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Learning the Days of the Week with Popsicle Sticks

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To be able to name the days of the week, and to put them in the right order, is a very important skill a child should learn at an early age, because it helps th

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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The 7 Days of the Week Song ♫ 7 Days of the Week ♫ Kids Songs by The Learning Station

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Days of the Week Song /7 Days of the Week Song

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Days of the Week with The Cat in the Hat "No Prep" ~ Preschool Printables

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This week we will be learning about the days of the week!! We will be using a calendar to help us learn and also be signing songs and having activities that will help us learn.

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Well, just like June, July swept right by and now we are well into August!

Many of you are back in school (with students!).... so I guess I can't complain too much! I go back next week for a full week of in-service/teacher meetings/meet-the-teacher, and then we welcome our students back on August 24.

With the BIG day less than two weeks away now, that means I have been up in my *new* classroom getting things ready for my little kindergartners!

I just set up my calendar area today, but already have had so many questions and comments about everything... I figured it would be best to finally blog again!

Do you do a calendar routine in your classroom?! I think this time is SO important for our students! So often, we have so many that still struggle with the days of the week, months, etc... however this time with our students is also a great mini-teach time! {LOVE}

You can include quick questioning with your students, review important skills and concepts, and just be a little family.... all in the matter of 10-20 minutes!

Here is how I set up my calendar {today!}

AND.... every thing {except the buckets} is attached to the dry erase board using magnetic tape!

It's simple.... all in one area.... and has multiple concepts we can cover in a short amount of time!
I'll break it down and explain how I hung it up... what I plan to do with it, etc...

Ten frames are SO important.... for SO many reasons!! I decided to include this to help us count our days of school! I plan on either using circle stickers to fill in the days or you can easily use seasonal stickers, dry erase markers to write/draw, etc...
While we won't dive too deep into place value with kindergarten, this will definitely be laying the groundwork for these little babies!

These little baskets! They were a 3-pack for ONE DOLLAR people! I use these in my center buckets, I hold supplies, and so much more {and they come in multiple colors - lime green, pink, and this blue!} The big question I have been getting.... "How did you attach them to the board?"
One of my favorite inventions..... VELCRO!
These will hold my calendar cards {which we will add together each day, weather cards, days of the week, dry erase markers.... and whatever else you want!}

Yesterday Was, Today Is, and Tomorrow Will Be.....
I have little circles with the days of the week that I have magnetic tape on the back of that we will use to hang them up! {These will also be kept in the little attached buckets!}

This is where we will write the date {remember... it's held on with magnetic tape so I can easily take it on and off the board to allow students to be involved!}
After we fill in our ten frames, we will also write in our place value chart (again.... dry erase markers are your friend!}
The weather chart.... I have also created little weather cards that will be held on by Velcro as we switch out the weather each day!

Now for the big FREEBIE!!!!
You can have EVERYTHING in this picture {except the buckets and the black calendar.... which I purchased at a teacher store!}..... but everything else can be yours for FREE!!!
The "CALENDAR" circles, the ten frames, the weather, posters, place value, etc..... ALL FOR YOU!!! :)
All you have to do is hop on over the my Facebook page and grab the "Fan Freebie"!!!!

I hope you enjoy it and can hopefully use some of them!!

I'll be back with some more classroom ideas, decor, and MORE..... soon!

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setting up your calendar! {and it's all free!}

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Setting Up Your Calendar! {and it's all FREE!} (Wild About Firsties!)

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Well, just like June, July swept right by and now we are well into August! Many of you are back in school (with students!).... so I guess I can't complain too much! I go back next week for a full wee

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Gorgeous free days of the week printable - make a days of the week rainbow spinner!

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FREE Days of the week wheel FREE Days of the week wheel Original article and pictures take http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Days-of-the-week-wheel-137

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To the tune of “Are You Sleeping, Are You Sleeping, Brother John?”

Every week has 7 days,
See how many you can say.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
Saturday - that’s 7 days!

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If you're teaching days of the week you'll love this free caterpillar activity.

I love playing a days of the week song before doing any days of the week activities. Here are some of my favourite You Tube song links:

Days of the Week Clap (tune of the Adam's Family)
Days of the Week Song (train - very catchy song)Days of the Week Sing-along Song
I find it doesn't take long before we all get a days of the week song stuck in our heads, which is very handy for ordering the day circles on this caterpillar activity!

To begin with colour in the caterpillar and days of the week circles. Next cut out the circles and paste the days in the correct order on the caterpillar's body. If you're doing a spring theme, children can draw some flowers around the caterpillar too.

Grab your free caterpillar activity here.

You may also be interested in these cute owl themed word cards too. I love using them for games, display or flash cards.

These are available here.

Days of the week fly swat is an easy game to play. Simply lay out the cards and give each child a fly swat. Then call out the day that the children need to find and swat. Whoever swats a card first keeps it. The player with the most cards wins.

For more fun spring themed activities check out the great ideas featured below!
LEFT TO RIGHT:
Ladybug Playdoh Math Counting Mats // Fun with Mama

Get the Bugs Out Sensory Bin // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Butterfly Alphabet Puzzles // Modern Preschool

Butterfly World Play Dough Kit // Mama. Papa. Bubba.

Bug Addition Cards // The Kindergarten Connection

Caterpillar Word Family Activity // Mom Inspired Life

Bug Race Math Game // The STEM Laboratory

Ant Life Cycle: First, Next, Then // Liz's Early Learning Spot

Collecting Bugs Addition Game for Preschoolers // Stay at Home Educator

Butterfly I Spy Game // Pleasantest Thing

3D Ladybug Counting Game // M is for Monster

DIY Clay Minibeast Tic Tac Toe // Adventures of Adam

Butterfly Life Cycle Hats // Playdough to Plato

Butterfly Count and Color Sort // Powerful Mothering

Visual Closure Activities Bugs Theme // Sugar Aunts

Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft for Kids // Pre-K Pages

Spring Insects Skip Counting Puzzles // The Simplified Classroom

Ladybug Spot Counting Activity // Play & Learn Everyday

Days of the Week Caterpillar // Fairy Poppins

Butterfly Memory Game // Teach Me Mommy

(Not Shown) Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Craft // Life Over Cs

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If you're teaching days of the week you'll love this free caterpillar activity. I love playing a days of the week song before doing any days of the week activities. Here are some of my favourite You Tube song links: Days of the Week Clap (tune of the Adam's Family) Days of the Week Song (train - very catchy song) Days...

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Make Learning the Days of the Week Easy!

I love simple learning activities that can keep the boys busy and playing quietly. Often, our living room is overrun by busy bags and quiet book pages, so why not add one more to the collection, right?

Well, I decided to make a busy bag that focused on learning the days of the week. I know that J can read some of the days' names like Friday and Sunday, but I'm not really sure he knows that the days go in a particular order. He's not even four yet, so I am sure he doesn't really care that they go in a specific order. Regardless, I'd like him to at least be familiar with the names of all the days of the week and I'm hoping that this busy bag will help him achieve that. If not, at least he'll get some good color matching in. Or, if he's not interested in it, then at least K will keep busy by pulling all the clothespins apart, which he has already done multiple times.

A Busy Bag for Learning the Days of the Week

To make the busy bag, I wrote each day of the week in a different colored permanent marker onto a wooden clothespin. I then colored the end of the clothespin in the same color. Next, I cut a piece of cardstock and colored it using the colors of each clothespin as a guide, starting with Sunday's color, then Monday's color, etc. I then covered the cardstock in contact paper. Laminating it would work too.

The clothespins can be matched by color, which helps kids put the days in the correct order like this...

Or this...

In hindsight, I think a circle for the matching part of this activity would have been better, but I only had enough contact paper on hand to do a small strip. Regardless, J was eager to try out this busy bag activity and quickly showed that he could do it.

Next I'll have to do a busy bag to go along with our other months of the year activities!
Married to her high school sweetheart, Dyan is a stay at home mom to two boys, J and K, who also teaches piano part time out of her home. She began her blog "And Next Comes L" in March 2013 after some mom friends encouraged her to share her creative ideas. You can read more about how her blog came to be here. She loves to dabble in all things creative and crafty, but particularly enjoys making homemade toys and quiet books for her kids. I just love Dyan's busy bag ideas and this one for learning the days of the week is awesome, too. I especially love that it is simple to make; I have everything right here at home to make one today. Awesome! Thanks, Dyan! How do your help your kids with learning the days of the week? Any tricks or tips to share? Let us know in the comments! I love to share at and find inspiration from these link ups!

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A Busy Bag for Learning the Days of the Week [Contributed by And Next Comes L] | B-Inspired Mama

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This post was contributed by Dyan of And Next Comes L. Make Learning the Days of the Week Easy! I love simple learning activities that can keep the boys busy and playing quietly. Often, our living room is overrun by busy bags and quiet book pages, so why not add one more to the collection, right?