Days of the Week Activities
Looking for some fun and interactive Days of the Week Activities? Look no further! For us, learning the days of the week is not necessarily something we teach during a unit and then move on. Sure, we may spend a week or so honing in on the topic, but we always continue to review and reiterate during the early learning years. Check out our DAYS OF THE WEEK ACTIVITIES below and see if they work for you and yours!
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Caterpillar Week Worm
This cut & paste Caterpillar Week Worm is just one of our fun Days of the Week activities. In this activity, let your student practice their fine motor skills to cut out the circles of their caterpillar. Help them put the days of the week in order as they paste it onto a large sheet of construction paper. Try gluing some googly eyes on the face or add some grass around the caterpillar. It is always fun to see what your child will draw and color to create a caterpillar scene.
Days of the Week Cut & Paste Activity
Days of the Week Cut & Paste Activity is a perfect activity for kindergarten to 2nd-grade students. This printable Days of the Week Activity ends up being over 20 inches tall! It is essentially 2 pages taped together. A great refrigerator display piece! Not only does this activity encourage fine motor skills, but ends up being a school decoration. While this was hanging in on our refrigerator, I can’t tell you how many times my kids and I would stop for a moment and go over the days of the week in order.
To begin, cut the 1st sheet out vertically on the gray dotted line in the middle & on the top right side. Then glue or tape the paper on the right over the slip on the left side so that the length of the paper doubles. Next, cut out the days of the week below and use them to paste in the correct order above. Match the color of the days to the color of the corresponding square.
Days of the Week Abbreviation Flip Book
Most kids won’t learn how to write the abbreviations for the days of the week until at least first grade, if not later. What a fun way to introduce abbreviations. Mine would much rather do an activity like this one than simply write the abbreviations in a workbook.
Days of the Week Caterpillar Craft
Your student will enjoy creating these Days of the Week Activities! The Caterpillar Craft is my favorite. I must admit that there is some preparation on your part. Use a bowl turned upside down to trace circles on 8 different colors of construction paper. Since I was using this activity for my three youngest, I choose to have the days already written on the circles. This made the activity run smoother for the time allotted. For me, this wasn’t about writing practice or even fine motor skills of cutting, which you could surely have your child do.
Days of the Week Color Days
Write “Days of the Week” at the top of a sheet of construction paper. Next, cut out strips of different colored paper. You can have your child write the names of each day of the week on the strips or have them already written on the strips. For our goal, my student was only required to write her name at the top and put the days of the week in order from top to bottom. To help her learn the days of the week, we continuously sing, “The Days of the Week” song (Addams Family Style) while she is putting the strips of paper in order.
It was also great for my toddler who was able to put the strips in order by saying, “Put the green one next,” or “Where is the purple one?”
Put Days of the Week in Order
What a great way to review the days of the week. I made this years ago when my oldest was a preschooler. Specifically for our set, I used colored card stock cut into strips (about 3 inches by the longest length of the paper). Using a marker, I wrote the name of each day. You might can notice that Sunday and Saturday are a slightly different color than the other days. I did this to point out that Saturday and Sunday are the weekend. Lastly, for durability, I laminated all the pieces.
I give my student the pieces all mixed up and ask them to put them in order. If my student is having a hard time remembering the order, I just start singing the, “Days of the Week” song. Over the years, I always noticed that my students confused Tuesday and Thursday because all they are paying attention to is the “T” at the beginning of the word. This is an excellent opportunity to keep pushing the digraph sound, “th.”
For added fun, attach magnets to the back! Happy learning!
Simple Days & Months Posters
These are simple posters that are easy to read for your homeschool classroom. Print and laminate for durability.
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Days of the Week Worksheets from Twisted Noodle
Twisted Noodle has a collection of free printable Days of the Week activities perfect for early learners. Worth checking out!
Days of the Week YouTube Videos
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And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy 11:19
