Search results
Watch: How to tell the time. The minute hand and the hour hand on an analogue clock tell us what the time is. Watch the video to learn how to tell the time on a clock.
Alongside this, our Interactive Clock Template is a good resource that children can physically use. They do this by moving the hands on the clock, to the times they see on the activity, as well as saying it aloud. This way they are learning the time, visually and orally, which benefits their understanding.
Help your child learn how to tell the time with our fun, Twinkl Kids TV educational video! The clear explanation of how the hour and minute hands work makes ...
- 3 min
- 1.2M
- Twinkl Kids' TV
- Overview
- Reviewing the Basics
- Making a Clock
- Teaching about Hours
- Teaching about Minutes
Telling time is a tricky business, especially for kids. But as a parent or teacher, you can make learning how to tell time a fun activity by making clocks with your kid. Before you begin making your clocks, make sure your kid knows the basics. Once the clocks are made, you can start teaching them the different blocks of time.
Kids need to be able to count to 60 (in the correct order) in order to tell time. Have your child write down the numbers 1 through 60 on a piece of paper. As they write each number, have them recite the number as well. Post this piece of paper on a wall and have them recite the numbers regularly.
While you are out in public, like at the grocery store, point out double-digit numbers and have your child repeat the number to you.
Use counting songs to help your child practice counting. For instance, you could sing, “100 Bottles of Milk” together. Look for other counting songs online.
To encourage your child to learn, make sure to reward them with playtime or their favorite snack for doing a good job.
Understanding groups of five will also make learning to tell time much easier.
Have your child write down increments of five on a sheet of paper up to 60. As they write the numbers, have them recite them as well. Make sure to point out that each number either ends in a 5 or a 0.
Grab 2 paper plates and an analog clock.
The paper plates will be used to make the clocks. The analog clock will be used as a reference for making the clocks. Place them on a table and sit with your kid at the table. Let your kid know in an excited voice that, together, you all will be making your very own clocks.
For example, “Guess what we are doing today? We are going to make our own clocks!”
Fold the paper plates into halves.
Have your child hold their paper plate and fold it in half. Then rotate the plate and fold it in half again. The paper plates should have a cross-like crease in the middle. You will use this crease as a reference point.
Place stickers and numbers on the clock.
Point to both hands on the clock. Ask your kid what the major difference between the hands is. If they are struggling, you can give them a hint like, “Is one longer than the other?”
You can use the actual clock in your classroom to show your students how the second, minute, and hour hands are moving.
Once they have identified that the hands are different lengths, then explain the difference. Tell them that the shorthand is the hour hand and the long hand is the minute hand. Have your kid label the hands by writing down “hour” on the shorthand, and “minute” on the long hand.
Use differently colored crayons to show the relationship between the second, minute, and hour hands.
Explain the double meaning of the numbers.
Explaining that the number 1 also means 5 minutes and that the number 2 also means 10 minutes can be quite confusing. To help your kid understand this concept, pretend that the numbers are double agents with a secret identity, like Clark Kent and Superman.
For example, tell your kid that the secret identity of number 1 is 5. Then have them write down a small number 5 next to the number 1. Repeat this for each number.
Make sure to point out that you are counting by 5s. Go over each number’s secret identity by singing your special “Count by 5s” song.
Explain the minute hand’s role.
Tell your kid that the numbers’ secret identities come out when the long hand, i.e., the minute hand, points at it. Keeping the hour hand still, point the minute hand at each number and say the associated minutes. Than have your kid repeat the process back to you.
Learn how to read analog and digital clocks with this video! You will learn where the minute hand goes and how to tell what time it is by looking at the hour...
- 5 min
- 1.3M
- Learn and Play Online!
That's a good question! If I want to give a precise time, like 5:34, I say 'five thirty four'. But sometimes it doesn't have to be completely precise, in which case I could say 'twenty five to six'. I hope that helps! MissInternetEarth. LearnEnglish Kids team. Submitted by CaptainJurassic40 on Fri, 09/07/2021 - 12:32.
People also ask
How do you teach a child to read the time?
How do you teach a child to tell time?
How do you teach a child to read a clock?
Why is telling the time important?
How do you tell the time?
What are the best resources for children to learn the time?
You can find it here. TEACHING THE DAYS OF THE WEEK + MONTHS OF THE YEAR. The curriculum tells us in their first year at school, children will be able to connect days of the week to familiar events and actions then in their second and third year at school, describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours and name and order months and seasons.
