I agree that young children should be able to have more control over more aspects of their lives:)
This company (again, I am not marketing it) makes individual, smaller versions of this times that can be put in different areas (imagine the computer table- and then children can turn it on) or assigned to children so they can measure their own time. I also really like the \”old school\” egg timers, as there is nothing as visual as watching the sand pass through time.

I like the idea of using various tools in the ECE setting to help children see time pass, and to give them a sense of control over things. Kids like to set their own timers and watch the seconds click by. They like to see the schedule in some kind of visual representation so they can count down how many more circles until pick-up time, for example. I\’ve never seen this specific timer before, but I could see how something like this might be appropriate with young children – something that would engage them in the process of \”seeing\” time pass and measuring time. I especially like the idea of children setting the timer themselves.