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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 13

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Time words, putting events in order and stories of the past.

What your child practices

Practices yesterday, today and tomorrow, words that describe parts of a day or order of events (first, then, last), telling events in order, and learning from stories of the past told by family and Elders.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: K.10 · long ago, yesterday, today and tomorrow, and putting events in order

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Yesterday and long ago are the past.
  2. Today is now.
  3. Tomorrow and later are the future.

Example: “I will play later.” Is it past, now or future? “Will” and “later” mean it has not happened yet. That is the future. Answer: future

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 10 of 13 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Days, Weeks & Months and before Alabama & America.

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

    You are interested in the past when you…

    • don't want to know
    • ask about old times
    • say it's boring

  2. Question 2

    Which word tells what comes after?

    • then
    • first
    • start

  3. Question 3

    Put in order: first, next, last. Which word is the end?

    • next
    • last
    • first

  4. Question 4

    Which happened in the past?

    • I had breakfast this morning.
    • I will go to sleep tonight.
    • I am tying my shoes.

  5. Question 5

    What can you say to tell about your day in order?

    • First I got up. Then I got dressed.
    • I the day.
    • Dressed then up first.

  6. Question 6

    Your field trip is next week. It is in the…

    • future
    • past
    • yesterday

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