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⏰ Pre-K math · Measure, Time & Money

Days of the week

The week goes Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. After Saturday, a new week starts with Sunday.

Worked example

What comes right after Tuesday?
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
Answer: Wednesday
Tuesday is followed by Wednesday.

For grown-ups: Sequence of the day; before/after; days of the week. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

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Try three

  1. What comes right after Friday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: Saturday
    Friday is followed by Saturday.
  2. What comes right after Sunday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: Monday
    Sunday is followed by Monday.
  3. What comes right after Tuesday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: Wednesday
    Tuesday is followed by Wednesday.

Before and after

Comes next: Read a clock to the hour (1st)

Name: ____________________Date: ____________Score: ____ / 12

Days of the week (Pre-K)

  1. What comes right before Monday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  2. What comes right after Wednesday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  3. What comes right after Saturday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  4. What comes right after Monday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  5. What comes right after Saturday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  6. What comes right after Tuesday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  7. What comes right after Thursday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  8. What comes right after Monday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  9. What comes right after Thursday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  10. What comes right before Tuesday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  11. What comes right after Saturday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  12. What comes right after Saturday?
    SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Answer key

  1. Sunday
  2. Thursday
  3. Sunday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Sunday
  6. Wednesday
  7. Friday
  8. Tuesday
  9. Friday
  10. Monday
  11. Sunday
  12. Sunday

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