. A day starts and it ends. We can say what happens first, next, then and last.
Before means earlier in the order. After means later. The part of the day helps too: morning is the start of the day, afternoon is after lunch, and evening is the end of the day.
Key ideas
- First, next, then and last tell us the order.
- Before means earlier. After means later.
- Morning is the start of the day. Afternoon is after lunch. Evening is the end of the day.
- Read the events in the order they happen, not the order they are on the page.
Key words. Before means earlier. After means later.
Method. Find breakfast on the picture. Then look at the card next to it on the right.
- Find the card for breakfast. Put your finger on the card with the word.breakfast
- Look at the card after it. Before means earlier in the day. After means later in the day.school
- Write the answer. school
Check. Read the cards in order to check: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Read the cards in the order the day happens, not the order they are placed on the page.
Key words. Morning is the start of the day. Afternoon is after lunch. Evening is at the end of the day.
Method. Think about when the event usually happens in the day.
- Think about breakfast. Ask yourself: does it happen at the start of the day, in the middle or at the end?breakfast
- Pick the part of the day. Breakfast usually happens in the morning.morning
- Write the answer. morning
Check. Morning comes first, then afternoon, then evening. ✓
Watch out. Morning is the start of the day. Evening is when the day is ending.
Method. Think about what happens first in the day, then what happens next.
- Think about the order of the day. We wake up, have breakfast, go to school, play in the park, have tea and go to bed.wake up → breakfast → school → park → tea → bedtime
- Put the words in that order. Each card comes after the one before it.wake up, tea, bedtime
- Write the answer, first to last. wake up, tea, bedtime
Check. The last card should be the one that happens last in the day. ✓
Watch out. Read the list in your head as a story: first, next, then, last.
Watch out
Watch out: read the cards in the order the day happens. The card that is first on the page is not always the first thing that happens.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Talk through your child’s day: “First we wake up, then we have breakfast.” Ask: “What comes after breakfast?” and “What comes before bedtime?” Use real photos of the day if you have them.
Exercise 13A Before, after and next
Non-calculatorKey words. Before means earlier. After means later.
Method. Find breakfast on the picture. Then look at the card next to it on the right.
- Find the card for breakfast. Put your finger on the card with the word.breakfast
- Look at the card after it. Before means earlier in the day. After means later in the day.school
- Write the answer. school
Check. Read the cards in order to check: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Read the cards in the order the day happens, not the order they are placed on the page.
Key words. Before means earlier. After means later.
Method. Find tea on the picture. Then look at the card just before it.
- Find the card for tea. Put your finger on the card with the word.tea
- Look at the card before it. Before means earlier in the day. After means later in the day.school
- Write the answer. school
Check. Read the cards in order to check: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Read the cards in the order the day happens, not the order they are placed on the page.
Key words. First happens before all the others. Last happens after all the others.
Method. The first card is the start of the list.
- Look at all the cards. Find where the list starts and where it ends.wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime
- Find the first card. The first card happens first. The last card happens last.wake up
- Write the answer. wake up
Check. Check the other cards come between them. ✓
Watch out. Use the words first, next, then and last to tell the order.
Key words. First happens before all the others. Last happens after all the others.
Method. The last card is the end of the list.
- Look at all the cards. Find where the list starts and where it ends.wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime
- Find the last card. The first card happens first. The last card happens last.bedtime
- Write the answer. bedtime
Check. Check the other cards come between them. ✓
Watch out. Use the words first, next, then and last to tell the order.
Key words. Before means earlier. After means later.
Method. Find school on the picture. Then look at the card next to it on the right.
- Find the card for school. Put your finger on the card with the word.school
- Look at the card after it. Before means earlier in the day. After means later in the day.tea
- Write the answer. tea
Check. Read the cards in order to check: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Read the cards in the order the day happens, not the order they are placed on the page.
Method. Find breakfast and wake up in the order of the day.
- Find breakfast. Put your finger on it.breakfast
- Find wake up. Look to see which one comes first.wake up
- Write the answer. breakfast happens after wake up.after
Check. Read the order again: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Before means earlier. After means later.
Method. Find school and breakfast in the order of the day.
- Find school. Put your finger on it.school
- Find breakfast. Look to see which one comes first.breakfast
- Write the answer. school happens after breakfast.after
Check. Read the order again: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Before means earlier. After means later.
Method. Find tea and bedtime in the order of the day.
- Find tea. Put your finger on it.tea
- Find bedtime. Look to see which one comes first.bedtime
- Write the answer. tea happens before bedtime.before
Check. Read the order again: wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Before means earlier. After means later.
Key words. Morning is the start of the day. Afternoon is after lunch. Evening is at the end of the day.
Method. Think about when the event usually happens in the day.
- Think about wake up. Ask yourself: does it happen at the start of the day, in the middle or at the end?wake up
- Pick the part of the day. Wake up usually happens in the morning.morning
- Write the answer. morning
Check. Morning comes first, then afternoon, then evening. ✓
Watch out. Morning is the start of the day. Evening is when the day is ending.
Key words. Morning is the start of the day. Afternoon is after lunch. Evening is at the end of the day.
Method. Think about when the event usually happens in the day.
- Think about park. Ask yourself: does it happen at the start of the day, in the middle or at the end?park
- Pick the part of the day. Park usually happens in the afternoon.afternoon
- Write the answer. afternoon
Check. Morning comes first, then afternoon, then evening. ✓
Watch out. Morning is the start of the day. Evening is when the day is ending.
Key words. Morning is the start of the day. Afternoon is after lunch. Evening is at the end of the day.
Method. Think about when the event usually happens in the day.
- Think about tea. Ask yourself: does it happen at the start of the day, in the middle or at the end?tea
- Pick the part of the day. Tea usually happens in the evening.evening
- Write the answer. evening
Check. Morning comes first, then afternoon, then evening. ✓
Watch out. Morning is the start of the day. Evening is when the day is ending.
Key words. Morning is the start of the day. Afternoon is after lunch. Evening is at the end of the day.
Method. Think about when the event usually happens in the day.
- Think about bedtime. Ask yourself: does it happen at the start of the day, in the middle or at the end?bedtime
- Pick the part of the day. Bedtime usually happens in the evening.evening
- Write the answer. evening
Check. Morning comes first, then afternoon, then evening. ✓
Watch out. Morning is the start of the day. Evening is when the day is ending.
Method. Think about what happens first in the day, then what happens next.
- Think about the order of the day. We wake up, have breakfast, go to school, play in the park, have tea and go to bed.wake up → breakfast → school → park → tea → bedtime
- Put the words in that order. Each card comes after the one before it.wake up, school, tea, bedtime
- Write the answer, first to last. wake up, school, tea, bedtime
Check. The last card should be the one that happens last in the day. ✓
Watch out. Read the list in your head as a story: first, next, then, last.
Method. Put the two events in the order of the day.
- Look at tea and school. Think about which one happens first.school happens first
- Check what the child said. The first event comes before the second.school is before tea
- Write the answer. No. School comes before tea.
Check. The order of the day is wake up, breakfast, school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Compare the two events in the order of the day, not the order they are said in.
Method. Follow the order one step at a time, like a chain.
- Start with school. Think about what comes after school.school
- Find tea. Tea comes after school.school, then tea
- Find bedtime. Bedtime comes after tea, so it is also after school.school, then tea, then bedtime
- Write the answer. After school. Bedtime comes after tea, and tea comes after school.
Check. Read the cards in order: school, tea, bedtime. ✓
Watch out. Pass the order along one step at a time.
Method. Think about what happens first in the day, then what happens next.
- Think about the order of the day. We wake up, have breakfast, go to school, play in the park, have tea and go to bed.wake up → breakfast → school → park → tea → bedtime
- Put the words in that order. Each card comes after the one before it.school, park, tea
- Write the answer, first to last. school, park, tea
Check. The last card should be the one that happens last in the day. ✓
Watch out. Read the list in your head as a story: first, next, then, last.
Method. Think about the whole day from morning to evening.
- Think about the morning. The morning is the start of the day.Morning first
- Think about the evening. The evening is at the end of the day, after the afternoon.Evening last
- Write the answer. Morning comes before the evening on the same day.Yes. The morning comes first, then the afternoon, then the evening.
Check. The day goes morning, afternoon, evening. ✓
Watch out. The parts of the day always come in the same order.