It's About Time

Now, I'm not sure how old most kids are when they start to tell time.  Mine are not there yet and are not anywhere close.  But, we are trying to teach Addi simple clock recognition skills so she knows when bed time is and when she is allowed to get out of bed in the mornings.  I decided to go ahead and make her a paper plate clock she could play with and I made a few "flash cards" for when the day comes where we do want to actually teach her how to tell time.

I used two different size paper plates. I used stickers on the inside plate to represent the hours and i wrote the minutes on the outside plate (sorry it's kind of hard to see in the picture).  I cut out the two hands from foam and used a brad to secure everything.  I choose to use two different colors for the hands so they can easily recognize which one is the long and short hand.

The flashcards I made have two different sides.  On one side is a picture of a clock.  The child can replicate the picture on their paper plate clock and then read the time.

On the other side is the digital reading of the time.  Use these to see if the child can figure out what the analog clock would look like with this same time.

Another activity would be to play with the paper plate clock and then have the child draw a picture of the time in the digital and analog format they choose.

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Calendar Time

Good morning, good morning, good morning to you!

Good morning, good morning, good morning to you!

The day is beginning and there's so much to do!

Each morning we start our day by singing together and learning what the rest of the day will hold for us.  We typically do this at the breakfast table (after we are done eating but before anyone is allowed to get down).

We start by singing about the Months of the Year (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians") and then Days of the Week (to the tune of "Oh, my Darlin' Clementine).  I don't think Addi understands the concept of a year yet, but we still go over what year it it.  We also go over "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow."  

Next, we move on to identifying the season, the current day's weather, and the weekly forecast.  Then, we go over our basic schedule and activities for the day.  Finally, we wrap up calendar time by going over our numbers chart and singing our ABC's.

 Then, we go over our basic schedule and activities for the day.

 Finally, we wrap up calendar time by going over our numbers chart and singing our ABC's.

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