telling time – Early Math Counts https://earlymathcounts.org Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 183791774 Teaching Time https://earlymathcounts.org/teaching-time/ https://earlymathcounts.org/teaching-time/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:15 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=1524 On Monday we looked at a really great classroom tool that helps children keep track of time.  That is a very different idea than telling time.  It takes children a long time to be able to look at a traditional clock face and tell the time.  They need to be able to count to 60,  count by 5s, multiple by 5s, recognize the different lengths of the minute hands and the hour hands, recognize the difference between seconds, minutes, and hours.  This is why, telling time is not a preschool standard.

However, knowing that clocks measure time is a preschool skill.  This article describes ways in which we can support children as they develop early time-telling skills.  Check it out.

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