Mar 11 2007
What time is it?
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With all this falling back and springing forward, it’s been a challenge to figure out what time it really is. Take advantage of it by talking about clocks and teaching your children how to tell time.
Usborne has some great books on teaching children how to tell time. First there’s Telling the Time by Heather Amery. For ages 3 and up, it uses some familiar characters from the Farmyward Tales series, Poppy and Sam. Children will learn to tell the time with the two characters as they visit all the animals on the farm. They’ll find out what the animals do, from waking up to bedtime, and have fun turning the hands of the clock on every page.
Another product from the Farmyard Tales stories is Telling the Time Flashcards. The cards are a great way to help children learn how to tell the time, both analog and digital. Children can look at the clock hands and read out the time in words and numbers on one side of the card. Then they turn the card over and read about what’s happening at the farm. Fill in the answers on 15 wipe-clean cards, using the pen included in the box. This is a great activity to bring with you on a trip or at a restaurant.
Finally, there’s the Time Kid Kit. The workbook is designed to help kids develop their sense of time and begin to familiarize themselves with clocks and the idea of telling time. Clocks are introduced and there are activities to practice the hour and half-hour. The practice clock has an easy-to-read face with movable synchronized minute and hour hands and a removable stand. For ages 3 and up.
So are all the clocks in your home and car changed over to Daylight Savings Time? Get the kids to help you out!
