tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post2605065644923049717..comments2024-01-01T23:50:46.656+00:00Comments on Inside Martyn's Thoughts: Numeracy - Telling TimeMartyn Kitney http://www.blogger.com/profile/07564829931381366013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post-10450557487091195102016-02-13T21:11:22.166+00:002016-02-13T21:11:22.166+00:00we're all learning to tell the time here. We p...we're all learning to tell the time here. We play clock solitaire, talk about how many minutes are in a hour, half, quarter etc. I set times on when we will do something and ask them to let me know when that time arrives. We're very informal.tanyahttp://www.happyhandley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post-51971042755102306392016-01-18T06:09:15.063+00:002016-01-18T06:09:15.063+00:00Time is so important in our lives but it is really...Time is so important in our lives but it is really hard to teach (mostly the minute hand). Our three year old has interest in learning but is nowhere near learning how to count by 5's and cannot understand the basis of 60 mins/hour. We normally use time in ways like "when the big hand gets to the top its time for ..." our main clock in our house has Roman numerals so that's pretty much shooting us in the foot. Thanks for outlining the school requirements as per age! <br />Tori<br />www.themamanurse.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566554181912093362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post-19800596075565604532016-01-17T17:06:29.776+00:002016-01-17T17:06:29.776+00:00It's not an easy thing to teach. When my son w...It's not an easy thing to teach. When my son was little digital displays were new and everywhere. All watches were digital too. The only analogue watch I could find had a Mickey Mouse hand, so he had one of those. I think it was advertised as a teach your child the time watch (not cheap either!) We also bought an analogue clock for the living room. I love the idea in the comments of using a stopwatch, it really does give them the idea of time, and fun too.Bear and Cardiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828270309563096463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post-17168759655860569472016-01-16T15:51:54.524+00:002016-01-16T15:51:54.524+00:00We used our daily timetable too. I stuck post its ...We used our daily timetable too. I stuck post its around the clock showing key times.<br />My boys also enjoyed playing with stopwatches a lot. They timed themselves running around, building Lego, and this helped familiarise them with time. It can entertain children on car journies too. They can guess how long it will take to reach a particular landmark, then time it and see how close they were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com