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April 10, 2014

Telling Time Activity for Kids

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Telling time can be fun when you take it outdoors! Kids can practice reading a big clock on the driveway.

Telling Time Practice Games on an Outdoor Clock!

Make reading a clock and telling time more hands-on with a huge sidewalk chalk clock.  To make ours I drew a huge clock on the driveway and found toys in the garage for the hour and minute hand. Then we had fun playing clock games!

 Big Hands On Telling Time Practice

Telling Time Games for Kids:

  • Call out a time and have the kids use the “hands” to show it to you.
  • Show a time on the clock and have the kids identify it
  • Count by 5s on the clock using the minute hand
  • Use the clock to solve an elapsed time problem
  • Show which time you do _____ on the clock

 Teach Kids How to Tell Time

Letting kids manipulate a big clock makes it easier for them to grasp the concept.  Adding movement into the learning also helps some kids make better connections with abstract concepts.

The other Move and Learn co-hosts were busy putting together Move and Learn Activities for kids this week too, make sure to check them out!

Other Ways to Move & Learn this week:

  • Shadow Science from The Pleasantest Thing
  • Big Connect the Dots with Colors from Hands on : as we grow
  • 18 Ways to Play with Numbers from Toddler Approved
  • Check out all our Move & Learn activities
  • Lots of ideas on our Pinterest board!

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Jeanette Nyberg says

    April 10, 2014 at 10:43 pm

    This is just so cool!

    Reply
  2. Coffee Cups and Crayons says

    April 10, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    I may or may not have been out there without kids at one point Jeanette Nyberg!

    Reply
  3. Speekee - Spanish for Kids says

    April 11, 2014 at 4:43 am

    Brilliant for language teaching. Love sharing your activities!

    Reply
  4. Coffee Cups and Crayons says

    April 11, 2014 at 6:44 am

    Speekee – Spanish for Kids thank you!!!

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  5. Ana Dziengel says

    April 11, 2014 at 8:26 am

    I love this idea!

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    • Coffee Cups and Crayons says

      April 11, 2014 at 8:43 am

      THanks Ana Dziengel!!!!

      Reply
  6. Erica Kylander-Clark says

    April 11, 2014 at 9:52 am

    Oh, this is fun.

    Reply
  7. Carolyn Elbert says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    LOVE this!!

    Reply
  8. The Funster says

    April 12, 2014 at 11:32 pm

    Megan
    Wow what fun! Not only educational but a lot of fun as well. Anytime you can combine fun and learning you’ve got a winner. Thanks for the great idea!

    Reply
    • Megan Sheakoski says

      April 14, 2014 at 9:21 pm

      Thanks Funster!!!

      Reply
  9. Alison Wood says

    April 17, 2014 at 8:32 am

    I need this NOW! Thanks!

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  10. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    April 20, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    How fun! I wonder how hard it would be to set it up so that the shadows matched the time, like a proper sundial?

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      April 20, 2014 at 8:37 pm

      That would be AWESOME!!!!

      Reply

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