1. Note use of words in written or spoken materials.

2. Encourage the use of words in writing and speaking.

a. Do creative writing about a specific time word or phrase.

b. Practice making sentences including time words.

3. Model the use of the words.

a. Talk about what will be on television tonight.

b. Talk about long ago when dinosaurs lived on earth. Talk about long ago when their parents were young or long ago when students were babies. Note the various types of meanings words such as long ago can have.