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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 13

Days, Weeks & Months

Putting time in order

What your child practices

Days of the week, months of the year, yesterday and tomorrow, and putting events in order on a calendar.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: K.10 · days, weeks and months on a calendar

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A week has 7 days. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
  2. A year has 12 months. January is first.
  3. December is the last month.

Example: Which day comes before Saturday? The days go: Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Friday is just before Saturday. Answer: Friday

Days, Weeks & Months in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 9 of 13 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Places Near Me and before Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which day comes before Saturday?

    • Sunday
    • Monday
    • Friday
    • Tuesday

  2. Question 2

    How many days are in one week?

    • 10
    • 7
    • 12
    • 5

  3. Question 3

    A week is longer than a…

    • month
    • year
    • day
    • summer

  4. Question 4

    Which month comes after March?

    • October
    • June
    • April
    • February

  5. Question 5

    Today is Tuesday. What was yesterday?

    • Friday
    • Wednesday
    • Monday
    • Sunday

  6. Question 6

    Which month has Independence Day, July 4?

    • January
    • July
    • March
    • October

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