Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 12
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Time words, putting events in order and stories of the past.
What your child practises
Practises 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.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Inuuqatigiit (NWT, 1996), History · yesterday, today and tomorrow, time words, stories of the past and telling events in order
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is a kind way to show interest in a story of the past?
- Look away
- Interrupt
- Ask a question
Ask a question
Hint: Listening and asking show you care.
Question 2
An Elder tells you a story about the past. You can…
- walk away
- listen and learn
- cover your ears
listen and learn
Hint: We can learn from stories of the past.
Question 3
Grandparents can tell us what life was like…
- a long time ago
- tomorrow
- never
a long time ago
Hint: Grandparents and Elders share stories of the past.
Question 4
Which word means the day before today?
- tomorrow
- someday
- yesterday
yesterday
Hint: Yesterday has already happened.
Question 5
Which word tells what is happening now?
- past
- present
- future
present
Hint: Present means now.
Question 6
Your birthday was last week. It is in the…
- present
- past
- future
past
Hint: It already happened.