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According to the international standard ISO 8601, this is the third day of the week, although in some traditions (Abrahamic religions) it is the fourth.
Eg, Portuguese uses the word quarta-feira (“fourth day”), also Wednesday is “fourth day” in Persian language(چهارشنبه). Wednesday in Greek, Τετάρτη, simply means "fourth". Have the same meaning Arabic (أربعاء), Jewish(רביעי - revii) names. WITH Armenian(Չորեքշաբթի - chorekshabti), Georgian(ოთხშაბათი - otkhshabati) and Tajik(Chorshanbe) languages the word is literally translated as “four (days) from Saturday.”
However, in Estonian The name of Wednesday kolmapäev - “third day” - implies Monday as the first day of the week. In northern dialects Chinese language, 星期三 (xīngqīsān), means "day three" as Sunday is unnumbered.
Wednesday is in the middle of the general "Western" five-day work week, which begins on Monday and ends on Friday. If Sunday is taken to be the first day of the week, then Wednesday falls in the middle of the week, hence its Russian name. Most Slavic languages follow a generally similar pattern ( Bulgarian: in a row, Croatian: srijeda, Czech: středa, Macedonian: Wednesday, Polish:środa, Serbian: Wednesday or Wednesday, Slovak: streda, Slovenian: Wednesday, Ukrainian: Wednesday).
On Finnish Wednesday is called Keskiviikko (“midweek”), on Icelandic: Miðvikudagur, on Faroese: Mikudagur ("day - midweek"). Some dialects of the Faroese language have Ónsdagur, which is used along with the common name for the environment.
On Hindi the environment is called Budhwar.
"Wednesday", literally translated from Japanese, - “day of water” (水曜日).
IN Ancient Rome this day was dedicated to . The seven-day week won in Rome at the end of the 2nd - beginning of the 3rd century. The name of the Roman environment Dies Mercurii ("Day of Mercury") was a translation from the Greek ἡμέρα Ἕρμου heméra Hermou, "day of Hermes", the binding of the seven days of the week to the seven classical planets was first noted in the Anthologiarum Vettius Valens (circa 170).
The Latin name is reflected in most modern Romance languages: mercredi (French) mercoledì (Italian language) , miércoles ( Spanish), miercuri (Romanian language), dimecres (Catalan), Marcuri or Mercuri (Corsican language).
In northern Europe it corresponded to Mercury, and it comes from his name Old Germanic the name of this day. The Germanic god Woden, Wodanaz or Odin was interpreted during Roman times as the "Germanic Mercury".
Modern English The name Wednesday is inherited from the Middle English Wednesdei, in Old English Wednesday - wōdnesdæg. English-speaking Quakers traditionally refer to Wednesday as "the fourth day" to avoid pagan associations.
In modern German the word Mittwoch (literally: “middle of the week”) in the 10th century replaced the previous name for Wednesday Wodanstag (“Wodan’s day”), which brings it closer to the Slavic names of this day. IN Danish, As in Norwegian And Swedish, the name of Wednesday has been preserved as Odin's day - Onsdag.
Ancient Christians gathered on Wednesdays in churches for public worship. Saint Ambrose calls Wednesday and Friday days of standing (dies stationum), as the early Christians called fasting combined with prayer.
The Orthodox Church observes fasting on Wednesday (as well as on Friday) (with the exception of several holiday and non-fasting periods throughout the year). Fasting on Wednesday and Friday entails abstaining from meat, poultry and dairy products. For Orthodox fast Wednesdays commemorate the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas. The hymns in the Octoechos reflect this liturgically. Great Wednesday immediately precedes Easter. Fasting on Wednesdays was observed so strictly that some believers did not want to stop it even on the days of great holidays. Such severity was the reason for the convening, in 1168, of a special council, which determined that the fast of Wednesday and Friday should be abolished only for the holidays of Christmas and Epiphany. In one ancient word, the rule about fasting on Wednesday and Friday is called the mystery of salvation, revealed from above to Saint Pachomius, and Wednesday and Friday themselves are personified in the form of two Angels, who in the future life will greet with joy and lead to heaven those people who honor them.
On Irish And Celtic-Scottish languages, the name of Wednesday probably recalls the fast on that day: Dé Céadaoin (on Irish Gaelic) and Di-Ciadain (on Scottish Gaelic); the root aoine contained in them means “fasting.”
In Catholic countries, the first day of Lent is known as “Ash Wednesday” (unlike the Orthodox, who begin fasting on Monday, for Catholics Lent begins on Wednesday). The first day of Lent in the Western Christian tradition occurs forty-six calendar days before Easter and forty weekdays, excluding Sundays.
In the United States, many Catholic and Protestant congregations and some Jewish synagogues hold Scripture studies or prayer vigils on Wednesdays, so the sports schedules in many American public schools reflect this fact, reserving Mondays and Thursdays for girls' games, Tuesdays and Fridays for boys' games, and generally avoiding plans for Wednesday evening.
There is a common expression: “Wednesday is a little Friday.”
According to Thai solar calendar, connected to the environment
In Myanmar, children born on a Wednesday before 12 noon are traditionally given a name beginning with one of the four letters of the alphabet, called bowdehunan. After 12 noon, according to ancient Indian astrological concepts, the eighth day of the week begins, the Day of Yahu (Rahu).
Common Russian beliefs particularly highlighted certain environments: for example, in the Tula province, on Wednesday in the first week of Lent, villagers went out to springs or rivers and ponds to listen to whether the water was noisy or moaning, and by moaning, noise or whistling they tried to predict the future . On Wednesday, the fifth week of Lent, in the villages of the Aleksinsky district of the Tula province, gatherings were held to see off winter: men carried women on sleighs through the streets, single people tried to knock over the sleighs carried by married people, threw snowballs at them, etc. On Wednesday on the last During the week of fasting in the steppe villages, all domestic animals were doused with water in the morning to protect them from diseases.
From the 1890s to 1916, the literary circle “Sreda” met in Moscow on Wednesdays, which was attended by outstanding writers such as Vikenty Veresaev, Alexander Kuprin, Ivan Bunin, Maxim Gorky, etc. After the revolution of 1905-1907, the so-called “Young Wednesday" led by Yu. A. Bunin. Among the new participants are Ivan Shmelev, Boris Pilnyak, and artist Apollinary Vasnetsov.
In 1905-1909, on Wednesdays in St. Petersburg, meetings of leading poets and thinkers of that time also took place in the apartment of Vyacheslav Ivanov.
Wednesday as a mythical character. In one Great Russian fairy tale, Wednesday is personified as a woman preparing canvas with the goal of strangling the mistress who called her for help in weaving canvases, since in folk literature Wednesday and Friday were placed along with Sunday and other church holidays; It was considered a great sin not only to break the fast on these days, but also to do some of the housework.
Proverbs speak about respect for the environment: Whatever God gives, don’t spin it on Wednesday! The middle week is strong (and Lent is the middle of the cross), Dear Guest, and the middle day (that is, fast, there is nothing to treat).
On Wednesday, during the cross, the fourth week of Lent, crosses were baked for the breaking of the fast; a wooden cross was baked into one of them, coal into another, a coin and other objects into the third. They used these objects to guess: whoever gets what, it will come true. Whoever found baked grains of bread in the cross had to throw in the first handful when sowing. Middle cross cookies were eaten for health and given to livestock. "Seredena" - a cow bought or born on Wednesday was considered lucky. The middle day of the week is associated with ideas about the middle of life, the time of maturity, and the fullness of vitality: The week is strong in the middle, and the century (Life) is half.
On Holy Wednesday, cattle were doused with snow water for health reasons. At the same time, not everyone liked the food restrictions that were supposed to be observed on Wednesday; Not every spinner left work on Wednesday, hence the saying: Wednesday and Friday are not a pointer for the owner of the house. We'll eat on Wednesday, then we'll see on Thursday. Looks askance like Wednesday on Friday.
A week is a period of time consisting of and days. In Russian, the Church Slavonic word sedmitsa reminds us of the seven-day structure of the week.Currently, the seven-day week is enshrined in the International Standard ISO 8601.
Calendar week is a time interval of seven days and starting on Monday (ISO 8601, clause 2.2.8.). Initially, in Russian, the word “week” meant one day, and Sunday.
The combination of seven days into one week is explained as follows:
The duration of the change of all four phases of the Moon (new moon, waxing moon, full moon, waning moon), that is, the duration of the month (Moon), is about 28 days. This made it possible to divide 28 days into four (according to the number lunar phases) periods of seven days each. The names of the days of the week and their order go back to the era of Babylon and ancient Egypt. The seven-day week first came into use in the Ancient East - in Ancient Egypt and Babylon. In the 1st century, thanks to the reforms of Julius Caesar ( Julian calendar) it began to be used in Ancient Rome, where it replaced the eight-day Roman market cycle of nundina. The week then spread throughout Western Europe.
Thanks to European colonization and subsequent globalization, the 7-day week began to be used everywhere, even in those cultures that previously did not have such a unit of time.
Monday
"Monday is a hard day"Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. In Russian, the word “Monday” was formed from the expression “after a week,” that is, the next after Sunday.
According to ISO 8601, it is considered the first working day of the week.
Modern Western culture typically looks at Monday as the start of the work week, as it is typically the day when adults return to work and children return to school after the weekend. It is because of this that we can assume that Monday is the least favorite day of the majority of the population. In many songs by Western musicians, Monday is presented as a day of depression, anxiety, or melancholy. The most popular “song about Mondays” in Russia is “Island of Bad Luck” from the movie “The Diamond Arm.” Monday is the most popular day for suicides, and this is not surprising. In the old days (and now), superstitious people did not start new businesses on Monday, did not go on the road, and did not give out money.
Tuesday
Tuesday is the day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. According to the international standard ISO 8601, this is the second day of the week, although in some traditions it is the third.An uneventful working day. Monday is over, people are getting back into work and school and realizing that the whole work week is still ahead. This quality may appeal to business people on Tuesday.
Wednesday
Wednesday (from mid, middle) is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. Middle of the work week. It works even for those who have not yet gotten into the rhythm of work on Tuesday. In Ancient Rome, this day was dedicated to Mercury. The seven-day week won in Rome at the end of the second - beginning of the third century. The name of the Roman environment Dies Mercurii ("Day of Mercury") was a translation from the Greek ἡμέρα Ἕρμου heméra Hérmou, "day of Hermes", the binding of the seven days of the week to the seven classical planets was first noted in the Anthologiarum of Vettius Valens (circa 170).From the 1890s to 1916, the literary circle “Sreda” met in Moscow on Wednesdays, which was attended by outstanding writers such as Vikenty Veresaev, Alexander Kuprin, Ivan Bunin, Maxim Gorky, etc. After the revolution of 1905-1907, the so-called “Young Wednesday" led by Yu. A. Bunin. Among the new participants are Ivan Shmelev, Boris Pilnyak, and artist Apollinary Vasnetsov.
Thursday
Thursday is the fourth working day of the week. The Russian name comes from the number “four”, since Thursday is the fourth day after Wednesday. Russian proverb " After the rain on Thursday", means "in an indefinite future, no one knows when", and is probably associated with the pagan belief about the fulfillment of desires, and later, with the spread of Christianity, which received an ironic connotation.The working spirit on Thursday has already accelerated to full speed, and is rushing without brakes. Many people love this day because it precedes Friday.
Friday
Friday is the fifth and last day of the work week,For the ancient Romans, Friday was dedicated to Venus (tracing from the Greek name - Aphrodites hemera). This tradition of the Romans, in turn, was adopted by the ancient Germanic tribes, associating Venus with their goddess Freya. Among the Eastern Slavs, Friday was market day. After Easter, fair trades (“trading Fridays”) were held on Fridays in Russia for ten weeks. It must be said that these days this situation has practically not changed; shopping and entertainment centers are packed to capacity on Friday evenings and work until late.
Friday also has the unofficial name “pitnitsa”. Everyone is susceptible to general Friday euphoria, even those who work on weekends, that is, who do not have a five-day work week, the so-called “Friday syndrome” is triggered.
If this day coincides with the 13th day of the month (Friday the 13th), then this day is considered almost a Sabbath, an exit evil spirits. Superstitious people experience anxiety on this day, since on this day one should be especially prepared for troubles and beware of failures. In medicine it is considered as one of the phobias and is sometimes called paraskavedekatriaphobia. The impact of Friday the 13th can probably be explained by the legend of the Templars; on Friday October 13, 1307, their mass arrests and subsequent executions took place. In the second half of the 20th century, the term “Friday the 13th” was also popularized by a series of films “Friday the 13th”, the first of which was filmed in 1980...
Be that as it may, Friday is one of the most riotous days of the week, despite the fact that it remains a working day.
Saturday
Saturday is the first day off of the week. The word comes from the Hebrew word "sabbath" (to rest, to cease), by the way, the word "sabbath", meaning the end of work, has the same origin. According to non-church tradition, Saturday among the Slavs was also called shestok (sixth day). In Russia and in some countries former USSR Since Soviet times (since May 10, 1919), there has been a tradition of “subbotniks”, voluntary free labor for the common good. Typically, such events are held in the spring, when the area adjacent to houses, public and educational institutions The area is cleared of debris that accumulated during the winter and new trees are being planted. In the Army, on Saturdays they hold P, H, D. (park and housekeeping day), when perfect order is restored everywhere.In general, Saturday is a relaxing day off, and everyone spends it as they please.
Sunday
Sunday is the last day of the week, as well as the second day off; in some countries, Sunday is considered the first day of the week. Named after the resurrection of Jesus on the third day after the crucifixion. Before this, in Russian this day was called “week” (not to do anything). In all Slavic languages In addition to Russian, the name “week” for Sunday has been preserved.On this day, as a rule, most people prepare for Monday and the beginning of the work week; some actually prepare things, while others simply mentally prepare themselves for everyday work.
In previous groups, preschoolers got acquainted with the parts of the day and their changes (morning, afternoon, evening, night), we learned to distinguish between temporary concepts: today, tomorrow, yesterday. It will be new for children mastering the sequence of days of the week. They are introduced to the fact that days have their own names, that seven days make up a week. Each day of the week has its own name. In a week, the days follow each other in a certain order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. This sequence of days of the week is unchanged. The teacher tells the children that the names of the days of the week indicate which day of the week it is: Monday is the day after the week, that is, the first day after the end of the week, Tuesday is the second day of the week, Wednesday is the middle of the week.
You can involve children in determining the origin of names: Thursday is the fourth day of the week, Friday is the fifth.
In different classes, you can set aside 1-1.5 minutes to repeat the names of time periods and days of the week. To do this, children are asked questions: what day of the week is it today? What day of the week will be tomorrow? What day was yesterday?
Consolidation and deepening of temporal representations occurs in various games that are used in the classroom. You can also use the game to “learn the names and sequence of the days of the week.
Game "Live Week". Seven children lined up at the blackboard and counted in order. The first child on the left steps forward and says, “I am Monday. What day is next? The second child comes out and says: “I am Tuesday. What day is next?
The whole group gives the task “days of the week”, asks riddles. They can be very different: for example, name the day that is between Tuesday and Thursday, Friday and Sunday, after Thursday, before Monday, etc. Name all the weekend days of the week. Name the days of the week on which people work. The complication of the game is that players can line up from any day of the week, for example from Tuesday to Tuesday.
When children learn the names and sequence of the days of the week, they willingly begin to solve such problems: “Two friends met on the street. “Come visit me,” said Kolya. “Thank you,” answered Petya. “Only on Monday my grandmother comes to see me, and on Wednesday I go on vacation. But I will definitely come.” On what day will Petya come to visit Kolya?” Another task: “Today is Wednesday, in one day there will be a holiday in kindergarten. What day will the holiday be?” or “Name the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday.”
The teacher can tell the children about how time was determined in the past. In the old days, people usually used this method to know how many days would pass. They knew that from sunrise to the next sunrise a day passes. Therefore, every morning, that is, at sunrise, they strung a pebble with a hole (similar to a button) onto a blade of grass. In this way, they determined whether many or few days had passed before some event, for example, before the harvest.
Such a case is known. The ancient Persian king left the Greeks to guard the bridge. And he and his army went on a campaign against the enemies. He handed the soldiers guarding the bridge a belt with knots tied on it. Every day the soldiers had to untie a knot. When all the knots are untied, the warriors can return home. You can try with your children to use this old way of mastering time: bring a rope with several knots tied and agree that every day at the same time they will untie one knot; When all the knots are untied, there will be a holiday or an interesting math quiz.
Children, as a rule, do not experience difficulties when mastering temporary concepts. However, the ability to navigate temporal concepts is ensured by everyday contact with them. Therefore, it is important not only in mathematics classes, but also in all other classes and in Everyday life ask children questions: what day of the week is it today? What will it be like tomorrow? What was it like yesterday? Children of this age group must also know what day of the week a particular lesson takes place.
Erofeeva T.I., Pavlova L.N., Novikova V.P. Mathematics for preschoolers. M: 1992.
MADOU "Kindergarten of a combined type "Rainbow"
Games and game exercises for acquaintance
children with days of the week
Compiled by: Educator
Alexandrova L.A
G. Yugorsk
Children should understand the question: “What day of the week is it today?” Explain that Monday is the first day of the week, Tuesday is the second day of the week, Wednesday is the third day, the middle of the week, Thursday is the fourth day, Friday is the fifth day, Saturday is the sixth day, Sunday is the seventh. There are only seven days in a week. When your child understands the order of the days, ask him to name the days of the week in reverse order - from Sunday to Monday. Explain the words yesterday, today, tomorrow using the names of the days of the week. For example: “Today is Monday, what day was yesterday?” - "Sunday". - “Let’s remember again what day it is today.” - "Monday". - “What day will it be tomorrow?” - "Tuesday". Ask your child what he did today, yesterday, what he is going to do tomorrow. For example: “Tomorrow I will go to visit,” etc.
1. "Live Week"
The numbers from 1 to 7 are shuffled and placed face down on the table. The players choose any card and line up in order according to the number. They turned into days of the week. The first child on the left takes a step forward and says: “I am Monday. What day is next? Etc.
Children who do not participate in the game give tasks to the “days of the week”:
Name the days of the week on which adults work.
Name all the days off.
Guess the riddle, etc.
Puzzles:
There are exactly seven brothers,
You all know them.
Every week around
Brothers walk after each other.
The last one will say goodbye -
The front one appears.
(Days of the week)
There are seven brothers
Equal for years
Different names.
(Days of the week)
Complicated option: There are upside-down numbers (two sets) lying in disarray on the table. Children move to the music and, when given a signal, take numbers from the table. The teacher invites them to line up “from Tuesday to Tuesday.” “Weeks” are lined up in order, one opposite the other. Children left without cards ask the players questions:
Wednesday, name your “neighbors.”
Friday, what day of the week is in front of you?
Saturday, what day of the week is after you?
Monday, which days of the week are you between? Etc.
Children return the cards to the tables and the game continues.
2 . “Name the days of the week.”
Children stand in a circle. The teacher throws the ball to the child, calling any day of the week. For example:
−Friday. Name the next day of the week. (Or name the previous day of the week.)
The child names the day of the week and throws the ball back to the teacher. The teacher names the next day of the week, etc.
You can suggest calling all the days of the week in order. Children throw the ball to each other.
The teacher names a number within seven and throws the ball to the child, who names the day of the week accordingly.
Exercise “House of Days”
The goal is to consolidate ideas about the present, past, and future time (the concepts of “yesterday,” “today,” “tomorrow”).
Material: a house with three windows, multi-colored stripes, a selection of poems.
Progress of the game: The teacher invites the children to look at the house and says that this is a “house of days.”
Tasks:
What is the name of the day that has already passed? (yesterday) He settled in the lower window. (insert the blue stripe into the bottom pocket)
What is the name of the day that we have now, at the present moment? (Today). He occupied the middle window (insert a blue stripe)
What is the name of the day that is coming soon? (tomorrow) He settled in the upper window (insert a purple stripe).
The teacher reads a poem to the children and invites the children to “place the poem” in the appropriate window.
Days of the week
Working with the “DAYS OF THE WEEK” clock:
The goal is to give an idea that 7 days make up a week, to reinforce the names and sequence of the days of the week.
Material: clock “Days of the week” with numbers 1-7.
Progress of the game: The teacher shows the children a circle on which the days of the week are depicted. He says that this circle is called a “week”, there are only seven days in a week, each day has its own name. Each day of the week different color(colors of the rainbow), when naming the day, rearranges the arrow and draws the children’s attention to the number:
Monday is the first day, it starts the week.
Tuesday is the second day.
Wednesday is the day of the week in the middle of the week, the middle.
Thursday is the fourth day.
Friday is the fifth day.
Saturday - work is over, on this day mom and dad rest and don’t go to work.
Sunday is the very last day of the week, the seventh.
Then the teacher invites the children to name the days of the week in order, rearranging the arrow. Children name the number and the corresponding day of the week.
Tasks:
1. The teacher asks the children to name the days of the week in different orders.
(What is the name of the first day of the week? What is the name of the fifth day? Etc.
On what days do mom and dad don’t go to work, and you don’t go to kindergarten?)
2. The teacher names the day of the week. And the child must name the day that was first (yesterday) and will be later (tomorrow) - thus, the following time concepts will be further consolidated - yesterday, today, tomorrow.
"Colorful Week"
Material: multi-colored circles, numbers from 1 to 7.
Progress of the game: The teacher indicates the color on the demonstration circle and names the day of the week, the children show the corresponding number.
Option. The teacher shows the numbers from 1 to 7 in order, the children show the corresponding color on their circles and name the day of the week.
Game "Live Week"
The goal is to consolidate the names and sequence of days of the week, their color correlation.
Material: pictures of gnomes in clothes of different colors.
Progress of the game: The teacher tells the children that gnomes have come to visit them. Their names are like the days of the week. Shows a picture with the first gnome: “I am Monday. Who is next?" The children name, the teacher displays the next gnome: “I am Tuesday. Who is next?" etc. At the same time, the teacher draws the children’s attention to the color of the gnomes’ clothes.
Tasks:
1. The teacher asks the children to put the gnomes in order and say their names.
2. The teacher asks the children to name the names of the gnomes:
What is the name of the gnome who is between Tuesday and Thursday, Friday and Sunday, after Thursday, before Monday, etc.
"A week, get ready"
Material: numbers 1-7.
How to play: There are upside-down cards with numbers on the table. Children take cards from the table at a signal. They look for their partners, that is, they line up in order and name their day of the week (“The first is Monday, the second is Tuesday….).
Tasks:
1. The teacher asks to leave the day that represents Monday;... Wednesday, etc.
2. The teacher asks for the day of the week that comes after Monday, before Saturday, between Tuesday and Thursday, etc.
3. The teacher asks to come out the days of the week that are after Thursday (children with the numbers five, six, seven come out); before Wednesday (children with numbers one, two) and name their days of the week.
Ball game “Catch, throw, name the days of the week”
The goal is to consolidate the names and sequence of days of the week
Material: ball.
How to play: Children form a circle. The teacher stands in the middle of the circle. He throws a ball to one of the children and says: “What day of the week is today?” The child who caught the ball answers: “Tuesday.” Then the teacher throws the ball to another child and asks a question like: “What day of the week was yesterday?”
Question options:
Name the day of the week after Thursday. Name the day of the week between Thursday and Friday, etc.
If someone finds it difficult to quickly give an answer, the teacher invites the children to help him.
Game-task “Dunno's Week”
The goal is to consolidate the names and sequence of days of the week
Material: doll or picture “Dunno”.
Progress of the game: The teacher tells the children that Dunno has come to visit them.
Help Dunno name the days of the week. Dunno called it this way: “Sunday is a day of fun... Then Wednesday - but this is nonsense... Then Saturday - hunting for a walk. That's all!" Did Dunno name the days of the week correctly?
Children correct Dunno's mistakes.
Days of the week
When introducing children to the days of the week, it is important to explain that each day of the week
has its own name. In order for children to better remember the names of the days of the week, we designated them with circles of different colors. We conduct several observations
weeks, indicating each day with circles. It was necessary to tell the children about
the fact that the names of the days of the week indicate which day of the week it is:
Monday is the first day after the end of the week, Tuesday is the second day,
Wednesday is the middle of the week, Thursday is the fourth day, Friday is the fifth.
After the conversation, she offered games to reinforce the names of the days of the week and their sequence (using a visual model of the hours of the week).
Children should understand the question “What day of the week is it today?”
Explain that Monday is the first day of the week,
Tuesday - second day of the week,
Wednesday - third day, middle of the week,
Thursday - fourth day,
Friday - fifth day
Saturday is the sixth day,
Sunday is the seventh.
There are only seven days in a week.
When your child understands the order of the days, ask him
name the days of the week in reverse order - from Sunday to Monday.
Explain the words yesterday, today, tomorrow using the names of the days of the week.
For example: “Today is Monday, what day was yesterday?” - "Sunday".
- “Let’s remember again what day it is today.” - "Monday". -
"What day will it be tomorrow?" -"Tuesday". Ask a child
what he did today, yesterday, what he is going to do tomorrow.
For example: “Tomorrow I will go to visit,” etc. Explain the words early, late:
"In summer the sun rises early and sets late."
Also explain the words always and never with examples:
"In summer, the leaves on the trees are always green"
“I always brush my teeth before going to bed”, “Cows never eat meat”,
"Dogs never fly." (Ask the question: "Why?")
Explain the words to your child long and quickly.
For example:
“It takes a long time to build a house out of cubes, but you can destroy it quickly.”
Come up with your own examples using all these words.
Game "Live Week"
Seven children lined up at the blackboard and counted in order.
The first child on the left steps forward and says:
“I am Monday. What day is next?
The second child comes out and says: “I am Tuesday. What day is next?
The whole group gives tasks to the “days of the week” and asks riddles.
They may be the most
different: for example, name a day that is between Tuesday and Thursday,
Friday and Sunday, after Thursday, before Monday, etc. Name all
weekend days of the week. Name the days of the week on which people work.
The game can be made more difficult by having the players line up
from any day of the week, for example from Tuesday to
Tuesday.
Game "Fun Week"
Children form a circle. The teacher is in the center of the circle.
He throws the ball to one of the children and asks them to name the days of the week.
The child must name the days of the week while tossing
Ball up for every day of the week. When completing a task or difficulty,
child passes the ball next child, which should
continue the correct sequence.
Game "Build a week!"
Seven children are called, each of them is given a circle,
which color corresponds to a specific day of the week.
At the command “For the week, line up!”, the children must quickly line up in order,
starting Monday.
Game “Each gnome find his own house”
Seven circles are laid out. Children wearing gnome caps of the week are looking for
each has its own house.
Seasons
The time of year clock model is used to assimilate the seasons.
Have you ever wondered why the days of the week are called that way? Those. no one doubts that even junior schoolboy, and will do it in several languages at once. For example, in Russian, English and German.
But not even every adult can explain the meaning of the days of the week. This question, you see, could well be asked to experts in the well-known program “What? Where? When?". However, not everything is as complicated as it might seem at first glance.
The history of the origin of the word "week"
In order to explain why the days of the week are called that way, it is still worth first defining some general concepts.
The familiar word “week” appeared even before the birth of the Christian faith. This was the name for Sunday, which in those days was the first day of the week. It was only later that he became the final one. According to experts, the week was originally called a week. The word itself comes from the combination “not to do,” that is, to spend time relaxing. As a result, the laziest day of the week became the last. And this is correct, in order to rest, you must first be pretty tired, which means you need to work.
Nowadays, the week begins on Monday, recognized International organization ISO, which produces standards.
Monday is a hard day
There are a lot of legends and fairy tales among any nation about why the names of the days of the week are what they are.
However, let's delve into history and try to find a more rational explanation.
The name “Monday” comes from the phrase “after the week.” This is the first day following Sunday, which in ancient times was called a week. is Monday-, and it is formed in a suffix way with the addition -.
Day two - Tuesday
The next day is Tuesday. Taking a closer look at the word, it is easy to guess how it was once formed. The word consists of the root second-, that is, the second in order from the beginning of the week, and the suffix -nik-.
And here is the middle
The name “environment” is also of Old Slavonic origin and general meaning with the words "middle" and "heart". Interestingly, Wednesday is considered the middle of the week only when the week starts from Sunday. Nowadays, this day does not really live up to its name, since the week starts on Monday. By the way, facts indicate that in ancient times the medium was called “tretenik”.
Thursday
In some languages, not only Russian, the day between Tuesday and Thursday means the middle. Some scientists even claim that the week initially consisted of five days, but under the influence of the Christian church, two more days were then added.
The fourth day after Sunday was formed from the common Slavic word “chetvertk”, which also came from the word “fourth” using the suffix method.
Gradually this day of the week began to be called Thursday.
Friday - we'll get some sleep soon
The fifth day after Sunday is a little more difficult. This name also appeared from the serial number “five”, but the fifth day got its name in honor of the Slavic goddess Friday, who had a direct connection with it before. That is why it is called “Friday” and not “Pyatnik” or “penny”.
Finally Saturday!
It is simply impossible to tell why the days of the week are called that way without mentioning the first day of the weekend.
The Sabbath day originates from the Greek word sabbaton, which appeared through the Hebrew dialect. The Hebrew word sabbath means "a day of peace and joy" when one should abstain from any work.
The very name “Saturday” comes from the Old Church Slavonic language. It is interesting that the words “Saturday” and “Sabbath” are the same root. In most languages, the name for this day of the week has a common origin from the Hebrew word "sabbath". The emergence of Christian theology had big influence into the lexicon of many languages.
Sunday is the crown of the week
The name “Sunday” appeared after Christianity came to the territory of Rus' and replaced the word “week”. It is derived from the word “vskresiti” and is formed by adding the suffix -eni-. According to the Holy Scriptures, it was on this day of the week that Jesus Christ was resurrected.
Are days of the week necessary for children?
Understanding and comprehending all of the above will not be a problem for adults. But what about the kids? After all, you see, they are the ones who tend to ask a huge number of clarifying questions, from which it is sometimes simply impossible to get away.
At the very beginning, the child must be explained that there are seven days in a week, each of which has a specific name. The first five days are working days, when adults work and children attend kindergarten or school. Weekends include Saturday and Sunday. These days everyone is resting.
After this, according to experts, you can begin to study time concepts (today, tomorrow, yesterday). To make this topic easier to understand, you need to discuss it with your child. specific examples. For example, talk about what happened yesterday or will happen tomorrow.
Most likely, a curious child will certainly want to know why the days of the week are called that way. You can try to tell him, highlighting the most important thing in the general flow of information. And it’s better, by the way, to do this in doses, because... such a volume of rather complex new facts is unlikely to be remembered the first time.
Having learned to recognize the days of the week, the child will be able to plan and manage his time in the future, and will become more independent and organized. Any interest on his part should be encouraged by his parents. It is important for the child to understand what day of the week it is and what will happen on that day.
The names of the days of the week are used very often in everyday life. Therefore, the child hears these words from the very early age, not yet understanding their meaning, but he is already beginning to remember this information and get used to it. The child’s attention should be focused on things that are important to the family. special events, arrival of close relatives, etc. Discussion of these dates within the family circle contributes to the development and learning of the child. This makes it easier to perceive new information.
There are many ways to help you remember the names of the days of the week. Here are the simplest of them:
- You can draw a simple calendar, where all the days of the week will be indicated, and hang it in the most visible place. It will be interesting for the child to look at and discuss each day of the week with an adult. For more variety, you can write events that happened that day next to each day.
- Simple rhymes that should be constantly repeated with a small child will help you learn these names faster. At first it will be difficult for him, but over time the baby will remember them and learn to distinguish them on his own.
- Making simple schedules and signs that will reflect planned events, as well as joint conversations about future family plans. All this will allow the child to become more familiar with the concept of “days of the week.”
Please be patient as this is a rather complicated process. small child. Only with constant study and repetition will he be able to understand these words and not get confused in their order.