“How come when the short hand is on the six it’s thirty? That doesn’t make sense!” I tried to explain how you move five minutes every time you get to a new number, but that was only eliciting tears. The kids picked up telling time to the hour so easily I guess I assumed it was review!) He quickly understood how to tell time to the hour, but telling time to the half hour threw him for a loop. (I taught first grade for a number of years before I had children. I thought he must have learned basic time telling in kindergarten, but apparently this is a first grade skill. I used the Level 2 version for my upcoming first grader. After the game, my Five commented, “That was a fun game.” Believe me, coming from him this is high praise. When you have five in a row, the game is over. Find the corresponding digital time on the bingo board, and cover it with a marker or dot it with your Do-a-Dot marker. The one-person game is super simple to play. It helps that he and his older brother and sister are allowed to get up in the morning when their digital clock says “7:00.” He’s familar with the concept. A lot of this went over his head, but he got the general idea. So we can tell what “o’clock” it is depending on where the short (hour) hand is pointing. I explained that a new hour always begins when the long (minute) hand reaches the 12. We used my mini Judy clock (I love the Judy clock!). First, I showed my Five (he’ll start kindergarten soon) how to tell time to the hour on an analog clock.
But all three of my big kids (going into kindergarten, first, and third grade) pronounced this game “fun.” I hope your child or students like it too! I began with the simplest version of the game. Just print and play – no color ink, cutting, or laminating necessary! (Check back on Thursday for This Reading Mama’s literacy game.) Do your kids struggle with learning to tell time? I had forgotten what a tricky skill this is until I started teaching it to my own children. Looking for activities that will help your child learn to tell the time? Check out this set of time games – in three different levels! (This post contains affiliate links.) Welcome to the second week of the Print & Play learning game series with This Reading Mama! Each week I’m sharing a free printable math game for K-2.
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