⏳ Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Today is still happening right now, so you can already name a few things you did earlier, like waking up or eating breakfast.

Today is the day you are living in right now, the one happening as you read this. Yesterday is the day that already finished, right before today started. Tomorrow is the day that has not happened yet, the one coming right after today ends. These three words help you talk about time moving forward, one day sliding into the next, forever.

Yesterday already happened and is finished, but you can still remember and talk about it, like a little movie in your head.

When you really want something to happen, like a birthday or a trip, you keep checking how much time is left. All that checking makes time feel slower. When you are busy playing or having fun instead, you barely notice time passing, so it feels like it flies by quickly. The actual clock moves at exactly the same speed either way, only how it feels to you changes.

After you wake up from a nap, there is usually a snack, some playtime, or maybe going outside, depending on the day.

Your birthday is the day you were born. It comes back every year because Earth takes one year to travel all the way around the sun. Celebrating your birthday is a way of marking one more full year of life, and of celebrating you specifically. Everyone's birthday lands on a different day, since everyone was born at a different point on Earth's yearly trip.

Tomorrow has not happened yet, but you can already look forward to it, like a fun plan or seeing someone you love.

Getting older simply means more time has passed since the day you were born, and time keeps moving forward every single day, whether you notice it or not. Each full trip Earth makes around the sun counts as one more year added to your age. Growing older comes with real changes too, like growing taller, learning new things, and getting to do things you could not do before.