Here is a fast-prep idea for a math warm up to help your students become familiar or review time to the hour.
Use a real clock with the glass/cover removed or make one. I made this one using the free page from our Pond Coloring Club. Printing it on card or laminating would work best.
You'll need to create some hands. Glue the minute hand down pointing to the 12 and keep the hour hand spinning with a brad / paper clip. Test a few materials to ensure it spins freely before you start to play.
To play simply place the clock down in the middle of your small group table and tell students to call the time when the spinner stops. Spin the hour hand multiple times and have students identify the time. Ask them to say time in full - 5 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 2 o'clock etc.
If you're looking for ways to make hour time and clocks fun for your little learners, you'll love our new tracing pages!
They can provide practice for:
- tracing simple shapes
- tracing numbers
- tracing letters
- identifying time to the hour
- drawing clock hands to match hour time
They're over in our TPT store with a bonus workbook cover!
