Hello, my little friends, if someone asks which day of the week is today, what do you answer? Have you learnt the days of the week yet? Join me. Let’s do it together!
The days of the week are simple and easy to learn. There are seven days in a week. And each day is very special. They are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Saturday and Sunday are days off. They are called weekend. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday are weekdays. My favourite days are Friday and Saturday.
Did you know? Different languages have different ways of saying the days of week. For instance Monday is Montag in German, Jumatatu in Swahili and Somvār in Hindi. Also, countries like Somalia and Yemen make Thursday and Friday their weekend. How interesting!!!
A handy way to help to your child familiarize themselves with the days is to ask questions or talk about events that includes the days. For example:
What day is today?
What are you doing tomorrow?
I went to the shops yesterday.
My sister’s birthday is on Sunday.
In this post, we are going to show you a few books about the days of the week with some rhymes and a craft that you can share with your tot.
Books
A newly hatched caterpillar eats his way through all kinds of food in this story aimed at the very young.
This is a great book with lots of topics and themes. There’re fruits, vegetables, colours, numbers, sweets, savouries and one hungry caterpillar. From Monday through Friday, the caterpillar has to eat something different every day. It’s a fun way to learn the days of the week by guessing what the caterpillar ate when. The end page is a big surprise to all new readers.
Monday Morning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate. Scratched. Night: Ate. A typical day. Don’t be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and most difficult of all – trains her humans. She teaches them when she would like carrots, when she would like oats and when she would like both at the same time. But these humans are slow learners. Find out how one wombat – between scratching, sleeping and eating – manages to fit the difficult job of training humans into her busy schedule.
This is an Australian favourite picture book about the life of a very funny wombat. The diary entries of a cheeky but loveable wombat’s mischief begins with the wombat sleeping in the morning. Afterwards, she eats, scratches and trains humans to become better pets. This book is great to discuss days of the week, times of the day and demonstrating what routines are.
Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day.
I think this book is perfect to introduce days of the week. The story walks you through each day, Monday through Friday. It also teaches the importance of reading, imagination and libraries. My favourite part is the bit when Lola and Ben play with their dolls. It reminds me of my childhood playing pretend tea parties with friends. It’s a simple story with colourful and cute illustrations.
Rhymes
The Days of the Week (Twinkle twinkle song)
Rhymes when sung in familiar tunes such as “Twinkle twinkle little star” help kids to remember the names of the days quickly and easily. I use the tune for new rhymes at my story time sessions and it has worked well for me.
The Days of the Week (The Addams family theme song)
Have fun singing this funny rhyme to the tune of the Addams family theme song. Try starting slow and then speeding up as you go on. Singing rhymes to familiar tunes helps kids to easily identify and remember the rhythm and new verses.
Craft – Paper Concertina Caterpillar
Materials
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- Concertina caterpillar template
- Assorted small coloured stickers
- Pair of sticker eyes
- Markers/crayons
Instructions:
- Stick eyes on blank section of strip above ‘Sunday’
- Decorate rest of body with coloured stickers, markers/crayons
- Fold strip along solid lines in concertina pattern
