How to Make a Personalized Time-Telling Game

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You can use a clock and a digital camera to make a personalized time-telling game for your child.

Teaching your child to tell time can be much easier than you think - and a lot of fun. Make this simple game to help teach your child to tell time.

Things You'll Need

  • Analog clock
  • digital camera
  • printer
  • 4x6 unlined index cards
  • clear adhesive paper
  • your child
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Instructions

    • 1

      Pick out half a dozen specific times in your child's daily routine - eating breakfast, leaving for school, eating lunch, getting home from school, dinner time and bedtime are a good basic list.

    • 2

      Take photos of the clock set to the time that your child does each of the things on your list.

    • 3

      Take photos of your child doing each of the things on your list.

    • 4

      Transfer the photos to your computer and print each photo on an index card.

    • 5

      Optional: Sandwich each index card between sheets of self-adhesive transparent plastic or laminate each card.

    • 6

      Have your child match the correct clock face with each photo activity card. Add a little challenge to the exercise by letting him race the clock using a kitchen timer.

Tips & Warnings

  • Add more activities to make the game harder once your child has mastered the basic activities.

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Comments

  • Casey White Jan 03, 2009
    Excellent, new, creative ideas. Thanks so much.

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