Time
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*Hours
Clock Song
(tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The hands on the clock go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The hands on the clock go round and round.
To tell us the time.
The short hand on the clock
Goes from number to number,
Number to number, number to number.
The short hand on the clock
Goes from number to number.
To tell us the hours.
The long hand on the clock
Goes around by fives,
Around by fives, around by fives.
The long hand on the clock
Goes around by fives.
To tell us the minutes.
The Faces Of The Clock
The Big Hand is busy
But the Small Hand has power.
The large one counts the minutes.
But the Little One names the hour.
When both Hands stand at the top together,
It's sure to be Twelve O'clock. But whether
That's twelve at noon or twelve at night
Depends on if it's dark or light.
*Art
Telling Time (by the hour) with the "The Grouchy Ladybug"
Need: story "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle, paper
plates, red and black construction paper, brass fasteners, posterboard.
Give each child a paper plate. Have the children print the numbers of
a clock on the paper plate. Start with the placement of the number
12, 3, 6, 9 and then fill in the other numbers.
Have the children place a large and small clock hands in the center
of tier paper plate clocks with brass fasteners.
Give each child a red construction paper circle the size of their
paper plates. Have the children fold the circle and cut it in half.
Place the "wings" at the top of the clock paper plate and
fasten with a brass fastener.
Use the black construction paper to make small circles to for the
ladybug head. Use the scrap pieces of black construction paper to add
black spots to the ladybug clock.
Practice times with the children 1 o'clock, 7 o'clock, etc. Read
"The Grouchy Ladybug" to the children and have the children
place the corresponding times on their ladybug clocks.
Unusual Clocks
Give children construction paper and have them draw the most unusual
clock they can think of.
Paper Plate Clocks
Need: paper plates, 12 small circles per child, brass fasteners,
posterboard(for clock hands), crayons.
Make a clock face from paper plates. Have children either draw
circles and number them from 1 to 12 or glue small circles with
numbers 1 to 12 onto the paper plates. Children decorate the center
of the paper plate. Have children place their name in the center of
the paper plate.
Cut out the clock hands from posterboard. Insert the hands with brass
fasteners on the paper plate clock center.
Call out special times and have the children place the hands on the
hours. Such as: At what time do you get up? At what time do you start
school? At what time do you eat lunch? etc..
Could also have the children hang their clocks in an appropriate
place in the room and arrange the hands when they are "In"
the room and when they are "Out" of the room.
*Group
Clockless Hour
Need: Cloth or paper to cover all clocks in the room.
See if you have an accurate sense of time.
First collect everyone's watches and cover all clocks in the room.
Have the children get into groups. Plan an activity that takes about
one hour. Estimate when the hour is up with the help of the children.
Do the activity. Stop working and check the clocks. Was it close to
one hour?
What helped you to figure out what time it was?
Was it an accurate measure?
*Sites to See
A
Walk Through Time
The Evolution of Time Measurement from Ancient Calendars through
Early Clocks and up to NIST Time Calibration.
Read about Benjamin
Banneker
*Tips
Make paper clock faces with the hands drawn on them of the rooms
daily routine. Label the activity under each clock. For example if
your lunch time is 11:30. Make a clock face that reads 11:30 and
place a label under the drawing "Lunch".
Place the clock faces in a roll on the wall by the rooms clock. Makes
a great room display and the children soon will learn the time of
each daily activity.
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*Color Pages
Hickory Dickory Dock
*Clocks with Hands to print
Snowflake Clock
*Games Online
Learn To Tell Time Computer Game
Time Clock
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