Foundation Mathematics • Measurement

Days of the week and times of day

Practise sequencing the days of the week and familiar parts of the day, including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night.

Eight questions are selected for each practice attempt, with curriculum coverage and varied question formats.

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How this practice works

Each practice contains 8 mixed questions. The set is selected to include every curriculum elaboration for this skill and a balance of choosing, typing and arranging tasks.

For mastery: repeat this skill regularly across one week and aim to work through the full question bank over multiple attempts. Repeated practice exposes students to different examples and question formats.

What this practice covers

  • Put the days of the week in order.
  • Know which day comes before or after another day.
  • Sequence morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night.
  • Use first, next, today, yesterday and tomorrow in familiar contexts.

Curriculum alignment

Australian, state and international equivalents

This practice is designed primarily for the Australian Curriculum, NSW Early Stage 1 and Victorian Foundation Mathematics. International rows show the closest comparable learning expectations.

RegionCurriculumClosest code or expectationAlignment
Australia Australian Curriculum v9 • Foundation Mathematics AC9MFM02
Practise sequencing the days of the week and familiar parts of the day, including morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night.		 Direct alignment
Victoria Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0 • Foundation VC2MFM02
sequence days of the week and times of the day and connect them to familiar events and actions		 Direct/very close state equivalent
NSW Mathematics K–10 (2022) • Early Stage 1 MAE-NSM-02
sequence events and work with time in Early Stage 1		 Closest NSW alignment
United States Common Core State Standards Closest: 1.MD.B.3
Common Core Kindergarten has no direct days-of-week standard; Grade 1 formally addresses telling time		 Closest comparable expectation
UK (England) National Curriculum • Key Stage 1 1M4b–1M4c
sequence events and use language relating to dates, days, weeks, months and years		 Closest comparable expectation
New Zealand NZ Curriculum • Mathematics and Statistics Phase 1 Phase 1 • Measurement • time
sequence familiar events and develop everyday time language		 Closest comparable expectation
Canada (Ontario) Ontario Mathematics • Grade 1 Ontario 1.E2.3
read dates on calendars and identify days, weeks and months		 Closest comparable expectation
India NCF Foundational Stage CG-8 • C-8.10
perform simple measurements of time using hours, days, weeks and months		 Closest developmental alignment

Curriculum systems do not map one-to-one across countries. International entries are closest curriculum comparisons rather than official cross-jurisdiction equivalence statements.

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