Teaching Days Of The Week To Special Need Children

Explain to your child that every day is a new day. The first step is to teach your child that every time he wakes up, it's the start of a new day.


Name the days of the week. Teach your child the names of the days of the week — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tell him what day today is.

Write the days of the week on flash cards and teach your child to rank them in the correct order. Arrange them on a table or on the wall and practice together.


Explain that there are only seven days in a week. Try to explain to your child that seven days make one week. When one week is over, another one begins.


Teach your child to distinguish between today, yesterday and tomorrow. Although it can be confusing for them, try to explain to your child the difference between yesterday, today and tomorrow.

1. Explain yesterday: Tell your child that yesterday was the day before today. Name it and connect it with what you were actually doing yesterday.

2.Explain today. Tell your child that this is the current day and try to connect it with the activities that are planned for today.

3· Explain tomorrow. Explain that tomorrow will come after today. Name that day and emphasize the activities that will mark it



Explain the difference between working days and weekends. Tell your child that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are the days when kids go to school and parents go to work. That is why these days are called working days.

1· Then explain that Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, a time for relaxation and fun, when there is no school or work.

Show your child the days of the week on a calendar. On a calendar, show your child that one row makes one week. Point out each of the days and color code them to make them easier to distinguish, e.g. red for Monday, yellow for Tuesday, etc.

Introduce the days of the week through their schedule. Children may notice that some days are different from others due to the events they do on each day. Making an association between an event and a particularly day can help them to remember what day it is.

1. For example, Monday could be Art and craft day, Wednesday could be Aloo parathas for dinner, Sunday could be going to park or gaming zone etc.


countdown to important events. Counting down to an important event in the child's life can help them to keep track of the days.

1· For example, if they are excited about going to a birthday party on Saturday, in the week leading up to it you could ask them "How many days left until the party?".

2· Alternatively, if your child is excited about their own birthday coming up in several weeks, you could ask them "how many more Mondays until your birthday?"


Use fun, familiar songs to teach your child the days of the week. There are a number of very good song parodies that use familiar rhythms to teach the days of the week. Singing songs works well for memorization because the familiar pattern is easy for the brain to absorb. In addition, each song can be sung virtually anywhere giving the child even more time to practice and to learn the concept that is being taught.

1· According to experts, singing not only releases endorphins (feel good hormones) but also strengthens memory skills and brain development by making the brain work at several tasks at the same time.

2· In short, singing makes you happy and makes you smarter – so it is a perfect way to teach your child about the days of the week. You can even practice your new songs and skills in the car on the way to school or to run errands.


Let your child make her own calendar. Another great way to help your child learn the days of the week is to show her a calendar and have her say the days’ names with you. Then, with a blank calendar page have your child help you create a new calendar.

1· Have your child tell you what happens on each day of the week. For example, if she goes to preschool only three days of the week she could say “On Monday I go to school” and so on. Let your child use pictures cut from magazines or appropriate stickers to “tag” each day of the week so that it is easier for her to remember.

2· Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays could get a school bus or a school building picture or sticker and then Tuesdays and Thursdays could get something that she associates with those days. Saturdays could have a picture of the supermarket or family event and then Sundays could have pictures of your house of worship if you so choose.



Use picture books. Try to find picture books that deal with the topic of the days of the week and read them to your child. If your child is able, have her read the book to you, or even try to explain the pictures and events.



Use jump rope and hopscotch to teach the days. Jumping rope or playing hopscotch while singing can be a good way to teach kids days of the week. While your child is jumping or skipping, they can sing:

“M for Monday, turn around, T for Tuesday, touch the ground, W for Wednesday, jump so high, T for Thursday, touch the sky, F for Friday, say hooray! S for Saturday, time to play, S for Sunday, clap your hands, It’s time to start all over again!”

In the same way, you can let your child play hopscotch. Draw 7 squares, one for each day a week. As your child jumps from square to square they can sing the song.