Days of the Week Caterpillar
Here's What To Do
On a large sheet of paper, draw a caterpillar with eight connected circles.
Have your child draw a smiley face in the first circle for the caterpillar’s face and add little lines under each circle for its legs.
Write each day of the week in order in the remaining 7 circles. (optional: your child can write the first letter of each day). Have your child color in the caterpillar.
Use this drawing to practice saying the days of the week. Hang the caterpillar up, and point out the day of the week each morning.
Put PEER Into Action
Pause:
- Give each other a high five!
Engage:
- "We're going to make a days-of-the-week caterpillar! Can you start by drawing its face in this circle? Then you can draw all its legs."
- "The first day of the week is Monday. Monday starts with M. Can you write an M in this circle and I'll write the rest?"
Encourage:
- "Today's Wednesday, let's find it on our caterpillar. Monday... Tuesday... Wednesday! Yesterday was Tuesday, tomorrow is Thursday, but today's Wednesday!"
- "I love how hard you're working on our caterpillar!"
Reflect:
- Does your child know any names for days of the week?
Not quite ready?
Say and point to the days of the week every day so your child can learn from repetition.
Ready for more?
Ask your child questions like “What do we do on Mondays?” and “Why are Saturdays and Sundays different from other days of the week?”
As your child masters this skill...
They will know that a "day" is a unit of time and begin to learn the days of the week.