How to Teach Telling the Time to Children

Teaching students how to tell the time, both in their native language and in a second language, is loads of fun for both teachers and students. Using clocks can be a great way to teach children to tell the time. However, it can also be a difficult skill for younger children to master. Luckily, there are a variety of activities to try out and help you teach your kids to tell the time and we have made a few to help you below.

You can download the 6 telling the time worksheets from the link under the image below

and then read on for some tips and advice on how to use them, and other resources in your telling the time lessons.

Interactive activities

Using interactive activities to teach telling the time to children can be both fun and engaging. For students in first through third grade, these activities are a great way to introduce time vocabulary, as well as the concepts of hours, minutes, and seconds. Although our worksheets have aspects of interactivity we think there are other complementary ways to teach as well. Check out these online games for telling the time as well from ABCYa as well.

Some Teaching Telling The Time Tips.

First, students should learn the concept of telling time to the hour. Next, they should master telling time to the half hour and five minute intervals.

There are many ways to accomplish this. One fun way is to use a large clock. Use the clock as a template and use prompts or a large printout to help students determine what time it is. Students can then write the time in digital form.

Another way to teach kids about time is to have them make a watch. They can also make a clock from sticks or rocks. This is especially useful for students with visual impairments.

When teaching kids about time, be sure to introduce them to the concept of time zones if they are old enough to understand. This will help them understand how the time changes from day to day. You can also show them how the time changes from morning to evening.

Another way to teach kids about time would be to make them write a clock face on paper. You can use a large clock or a pocket chart to write the clock’s o’clock and noon. Kids are also interested in a clock’s big numbers. In addition to writing the digital time, students can draw the time on the clock’s face.

For more advanced students, you can try designing a watch. This is a great way to teach the concept of minutes and seconds, as well as the concept of time zones.

The best way to teach kids about time is to make it a part of their daily routine. This will help them understand how different uses of time can change the length of time they spend doing a particular activity. School is all about routines and timetables, so how about they design their own school timetable and see how creative they can be!

Books to Teach Telling the Time

Getting children excited about telling the time is a great way to teach them the concept. There are many books to choose from that will help you teach your kids how to tell the time. Each book is designed to be fun, interactive, and kid-friendly. These books are great for young kids or older kids who can sit through a longer read aloud.

If you’re looking for a book that teaches kids how to tell the time, check out Eric Carle’s books. These books are fun and feature beautiful illustrations. Each page features a clock and a picture of what time it is and if you go on to days of the week then of course a very hungry caterpillar is excellent for this as well.

Another great book for teaching kids how to tell the time is Pigs on a Blanket. This is part of the Pigs Will Be Pigs series and teaches kids about time. This book teaches kids how to tell time with digital and analog clocks. It also teaches kids about times of day, days of the week, and hours.

If you’re looking for rhyming books to teach kids how to tell time, check out the books in the Cluck O’Clock series. These books are great for young kids because they have rhyming phrases and cute little hens to interact with. They also teach kids how to tell the time, and there are even directions for making a sundial.

Winnie the Pooh Tells Time is a great book for teaching kids how to tell time. It includes interactive puzzles, a paper analog clock, and quiz questions. There is also a fun lift the flap activity book for kids.

The Grouchy Ladybug is another great book to teach kids how to tell the time. This book teaches kids how to count, measure, and think about size, shape, and good manners. It also teaches kids about how to make good choices, like choosing a good friend.

Another great book to teach kids how to tell the clock is Stuart Murphy’s Game Time. This book teaches kids how to count the minutes, measure the hours, and write time to the nearest five minutes. It also teaches kids how to add time to an hour, and how to write a sentence that tells time.

Coloring activities

Using coloring activities to teach telling the time is a fun way for children to learn the concept of time. These activities will encourage kids to focus, engage their imagination, and improve their fine motor skills. They will also develop problem solving and critical thinking skills, and can help kids develop their creativity.

To start off the lesson, you can use a color-by-number worksheet. Kids will begin by learning the numbers on a clock, then they will color in the clock as the numbers are counted. Then, they can add a picture to a whiteboard collage. You can also use a time clock to help kids learn the concept of time. You can laminate the time clock to help kids use it over and over.

Another fun activity is to use clock stencils. You can make your own from recycled cereal boxes. These stencils can help remove distracting areas from your coloring page. You can also use dry glue or Wikki Stix to make borders around your coloring area. You can use thick highlighters or pens to highlight a line. The darker the border, the easier it will be for kids to see the line.

If you want to make your coloring area look more colorful, use complementary colors. This will make the picture look brighter. A bright color can also be used as a visual cue to let kids know when they are coloring within the line.

Conclusion

Telling the time is both important and fun, and luckily schools and kindergartens are perfect places to introduce these concepts with lessons being timed, and set routines being implemented. Our telling the time worksheets help to complement these.