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Week 11: Day, night, time and space दिन, रात और समय

Time is invisible, which makes it the hardest idea of the preschool years. Children build it from the outside in: day and night first, then the order of their own day, then yesterday and tomorrow, then the days of the week, and the clock last of all.

For grown-ups बड़ों के लिए

Ten words to use this week

day night morning today tomorrow yesterday first next clock moon

Use them in your home language first. A word heard twenty times in real moments — at the sink, on the road, at dinner — sticks far better than a word drilled twenty times in a row. You do not need to teach; you only need to talk.

Three things to say

  • "First bath, then story, then bed." First-then-then is the grammar of time.
  • "What did we do yesterday? What will we do tomorrow?" at dinner, every day.
  • "When the big hand gets to the top, we will go." A clock they can watch beats "five minutes".

This week on the site

Golu's Day picks from these automatically, one short session a day. If you would rather choose yourself, here is everything for the week.

Picture books (7)

Songs to sing (6)

Games (7)

Off the screen (3)

The part that matters most. One of these in the week is plenty.

The same theme at different ages

A two-year-old is collecting names: point, say the word, wait, and celebrate any attempt to say it back. A three- to four-year-old is ready to sort and compare — which is bigger, which go together, which one does not belong. A five- to six-year-old wants reasons: ask "why do you think…?" and "what would happen if…?", and let them explain it to a younger child or a grandparent. If you have two children at different ages, the older one teaching the younger is the best lesson either will get this week.

A simple rhythm for the week

You do not need a timetable, but a loose shape helps on tired days. Here is one that fits around school and work; move anything anywhere.

  • Day 1 — open the theme. Read Good morning, sun together, twice. The second reading is where the words go in.
  • Day 2 and 3 — play. Let Golu's Day choose, or pick a game from the list above. Fifteen minutes, then stop while it is still fun.
  • Day 4 — sing and move. Learn Good Morning, Golu well enough to sing it without the screen — in the bath, on the stairs, in the car.
  • Day 5 — hands. Try make a balance. Expect mess; mess is the lesson working.
  • Weekend — the real world. Try a picture timetable of your child's own day — wake, eat, play, bath, sleep — drawn together and stuck on the wall. This is the day the week's words stop being screen words.
  • Last day — tell it back. Ask your child to tell someone what they did this week. Retelling is how short-term memory becomes long-term, and it costs nothing.

Missed three days? Nothing is lost. The themes come round again, and a relaxed week with two good conversations beats a full one done through gritted teeth.

What to notice

Does your child know the order of their own day (three to four)? Use yesterday and tomorrow roughly right (four to five)? Say the days of the week (five to six)? Reading a clock is a six-to-seven skill; there is no hurry.

These are things to notice, not things to test. Children develop in bursts and at very different speeds, and a skill that is missing this month often appears overnight the next. If a worry stays with you for a few months, that is reason enough to mention it to your child's doctor or teacher.

If this week is hard

"Five more minutes" means nothing before about six. Use things a child can see: a sand timer, one more song, "when this episode ends". It removes most of the fights about stopping.

The other weeks

This is week 11 of twelve in the weekly plan for parents. The weeks run in a loop and each age band meets different games inside the same theme, so the second time round — three months later — your child is doing harder things with familiar words. Next week: Feelings and friends.

Now do it for real

When the screen goes off, do something with your hands. Try 🎡 My feelings wheel — an easy craft for ages 4-6, with every step read aloud in your language. You will need two card circles, one smaller, a pin or fastener (grown-up); nothing that needs a trip to a shop.

There are 56 more on the things to do at home page, and free printable worksheets if you would rather have something on paper. Ten minutes on a screen and twenty minutes off it is a good shape for a day at this age.

Week 11: Day, night, time and space: questions parents ask

What should my child learn about day, night, time and space?
Does your child know the order of their own day (three to four)? Use yesterday and tomorrow roughly right (four to five)? Say the days of the week (five to six)? Reading a clock is a six-to-seven skill; there is no hurry.
How much time should we spend each day?
About fifteen minutes on the screen with Golu's Day, and as much real-world talk and play as your day allows. For children aged 2 to 5 the WHO suggests no more than an hour of screen time a day, with a grown-up alongside.
Do we have to follow the weeks in order?
No. The order is a suggestion. If your child is mad about vehicles this month, start there; interest is the best teacher there is.