[heket]

My dd (will 4 in Aug.) has been consistently asking what time it is. I want to teach her how to read an actual clock and not a digital watch (yet. Dh and I loathe how kids can read a digital clock but have no clue when it comes to an actual clock face.

: So we prefer for her to learn to tell time by an actual clock before she get to use a digital display.) What kinds of resources have you used for this? We've started talking about big and little hands, but other than using our living room clock (which is not digital,

) I'd like for a toy or item that we could use for explanation/ play. Any suggestions?

 

[yitlan]

My dd1 is currently time obsessed. I have a book with a clock face from Usborne books she has enjoyed. We also use this Learning Clock which can be used for other skills, as well:
http://sign2speak.learningisanart.co...sc&category=-1

And, finally, she got a REAL pocket watch from grandpa and LOVES it. She thinks it's neat and she's really been checking it, talking about time, comparing times, etc.

 

[p31mom]

We also have Usborne's Telling the Time book and the Time workbook, and have been able to find time-related books from our library (I can't remember titles off the top of my head). DS is about the same age, so we too are working on learning to tell time. He's actually been interested in it for quite some time and seems to be catching on, mostly through books and talk. Besides the clock in our living room, we have a face clock in his bedroom and that has been a springboard for conversations -- what time it is, what time will daddy be home, what time is bedtime, etc. We have a couple toy items, but DS isn't very interested in them at all. We have a foam clock puzzle with movable hands that I got from the dollar store, but the numbers are always falling out and then they end up in the wrong spots unless I put the puzzle back together. A fun activity you can do with your child it to make your own toy clock by writing numbers around the edge of a paper plate, then cutting out clock hands from poster board and fastening them to the center of the plate.

 

[LilyGrace]

We used a Judy clock. The different colored hands and minute increments helped him learn how to tell time.
We started out with learning to count by fives with stars, and then putting postits next to the big clock for dinner, bed, park time.. (putting a small picture of the time next to the words). In our "time" bin, there's the Judy clock, different timers, and flashcards that show the analog on one side and the digital on the other, for use with the clock.