The weekly order
Start at Monday and say the days in order.
The order stays the same each week.
Year 2
Name and order the days of the week
Name the days in order and work out which day comes before or after another.
Lesson overview
Time
The days of the week always follow the same order. Learning the sequence helps us talk about today, yesterday, tomorrow and weekend days clearly.
Before and after
If today is Thursday, the day before is Wednesday and the day after is Friday.
one day earlier
start here
one day later
Move one place back or one place forward in the weekly sequence.
Weekend days
Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
first weekend day
second weekend day
The other days are weekdays.
Worked example
What day comes two days after Tuesday?
- Start on Tuesday.
- Move one day after Tuesday to Wednesday.
- Move one more day after Wednesday to Thursday.
- So two days after Tuesday is Thursday.
Try it
Use the weekly order to choose the day carefully.
Question 1
Which day comes after Tuesday?
Question 2
Which day comes before Sunday?
Question 3
Which pair are weekend days?
Question 4
Which order is correct?
Question 5
What day is two days after Thursday?
Common mistakes
Watch for these when working through the lesson.
- Mixing up Tuesday and Thursday because they sound similar.
- Forgetting that Saturday and Sunday come at the end of the week.
- Moving the wrong number of days when asked for before or after.
Related topics
These ideas fit closely with this lesson.
- Name and order the months of the year.
- Read a calendar.