Week 1_Time and Money – Day and Months

Time and Money

Week 1 – Day and Months

Learning Outcome

Knows the names of the days of the week and months of the year.

Objective

Children will be able to understand the sequence and relationship between days, weeks, and months.

Prerequisites

Sight words – days and months
(To begin, the teacher can quickly assess children’s understanding by asking them to name the month when he/she was born.)

Pre-teach Vocabulary

first, next, then, last, after, before, yesterday, today, tomorrow

Introduction – Days and Months

Material required:
1. A large Monthly calendar.
2. A song or rhyme about days of the week.
3. Stickers with names of the days of the week and months of the year.
4. Magnetic board / Felt board.

Flashcards: Days of the week – Coming soon

Flashcards: Months of the year – Coming soon

LTM: Vocabulary cards – Coming soon

Introduction: Days

The teacher may start the class by showing a large calendar. Let us look at today’s day and date. For example: Yesterday was Tuesday. So today is Wednesday.
The teacher points out the different parts of the calendar: days, weeks, and months.
To introduce the days of the week, the teacher may use flashcards. Show each flashcard individually, say the day’s name, and let the children repeat it.
Sing or play a song/rhyme about the days of the week to help them remember the days.

Song: Days of the week

I love each day, oh yes, I do!
Monday, Tuesday – joy shines through.
Wednesday comes, I sing and play,
Learning something new each day.

Thursday, Friday – joy takes flight,
Saturday feels warm and bright.
Sunday brings a time to rest,
Friends and family – It’s the best!

I love each day, oh yes, it’s true!
Every moment something new!

Let the children place the stickers on the magnetic board correctly.
To promote social skills and engagement, the teacher may ask each child to tell the other children the days of the week in the correct sequence.
Once the children are familiar with the days of the week, the teacher explains that 7 days make up to 1 week.

Introduction: Months

The teacher can introduce the months of the year using flashcards.
Sing or play a song/rhyme about the months of the year to make it fun-filled and memorable.

Song: Months of the year
(To the tune of “Ten Little Indians”)

January, February, March, April,
May, June, July, and August,
September, October, November, December.
These are the months of the year.

Video: Introduction to Days – Coming soon

ISL Video: Introduction to Days – Coming soon

Video: Introduction to Months – Coming soon

ISL Video: Introduction to Months – Coming soon

Activity 1: Stick the names in sequence

Objective:

To identify and sequence the days of the week and months of the year.

Importance of the activity for children:

Helps in developing:

Gross motor skill (hand-finger coordination,
Fine motor skills (cutting and sticking, hand-eye coordination, colouring)
Cognitive skills (concentration, identifying and sequencing)
Social skills (cooperation, watching while others cut and paste, appreciating others, asking for help)
Emotional skills (sense of achievement on completion builds self-esteem)
Vocabulary Skills (learn the appropriate use of the terms: after, before, next, first, last)

Resources required:

Worksheet with columns to stick the days of the week and months of the year. Number of worksheets depends on the number of children.
A printed sheet with names of the days of the week and the names of the months of the year with perforations (to tear easily) or bold lines (indicating where to cut).
Scissors.
Colour pencils/crayons.
Felt board.

Setting for the activity:

The activity can be done indoors or outdoors depending availability of space.

Type of activity: Individual activity.

Preparation of activity:

The teacher provides the worksheets, and colour pencils/crayons.

Role of the teacher: Demonstrator and facilitator.

Procedure:

Demonstration of the activity by the teacher. The teacher says the first day of the week is Monday. She will cut and stick Monday in the appropriate column provided in the worksheet.
The teacher asks the children to cut and stick the names of the days in sequence.
On completion, the children stick the worksheets on the board.
The teacher sticks the answer sheet on the board for all to see.
Allow the children to check the sheets for correctness.
The same is to be repeated for months of the year.
To make the activity more enjoyable, teachers can allow the children to use their favourite colour to colour the month in which they were born.

Notes to the teacher:
Teacher should guide and watch the children when they cut the names of days. Else perforated sheets can be given to enable the children to detach the labelled days/months easily or the teacher can cut and give the names.

Observation:

The children are made to observe the result of the activity as follows:
The teacher can note down their observations and guide the children accordingly. For example, if the child is still confused about the days, she / he can help by using the words such as what comes after Monday? Yesterday was Monday so today is __________.

Suggested variation in the activity:

The teacher can ask the children to use their favourite colour for a particular day and a particular month. (Say, Friday and October)

Conclusion:

Children would learn to identify and sequence the days of the week and months of the year.

Worksheet: Cut and paste days of the week in correct sequence – Coming soon

Worksheet: Cut and paste months of the year in correct sequence – Coming soon

Activity 2: Story Time

Objective:

To identify and recall the days of the week.

Importance of the activity for children:

Helps in developing:

Gross motor skills (if the story is enacted as role play, walking, jumping etc)
Fine motor skills (if the story is enacted as role play, object manipulation, expressive hand gestures etc)
Cognitive skills (listening, grasping the theme of the story and recalling the names)
Social skills (cooperation)
Emotional skills (builds emotional connection with characters, builds empathy)
Vocabulary skills (listening to narration expands the vocabulary)

Resources required:

Video of the story – Adventures of Sammy, the Squirrel.

Setting for the activity:

The activity can be done indoors.

Type of activity: Narration.

Preparation of activity:

The teacher provides an ambience for narration of a story or playing the video.

Role of the teacher: Narrator.

Procedure:

Story: Adventures of Sammy, the Squirrel.

Once upon a time, in a big, beautiful forest, there lived a curious and playful squirrel named Sammy. Sammy loved exploring the forest and spending time with his friends. This story follows Sammy through a week of exciting adventures.

Sunday
Sammy woke up early on Sunday morning. He stretched his little legs and climbed up a tall tree to visit his wise friend, Miss Hoot the Owl.
“Good morning, Miss Hoot!” Sammy chirped. “What’s our plan for today?”
Miss Hoot smiled and said, “Let’s have a picnic by the river!” Sammy and Miss Hoot packed a basket full of berries and nuts. They invited Benny the Bunny to join them, and together, they enjoyed a lovely picnic under the warm sun.

Monday
On Monday, Sammy decided to help his friend Benny the Bunny in the garden. ‘Let’s plant some carrots and lettuce today, Sammy!” Benny suggested. They spent the day digging, planting, and watering the garden. By the end of the day, they were tired but happy, knowing they had done a great job.

Tuesday
Tuesday was swimming day! Sammy and his friends went to the pond to meet Freddie the Frog. “Let’s play leapfrog!” Freddie croaked excitedly. They spent hours splashing in the water and jumping over each other, laughing and having fun.

Wednesday
Wednesday was a special day because Sammy visited Tilly the Turtle. Tilly was slow but very wise and always had interesting stories to tell. “Today, I am going to teach you how to paint,” Tilly said slowly. Sammy listened carefully as Tilly showed him how to use bright colours to create beautiful pictures. Sammy painted a picture of his favourite tree.

Thursday
On Thursday, Sammy wanted to explore a new part of the forest. “Let’s go on an adventure!” Sammy said to Benny. They packed some snacks and set off on a hike. They discovered a hidden waterfall and even saw a rainbow in the mist. It was a magical day.

Friday
Friday was a game day. Sammy and his friends gathered in the clearing to play all sorts of games. “Let’s play hide and seek!” Benny shouted. Sammy was excellent at hiding in the trees, and they had a great time finding each other.

Saturday
Saturday was a day for resting. Sammy decided to spend the day relaxing in his cosy nest. He invited his friends over for a storytelling session. Miss Hoot told a story about a brave owl, Benny shared a funny bunny tale, and Tilly told a turtle’s adventure story. As the sun set, Sammy realised how wonderful his week had been. He had spent time with his friends, learned new things, and had lots of fun.

Sunday
And so, another Sunday came around. Sammy knew it was time for another picnic with Miss Hoot and Benny. Sammy looked forward to another week of adventures, knowing that each day brought something special.

Notes to the teacher:

The teacher could narrate the story by showing pictures. While narrating the story the teacher can ask simple questions to see if they can identify the days and the activities of that particular day.
Ask simple questions to check their understanding, such as” What day comes after Monday? Which day was spent by Sammy and his friends in swimming?”

Suggested variation in the activity:

The teacher can convert this story as a role play.
The difficulty level can be increased by making the children enact the play by wearing masks.
Flashcards could be used to narrate the story.

Conclusion:

Children would learn to identify and sequence the days of the week.

Video: Story – Adventures of Sammy, the Squirrel – Coming soon

ISL Video: Story – Adventures of Sammy, the Squirrel – Coming soon

Flashcards: Story Picture cards – Adventures of Sammy, the Squirrel – Coming soon

Assessment:
The teacher can give the assessment worksheet at the end of the lesson.

Assessment Worksheet: Days of the week – Coming soon

Assessment Worksheet: Days of the month – Coming soon

Check list for teacher:

Activity	Yes	No	Sometimes
Children can:
Identify days and months with guided prompts
Identify days and months independently
Recall yesterday’s date and day with guided prompts
Say days of the week in sequence
Say months of a year in sequence
Tell today’s date and day with guided prompts
Recall yesterday’s date and day independently
Tell today’s date and day independently
Tell what day tomorrow will be

Home Activity:

The teacher can instruct the children to prepare a timetable of activities they do at home.
Colour the activity they like the most.
The following day, filled up timetable can be displayed in the class

Cross-Curricular Connection:

In Art class:
- Cut letters from waste paper and stick the days of a week and months of a year in a sequence.
In Physical education class:
- Hopscotch game with day’s name and month’s name in a sequence.
- Names of days and months can be written on chits [7+12 chits] and put in a box. A group 19 children [7+12] can pick one chit each. Open the chit, read out the day/month loudly and form two groups, one for days and one for months and stand in the sequence and say loudly I am Monday, first day of the week, I am Tuesday, 2^nd day of the week etc. and repeat the same for the month also.

Teacher Resource Document – Coming soon

Source and Attribution of images:
All images used in the above Assets and Aids are originally created.

This digital material has been developed by the Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini Inclusive Education Project, a unit of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, as a collaborative offering in the service of our nation.