To stress there are big gaps in five year old DS’s knowledge?

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I do worry about this. He doesn’t know the days of the week - he knows Monday, Sunday etc but not in consecutive order and same with months of the year.

is this normal or is he really behind?

He’s 5! I’d be worried if he was 18, but not at this age.

This is on the curriculum for year 1. Is he is year 1 or foundation stage? Even if year 1 he still has plenty of time to cement his knowledge.

At that age they excell in some areas and seem behind in others, although this is totally normal. It generally all evens out over the next few years.

Imagine just not knowing and not caring about days of the week and months. It must be amazing. What day is it? Who cares! What month are we in? No idea! Bliss.

So he is 5 ? I don't think it is much of an issue , do you do days with him so it sticks just repeating we do this on a Monday that on a wednesday etc this is how he will learn,

I don't think mine knew the months in order at 5.

If you are worried (and I would nt be - ks1 TA) there are lots of songs on line which might help with remembering. Try the singing walrus, we play these in ks1 and in provisions.

He’s fine. My ds was like this - he knew the days of the week in order when he left nursery age 4 but he actually FORGOT a year later!

Anyway now he’s 7 and his memory and cognitive skills have improved.

Is he Reception or Year 1? DS was taught this in Year 1 (also formed part of his spellings) but I don’t think he would have known it before then.

At this age they know what they've been taught. So if he hasn't been taught then it's not a concern that he doesn't know. If you've been trying to teach him for months and he can only remember two of the seven days, then yes, that's a concern.

Yes that’s what I was going to say.

My 3 yr old recited the days of the week this morning but in the tune of a little song they’d taught at nursery. It’s no different to her singing twinkle twinkle little star. If a 5 yr old was unable to learn this tune after a lot of repetition, then yes I think that would be a concern. But if no one has ever taught him the days of the week, then he’s not going to know them.

I'd expect a 5 year old to have awareness of them, but not be surprised if they jumbled them up/ forgot some.

DS2 was still getting confused by time concepts like yesterday/ tomorrow at 6 (although he is dyslexic)

DD1 knew hers before she went into Reception, but only because she went to a brilliant playgroup that did a days of the week song every week. Thinking about it, I'm not entirely sure she really 'got' what a day of the week actually was, but she could recite them in order!

My 10 yo still couldn't do the months of the year when he sat his 11+! He's just graduated with a first class degree so don't worry too much!

I was surprised DC only learning how to say the names of the letters ABC ( as opposed to the sounds ah beh kuh) only now in year 2. He doesn't even know the alphabet yet!

My daughter is bilingual and only cracked it in English much later than 5

Totally normal. Just like @Seeline, it became apparent when my middle child was in year five that he still didn’t know the months, let alone what order they come in. So they all learn different things at different paces… if it days of the week you’re worried about specifically, get him days of the week underwear. My six-year-old loves making sure he’s wearing the correct pants for the correct day.

Mine can tell you all about white blood cells and platelets but days of the week or months...now that's a challenge 😂

You can practice if you are worried. I'd only be worried if you've been practicing for a long time and he's still not getting it. We used to take it in turns i.e. I say Monday, DC says Tuesday and so on. It switches so DC starts with Monday next time. We do times tables the same way now.

Yes. Mine knew Jupiter's moons before his days of the week. And all 50 of the US state capitals (useless knowledge for a 5yo who isn’t on a game show).

Get him one of these:

https://www.mulberrybush.co.uk/magnetic-first-calendar?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22360921139&gbraid=0AAAAADy8fPhl7cOXAbvKXXWlNWRYqIGfQ&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqLulrcSEkwMVIqNQBh2OjwDaEAQYBiABEgJEjPD_BwE

Complete it each morning and sing a song for figuring out the day and month.

Get some charts for his bedroom wall, days of the week, the alphabet, timetables, they take it in.

Mine is shit at months and he's 17.

Not to worry!

I'd also recommend printing out or buying some classroom like charts and putting them up where they can see them.

He can’t read yet (he can do basic blending but only c a t m o p and so on.)

thank you SO much though - he’s reception so I guess it’ll be year 1 when it starts sinking in? I was really worried as I thought he should know them by now!