One of the most important things in life is being able to keep to time. When we were having our holiday in Japan, we were extremely impressed with how organized they were, and how reliable and efficient their train systems were. Their trains were punctual right down to the second, and that is truly a world class standard that all of us should look up to.
That being said, learning to tell time is the first basic step to being on schedule. And now that C is of preschool age, we've come up with a few activities to help her learn about telling time.
Make Your Own Clock!
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| Click here to download. |
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You will need:
Paper Plate
Paper Roll
Scissors
Tape / Glue
Brad Fastener
Hole Puncher
Pen / Marker
(Optional) Stickers to
Decorate
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| Download and print out the clock face and clock hands. Instructions in download. |
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| C had fun drawing a face on her clock! |
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| Learning to tell time on her very own clock! |
Another thing we added to this activity was adding the minutes with stickers. I wrote the minutes in 5 minute intervals, and had C match the numbers with numbered stickers.
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| C also added her own touch by sticking decorative stickers to beautify her own clock! |
Tea Party with Toy Friends!
We came up with an idea for C to fetch her toy friends to a tea party. We set the tea party at 3pm.
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| List of C's favourite toys and various times to meet. |
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| C fetched all her toys at the right time! |
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| All set for the tea party! |
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| A wonderful tea party with her toys! |
Meanwhile, C was also introduced to telling time according to:
- one hour intervals,
- half hour intervals,
- 15 minute intervals, and
- 5 minute intervals.
Will be introducing her to one minute intervals last. Before I sign off, here are some time telling worksheets to share with you! :)
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