Ordering the Days of the Week

  • Post category:Reading

Topic: Days of the Week

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will put the days of the week in order.

Components of the activity: A worksheet, an answer key

Instructions to the teacher

Below there are two versions of this activity. Make a worksheet like the ones below for your class. 

Version 1

Instructions to students

Put the days of the week in order starting with Monday. Draw a line e.g. ‘ ______’ to mark where there is a day missing.

  1. Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday
  2. Sunday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday
  3. Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday
  4. Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday
  5. Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Sunday
  6. Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Wednesday
  7. Friday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Tuesday

Answer Key

  1. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ________
  2. _______ Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  3. Monday, ________ Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  4. Monday, Tuesday, __________ Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  5. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ________ Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  6. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, _______ Saturday, Sunday
  7. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, ________ Sunday, 

Version 2

Instructions to students

 Complete the following worksheet by arranging the days of the week in the order they occur. 

  1. Sunday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, Wednesday
    __________ → _________ → __________ → __________ → __________
  2. Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Sunday, Saturday
    __________ → _________ → __________ → __________ → __________
  3. Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
    __________ → _________ → __________ → __________ → __________
  4. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Tuesday
    __________ → _________ → __________ → __________ → __________
  5. Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, Saturday
    __________ → _________ → __________ → __________ → __________