Yesterday, Hana planted a seed in a little pot. That is in the past. The past is what already happened.
1Pastalready happened
2Presentright now
3Futurecomes next
Today and tomorrow
Today, Hana waters her seed. Today is the present. The present is right now. Tomorrow she will look for a sprout. Tomorrow is in the future. The future is what comes next.
An old photo bookAn old letter
Grandma's old photo
After lunch, Hana visits Grandma. Grandma shows her an old photo and an old letter. In the photo, Grandma is seven. Old things like these tell us about the past.
history
The story of the past
Hana says, "History is the story of the past." Grandma nods. History tells about people who lived before us. We study it to learn from them.
1Planted
2Watered
3Growing now
4Soon a flower
Today becomes the past
That night, Hana thinks about time. Tomorrow, today will be part of the past. She draws her seed story. It has a past, a present and a future.
For parents
Goal: Your child learns the words past, present and future, and that history is the story of the past.
Ask: what did you do yesterday? What will you do tomorrow?
When you say a time word, let your child call out past, present or future.
Share one small story from when you were little.
Away from the screen: Look at an old family photo together. Talk about what was the same and what was different back then.