Days of the Week Tracing Worksheets (Free Printable Monday–Sunday PDF)
Print ready-to-use handwriting worksheets for all 7 days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) with Zaner-Bloser guidelines and starting dots.
Printable Days of the Week Tracing Worksheets (Free Printable Monday–Sunday PDF) Sets (Direct PDF & Studio)
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All 7 Days of the Week (Monday–Sunday)
7 lines • 2x repeats per row with green starting dots
School Weekdays Only (Monday–Friday)
5 tall lines • Extra vertical room for kindergarteners
Daily Morning Sentence ("Today is...")
Sentence writing & finger-space practice
Cursive Days of the Week
7 lines • Connected cursive script for Grades 2–3
The 7 Days of the Week: Syllables, Abbreviations & Phonics Cues
Every day of the week is a proper noun ending with the long /ā/ rime "-day".
| Day of the Week | Abbreviation | Syllables | Orthographic & Phonics Memory Trick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Mon. | Mon-day (2) | Spelled M-O-N (sounds like /mʌn/ as in monkey) + day |
| Tuesday | Tue. / Tues. | Tues-day (2) | Vowel team "ue" makes the long /uː/ sound before s |
| Wednesday | Wed. | Wed-nes-day (2/3) | Whisper the 3 spelling chunks: "Wed - nes - day" to remember silent d! |
| Thursday | Thu. / Thurs. | Thurs-day (2) | Voiceless digraph Th- + r-controlled -ur- (like fur and turn) |
| Friday | Fri. | Fri-day (2) | Blend Fr- + open syllable long /ī/ ("Fri-day is fry-day!") |
| Saturday | Sat. | Sat-ur-day (3) | Starts with CVC word "Sat" + r-controlled -ur- + -day |
| Sunday | Sun. | Sun-day (2) | Compound word: CVC word "Sun" + "day" |
Mastering the 7 Days of the Week in Kindergarten Morning Bins
Practicing the 7 days of the week—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—is a staple of kindergarten and first-grade morning work. Because every day ends with the consistent "-day" rime suffix, children rapidly gain confidence writing the final three letters ("d-a-y") while focusing cognitive effort on the unique initial syllables.
Tricky spelling patterns like the silent "d" in Wednesday and the "ur" vs. "ir" distinction in Thursday and Saturday become effortless when reinforced through multisensory motor tracing.
Teachers can slip the 7-day worksheet into a dry-erase sleeve so students trace all seven days and circle the current day each morning.
Frequently Asked Questions: Days of the Week Tracing Worksheets (Free Printable Monday–Sunday PDF)
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