- Give every child a paper plate, some construction paper, a marker and a metal fastener. Punch a hole in the middle of the plate. Cut big and small arrows out of the paper. Use the fastener to secure the ends of the arrows to the center of the plate. Draw numbers all around the plate to make a clock. When every child has a clock, you are ready to play. Call out a time or hold up a card with a time written on it. When you say so, all the children make their clock show the time stated. The first child with the correct time or everyone with the correct time wins a small prize.
- You need several sheets of paper, a marker and some chips (the poker kind, not edible) to play time bingo. Make a simple bingo card for each child with five squares across and five down. Draw a small clock with no arms in each square. Draw arms on each clock to represent different times. For example, in one square the clock says 4:15 and in another it says 6:00. Each child's board should be different. Call out different times. As children see the times on their boards, they put chips on their cards. The first child to complete an entire row wins.
- Give each child three cards with different times written on them. The first time is 10 a.m., the second is 3 p.m. and the third is 8 p.m. You can make as many cards with as many times as you want. Have someone act out an activity, such as brushing his teeth or sleeping; every child holds up a card with a time someone might be doing that activity. There may be more than one correct answer for each action, but you can talk about why each answer is right.
