teach kids the days of the week (a super-easy way!)
Teaching kids the days of the week doesn’t need to be a huge event.
Parents don’t need printables, charts, diagrams, or huge posters.
Sure, a calendar hanging on the wall helps. But parents can help their children learn the days of the week in less than a minute each day. Really.
It’s about creating a daily rhythm, especially at home and especially when kids are young. And that’s it.
Here’s the skinny. . .
- Teach Kids the Days of the Week (in a Super-Easy Way!): Starting the day by talking about what day it is is something we’ve been doing for years and years.
And though it might not seem like rocket science, I firmly believe it has helped Maddy, Owen, and Cora understand the concept of weeks vs weekends and learn the days of the week.
Plus, it’s given us a schedule and a routine–and we all know that children, especially little guys, thrive on routine. Let’s face it–we all do.
Take a look at our latest vlog to really get the down-low on what we do over here to help our kids learn those seven important guys whom they’ll know from here on out–Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, (and our faves!) Saturday and Sunday.
Really simple, right?
Owen’s vitamin case. . .
. . . complete with his ‘C’ for wintertime and his daily.
Start now–head over to a nearby pharmacy, shell out a buck or two for a plastic pill case, and start tomorrow.
Here’s to a happy, more organized and totally amazing 2013.
It doesn’t have to be difficult–parenting is hard enough! But every parent is capable of sneaking in a little bit of meaningful learning into their children’s every day. We can do it!
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Of course we CAN do it! Especially with such amazing ideas
I went a bit further and taught the little ones (5 and 7 year olds) days of the week in my mother tongue’s as well. I don’t want to push them too hard though, being biligual is hard enough as it is, they don’t need a crazy auntie who will talk to them only in Polish!
08/01/2013
OMG Alexandra!! YOU are a rockstar!! THANK you for mentioning that!! So important–and such a cool idea. Thanks for sharing, my friend!
08/01/2013
Oh, I am a rockstar! My fav compliment of ALL time!
) Thanks so much.
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On a side note – teaching a kid another language may be difficult for both parents and kids. The important thing is to be calm – they may not learn as much as we would want them to but at least they will hear the pronunciation. And however trivial it may seem it’s actually essential. With Russian for example – there are studies which show that if we do not listen to the sounds in the first 2 years of our lives we are not able to pronounce them as the native speakers do. A little bummer for all the adults trying to improve their language skills but well, as long as we know it and use “on” our kids!
08/01/2013
I think this is theory a good idea but very dangerous when using a weekly pill container. I am concerned that a small child will not be able to discriminate their vitamins for maybe a grandparent’s medicine, especially if using Cheerios or treats. Maybe use this time to teach medication safety also.
08/01/2013
Holly, good point! Luckily for us, we don’t live with or spend time with grandparents who keep their pill containers at close range so that kids can grab or find them, so it’s not an issue for us. But for another family, perhaps you’re right.
And I’m all about teaching–and learning–in everyday moments, so perfect time!
Thanks for mentioning!
08/01/2013
I completely forgot about this issue. You have a point there – although any medicine should be kept away from the kids it can sometimes happen that it falls into their hands.
08/01/2013
Hi, this is a really good idea the only problem I can see arrising is the use of vitamins or anything that looks like a tablet. My husband has one of these holders which he uses for his heart medication etc and lots of children probably have parents on medications who use such holders. Children might think that all holders like these (even though their name would not be on it) contain vitamins/lollies and that they can eat them. I know medication holders should be out of reach but accidents do happen. Maybe something else could be put into each section that is not edible that children might look forward to opening daily, not sure what though.
09/01/2013
sorry didnt read all the comments above I guess everyone thought of the same thing as I did
09/01/2013