Days of the Week Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers
Cutting out the seven day names and gluing them into the correct sequence teaches children ages 4-6 the fixed order of the days of the week, a foundational piece of time-concept knowledge they'll rely on for calendars, schedules, and daily routines. Because this activity requires both reading the day names and remembering their correct order, it strengthens sight-word recognition alongside sequencing skills. The hands-on cutting and pasting also gives fine motor practice within a literacy and time-concept task.
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Month 10: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Have your child cut out each day-of-the-week card along the dotted lines, keeping them loose in front of them. Say the days of the week together in order, from Sunday or Monday through to the end, so your child hears the correct sequence before placing the cards. Ask your child to find the card for the first day and glue it into the first box, continuing through the remaining days one at a time, checking each one against the spoken order. Once all seven boxes are filled, read the completed sequence aloud together to confirm it's correct.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil or Marker
Extension activities
- •Sing a days-of-the-week song together during the activity or as a follow-up during the car ride or bath time.
- •Create a simple weekly calendar at home and mark what special activity happens on each day.
- •Practice writing each day's name from memory on a blank sheet after the cut and paste is complete.
- •Talk about what day it is today, what day it was yesterday, and what day comes tomorrow.
- •Make a paper chain with seven links, each labeled with a day, to count down to a special event.
Tips for parents and teachers
If your child places a day out of order, have them recite the full sequence from the beginning rather than just moving the one card, since that repetition helps cement the order. Days like Wednesday and Thursday are often mixed up because they don't follow an obvious pattern, so extra practice with those two is common and expected. Connecting the days to real family routines, like 'Tuesday is when we go to the library,' makes the abstract sequence feel more meaningful.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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