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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 12

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.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: K.8a · words for time such as yesterday, today and tomorrow when telling about events

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 New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 8 of 12 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: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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

    If today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be…

    • Monday
    • Wednesday
    • Sunday

  2. Question 2

    An old photo shows your family long ago. It is…

    • from the past
    • from the future
    • from tomorrow

  3. Question 3

    Which will happen in the future?

    • I will have lunch later.
    • I had lunch.
    • I ate my snack.

  4. Question 4

    You have dinner in the…

    • evening
    • night time only
    • morning

  5. Question 5

    Which word tells what comes after?

    • first
    • then
    • start

  6. Question 6

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

    • past
    • future
    • yesterday

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