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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 10

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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: K.4.21.1; K.4.18.1 · words for the past, present and future, and asking questions about the past

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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 8 of 10 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Places Near Me and before Needs & Wants.

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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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 happened in the past?

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

  2. Question 2

    Which word tells what comes after?

    • then
    • start
    • first

  3. Question 3

    If today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be…

    • Sunday
    • Wednesday
    • Monday

  4. Question 4

    You can learn about the past from…

    • stories, photos and old things
    • nothing
    • only the future

  5. Question 5

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

    • first
    • last
    • next

  6. Question 6

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

    • past
    • future
    • yesterday

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