How to tell time

Math

• The child has learned the concepts of hours, minutes, and seconds.
• They can identify the hour and minute hands on an analog clock.
• They understand the concept of AM and PM.
• They can tell time to the nearest hour and half-hour.

Continued development can be supported by providing the child with opportunities to practice telling time in different contexts. This can include using digital clocks, practicing telling time in a real-world setting, and playing interactive games that reinforce the concept of time.

Book Recommendations

• The Clock Struck One by Trudy Harris: This book introduces children to telling time through a fun rhyming story.
• Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper: Big Mama Cat teaches her kittens how to tell time in this engaging and educational book.
• What Time Is It? A Book of Math Riddles by Sheila Keenan: This book combines telling time with math riddles to make learning fun and interactive.