Year 1: Days of the week, and yesterday, today and tomorrow
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Days of the week, and yesterday, today and tomorrow
A week has seven days. The days always come in the same order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Today is the day we are in now. Yesterday was the day before today. Tomorrow will be the day after today.
Key ideas
- There are 7 days in a week.
- The days always go in the same order.
- Yesterday is one day back. Tomorrow is one day on.
- Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Wednesday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Wednesday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Wednesday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Wednesday + 1 = Thursday
- Write the answer. Thursday
Check. Count 1 day back from Thursday and you are back on Wednesday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Friday. Count 1 day back.
- Find Friday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Friday
- Move 1 day back. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Friday − 1 = Thursday
- Write the answer. Thursday
Check. Count 1 day forward from Thursday and you are back on Friday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Sunday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Sunday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Sunday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Sunday + 1 = Monday
- Write the answer. Monday
Check. Count 1 day back from Monday and you are back on Sunday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Watch out
Watch out: count the days from today. Yesterday is one day back and tomorrow is one day on. Do not count today itself.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Use a week chart or a calendar. Each morning say the day together: “Today is Wednesday. Yesterday was Tuesday. Tomorrow is Thursday.” Ask your child to point to each day on the chart.
Exercise 13B Days of the week
Non-calculatorKey words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Monday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Monday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Monday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Monday + 1 = Tuesday
- Write the answer. Tuesday
Check. Count 1 day back from Tuesday and you are back on Monday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Thursday. Count 1 day back.
- Find Thursday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Thursday
- Move 1 day back. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Thursday − 1 = Wednesday
- Write the answer. Wednesday
Check. Count 1 day forward from Wednesday and you are back on Thursday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Friday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Friday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Friday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Friday + 1 = Saturday
- Write the answer. Saturday
Check. Count 1 day back from Saturday and you are back on Friday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Wednesday. Count 1 day back.
- Find Wednesday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Wednesday
- Move 1 day back. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Wednesday − 1 = Tuesday
- Write the answer. Tuesday
Check. Count 1 day forward from Tuesday and you are back on Wednesday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. A week is seven days long.
Method. Count the day boxes, one at a time.
- Touch each box once. Touch each box once so you do not miss one.Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Count the boxes. The last number you say is how many there are.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Write the answer. 7 days
Check. Count back from Sunday to Monday. Still 7. ✓
Watch out. A week has 7 days. Saturday and Sunday are both in the 7.
Method. Say the days in order, starting with Monday.
- Start with Monday. Monday is the first day in the list.Monday
- Say the next days in order. Each day comes straight after the one before it.Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, then Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Write all seven days. Check you have not missed one.Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Check. There are 7 days, and the weekend is Saturday and Sunday. ✓
Watch out. Sunday is last, not first.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Monday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Monday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Monday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Monday + 1 = Tuesday
- Write the answer. Tuesday
Check. Count 1 day back from Tuesday and you are back on Monday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Saturday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Saturday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Saturday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Saturday + 1 = Sunday
- Write the answer. Sunday
Check. Count 1 day back from Sunday and you are back on Saturday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Sunday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Sunday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Sunday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Sunday + 1 = Monday
- Write the answer. Monday
Check. Count 1 day back from Monday and you are back on Sunday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Saturday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Saturday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Saturday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Saturday + 1 = Sunday
- Write the answer. Sunday
Check. Count 1 day back from Sunday and you are back on Saturday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Monday. Count 2 days forward.
- Find Monday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Monday
- Move 2 days forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Monday + 2 = Wednesday
- Write the answer. Wednesday
Check. Count 2 days back from Wednesday and you are back on Monday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Tuesday. Count 2 days forward.
- Find Tuesday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Tuesday
- Move 2 days forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Tuesday + 2 = Thursday
- Write the answer. Thursday
Check. Count 2 days back from Thursday and you are back on Tuesday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Sunday. Count 1 day back.
- Find Sunday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Sunday
- Move 1 day back. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Sunday − 1 = Saturday
- Write the answer. Saturday
Check. Count 1 day forward from Saturday and you are back on Sunday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Method. Work out yesterday and tomorrow, then count the days from one to the other.
- Today is Friday. Start with today.Friday
- Find yesterday and tomorrow. Yesterday is one day back. Tomorrow is one day on.Yesterday: Thursday. Tomorrow: Saturday.
- Count the days from yesterday to tomorrow. Today is in the middle, so there are two steps.Thursday to Saturday is 2 days
- Write the answer. Tomorrow is two days after yesterday, not one.No. Tomorrow is two days after yesterday.
Check. Thursday, Friday, Saturday: today sits in the middle. ✓
Watch out. Yesterday and tomorrow are not next to each other. Today is between them.