Find the patterns in children's daily and weekly routines. Learn the days of the week, and plan the week ahead with a colour coded calendar.
Structure and features
These links will help children to learn about patterns and routines.
- Listen to a song to hear the days of the week in order — Days of the week song
- Learn about activities to do that look at daily and weekly routines — GreatStart – routines
- Look at schedules patterns in weekly activities — Is it bin night? Learning about patterns in the week
- Plan activities with this weekly calendar — A colour coded weekly calendar
Links and files
Teacher notes
These links can be shared with families to support children’s understanding of routines, patterns and the days of the week.
Learning opportunities:
- Noticing and predicting patterns
- Individual routines
- Comparing daily and weekly routines
- Sorting and planning in a weekly format
EYLF outcomes:
- Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
- Learning Outcome 5 Children are effective communicators
