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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 2Chapter 9 · Time
Step-by-step Maths Level 2 · Time · Lesson 9.4

Step-by-step Maths Level 2: Days of the week and months of the year

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9.4

Days of the week and months of the year

Level 2
Know the days of the week in order, Know the months of the year in order

There are seven days in a week. They go in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

There are twelve months in a year. They go in order from January to December.

Key ideas

  • Monday comes first in the week in the UK.
  • Sunday comes last in the week.
  • January is the first month and December is the last.
Worked example 9.4.1
What day comes after Tuesday?

Method. Say the days of the week in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

  1. Find Tuesday. Find the day in the list.
    Tuesday
  2. Move one step forward. The days go in order. The next day is one step on.
    Wednesday
  3. Write the answer.
    Wednesday

Check. The days of the week in order are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Watch out. The week goes from Monday to Sunday. Sunday comes before Monday.

Worked example 9.4.2
What day comes before Monday?

Method. Say the days of the week in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

  1. Find Monday. Find the day in the list.
    Monday
  2. Move one step back. The day before is one step back.
    Sunday
  3. Write the answer.
    Sunday

Check. The days of the week in order are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Watch out. The week goes from Monday to Sunday. Sunday comes before Monday.

Worked example 9.4.3
Which month comes after March?

Method. The months of the year go in order from January to December.

  1. Find the month in the list. The months go in order through the year.
    March
  2. Use the list to find the answer. Move along the list the right way.
    April
  3. Write the answer.
    April

Check. The months are January to December, in that order.

Watch out. The months are in order: January, February, March, April and so on.

Watch out

Watch out. The day before Monday is Sunday. The month before January is December.

Exam tip

Grown-up tip. Sing or say the days and the months in order. Ask what the next day or month will be.

Exercise 9D  Practice: days and months

Non-calculator
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FWhat day comes after Thursday?
2
FWhat day comes before Monday?
3
FWhat day comes after Wednesday?
4
FWhich month comes after July?
5
FWhat day comes before Sunday?
6
FWhich month is the 12th month of the year?
7
FWhat day comes after Saturday?
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FWhich month is the 6th month of the year?
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FWhat day comes before Thursday?
10
FWhich month comes before July?
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FWhich month is the 1st month of the year?
12
FWhich month comes before January?
13
FWhich month comes before November?
14
FWhich month comes after April?
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FWhich month comes before October?
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FWhich month comes before May?

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