Days Of The Week
This days of the week ESL lesson helps beginner learners name and sequence all seven days. Students sing, line up day cards, discuss weekly routines and use yesterday, today and tomorrow in context. They create a spinning Week Wheel, follow a Hungry Caterpillar story and perform a short Days TV Show skit.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Beginner
Age group
Ages 6–9
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children line up in day order using cards, sing days-of-the-week songs with day-specific gestures, and use a week chart to answer 'What day comes after Thursday?'. The second lesson interviews a partner about weekly routines, follows a Hungry Caterpillar story asking what day each food was eaten, builds a spinning Week Wheel labelled with activities, and performs a mini 'Days TV Show' skit.
Target language
- • 'What day is it today?'
- • 'What do you do on ___?'
- • 'Yesterday/Today/Tomorrow'
- • Days of the week
Key vocabulary
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- week
- today
- tomorrow
Speaking questions students answer
- • What day is it today?
- • What day comes after Thursday?
- • What do you do on Saturday?
- • What was yesterday?
- • What comes next?
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Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Line up in correct day order, match days to weekly activities, perform a Days TV Show skit. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.