Days, Weeks, Months & Years
Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months, and years
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Set out your lesson
“Time words help us talk about dates. There are seven days in a week. There are twelve months in a year. Weeks and months fit inside a year.”
Bring to the table
- Ready day cards: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Ready month strip or calendar page showing all twelve months
- Paper for today’s date labels
Full guide and materials
- Ready day cards: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
- Ready month strip or calendar page showing all twelve months
- Paper for today’s date labels
- Step 1. Lay out the seven day cards and put them in order from Sunday through Saturday.
- Step 2. Name today and yesterday using the cards.
- Step 3. Point along the twelve months and say them in order together.
- Step 4. Ask how many months are in a year and how many days are in a week, then answer with the cards in view.
- Quick check. Success means your child names the seven days in order, names today’s day and yesterday, and says there are twelve months in a year.
Worked example. Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. A year has twelve months. Seven days make one week.
Optional challenge. Name the month before and after this month, and say about how many weeks are in a year if one month is about four weeks.
What to notice. Save a photo of the ordered day cards or a parent note: “days in order; yesterday/today correct; 12 months in a year.”
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Time words help us talk about dates. There are seven days in a week. There are twelve months in a year. Weeks and months fit inside a year.
Spend about 10–15 minutes ordering days, naming today/yesterday, and scanning the twelve months.
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Check understanding
- Name the seven days of the week in order
- Name the twelve months of the year in order
- Understand that a year is made up of months and weeks
“If you ask your child what day it is today, what day yesterday was, and what month we're in, can they answer all three — and tell you how many months are in a year?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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