The Day
A new day begins at midnight and lasts until the next midnight.
Midnight is the middle of the night; that is, 12 o’clock at night.
Noon is the middle of the day, that is, 12 o’clock in day time.
One hour after noon is 1 o’clock, 2 hours after is 2 o’clock, etc.
If a person says he was at a certain place at 2 o’clock, he must say forenoon or afternoon, so we will know which half of the day he means. If it was 2 o’clock in the morning he would write 2 A.M., and if 2 o’clock in the afternoon, 2 P.M.
Things for the Child to Do:
1. Name the days of the week and the months of the year.
2. What day of the week does Christmas fall on this year?
3. Is 22 days longer than 3 weeks?
4. Is 5 weeks longer than a month? How much?
5. How many days in 3 weeks?
6. On what day of the week will your next birthday be, etc.
Remember:
The days of the week in their order.
The months of the year in their order.
Procure a calendar for the child to own.
A good way to make him familiar with the use of the days of the week and month, as found on a calendar, is to ask him to look up and tell on what day of the week the next Fourth of July will fall; Christmas; New Year; his birthday.
Have him distinguish between the day of the week and the day of the month.
7 days make 1 week.
30 days make 1 month.
Days of the Week
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Months of the Year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December