{"id":10501,"date":"2021-04-26T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidlee.fr\/?p=10501"},"modified":"2024-05-24T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:05:14","slug":"apprendre-a-lire-l-heure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidlee.fr\/en\/learn-to-read-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to tell time: Tips and activities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Teaching a child the time may seem complicated. However, some children learn it before they see it in school! The most important thing is to follow the child's rhythm and to have a good method. This is why, Kidlee<\/a> <\/strong>brings you today his tips for teaching children to tell time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How old do you have to be to learn to tell time?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Around the age of 5-6 years, the child becomes more and more aware of the world around him. He is interested in the days and wants to know why adults are so concerned about what the watch shows (pun intended!), he also wants to learn to read it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if he starts to ask for the time at the age of 3, it is not until he is 7 that he will learn it at school. In ce1<\/strong>then the learning will be deepened in grade 2<\/strong> revised in cm1<\/strong> and possibly reviewed in cm2.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, some parents may wish to teach their children the time at cp<\/strong> which is quite feasible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all depends on the child's interest in learning it, and whether or not they are ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn to tell time step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Organize a small observation session. Take a clock where every detail is clearly visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin, we observe the turn of the dial containing numbers and hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, we notice that there are large numbers from 1 to 12<\/strong> inscribed around the dial: These are the hours <\/strong>! They are indicated by the small needle<\/strong> ! Take the time to read the numbers one by one and point out that we go to the right after 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then explain that the day consists of 24 hours<\/strong>Therefore, as the dial only displays 12 h,<\/strong> during the day the small hand will go around the dial twice<\/strong> to finish the latter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's move on to the minutes and seconds, still through observation, draw his attention to the small lines<\/strong> around the dial. We can see that the numbers go 5 by 5<\/strong>. By counting them, always by making the turn of the dial, we note that there are 60 small lines<\/strong>, the minutes<\/strong> !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The large needle<\/strong> indicates the minutes! You should know that the number 60 is not noticed for nothing! But because a hour<\/strong> is equal to 60 minutes<\/strong> ! So, once the big hand makes a complete turn, it means that one hour has passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we have the second hand<\/strong>the fastest moving hand. The second hand allows to read the seconds<\/strong> ! Once the second hand goes around, it gives us one minute. Therefore, the big hand will advance by one stroke, everything is relative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, a minute<\/strong> is equal to 60 seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seconds<\/strong> are the ones that go by the fastest, then come the minutes<\/strong> and finally the hours<\/strong> ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips for learning the time: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate the time of day with moments of the day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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We eat lunch at noon, sleep at 9 p.m., get up at 7 a.m., go to school at 8 a.m. .... Try to link the different activities of children to their schedules. From the age of 5-6, children begin to become aware of the world around them, and it is then possible to indicate a few benchmarks <\/strong>so that he finds himself in his day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also time the minutes for brushing teeth, tidying up, getting dressed... This will help him to familiarize yourself with the concept of time<\/strong> more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little by little, the child will learn to situate himself in time and will integrate this into his daily life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also do various artistic<\/strong> by making a clock! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clock Morning\/Afternoon <\/h3>\n\n\n\n