How Do You Teach About Digital & Analog Clocks?
The concept of time can be a tricky one for young children to learn. It takes practice, but it isn’t hard to learn. When teaching time, it’s best to start with analog clocks, or clocks with hands, because they allow children to visualize time changing. Once the concept of time is understood, digital clocks, or clocks that only display numbers, are easy to master. Help the child cut a circle and two arrows, one short and one long, out of construction paper. Another clock can serve as an example to help the child write the numbers in the correct places. Encourage the child to decorate the clock. Fasten the short arm to the middle of the clock with the metal fastener. Explain that the day is broken up into hours: 12 hours in the morning and 12 hours in the afternoon and evening. List different times (for example, 5:00), and ask the child to move the hour hand to the right time. Help the child associate his routine with different times. For example, “You wake up at 7:00. At 8:00, we eat br
