It can be a tricky endeavor, teaching kids how to tell time. Part of the problem is that the activity is often relegated by teachers. But it is such a basic, everyday skill. As such, every student should know how to read an analog clock.
So how do you make something like learning to tell time a fun and interactive activity? One solution is transforming the activity into a game of BINGO (complete with prizes, of course).
Make up basic BINGO cards for all the students. Place one time of day per box—12:00, 10:45, etc. Project a transparency of a clock with the numbers but no hands. With an erasable pen, fill in the hour hand and minute hand.
If anyone has the time you’ve written, that student can cover the square with a piece of paper. (Keep a running log of the times you’ve written for the end.)
As with any game of BINGO, the first person to make a straight line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally yells out “BINGO.”
Check the student’s card to ensure every time was given. If so, that student is the winner.
While there are many ways for kids to learn how to tell time, this is just one simple, interactive, and high energy example.
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