As a rule, a child's interest in watches wakes up at the age of four to five years. If your kid began to pay attention to the dial even earlier, do not postpone the learning process and start the story, presenting the material in a playful way.
It is necessary
Clock, timer
Instructions
Step 1
Start the story about how the clock works with a fun game with a timer: this way the child will at least superficially feel how long one minute takes.
After your baby has a sense of its timing, set the timer for a longer time frame. Ask the child to take an action at the moment when he thinks that one minute has passed (invite him to jump, clap his hands, or stamp his foot). If the child bounces every 10 seconds, it doesn't matter. Keep exercising.
Step 2
Set a timer for 30 minutes and tell your child that when he hears the signal it will be time to go for a walk. Do the same experiment later with 60 minutes, and then explain to your child that 60 minutes is an hour, and 30 minutes is half that hour.
Step 3
In order for the kid to keep counting the time by the clock, teach him to count to 20, and even better - to 60, if he does not know how to do it yet. Counting will allow him to better understand time periods.
Step 4
If you decide to show by an illustrative example how to find out the time using a dial clock, start the training by telling you what the small (hour) and large (minute) hands are for. If the watch also has a second hand, it will also be necessary to provide information about it.
Step 5
Tell your child how many seconds are in a minute, how many minutes are in one hour, what is a quarter of an hour, half an hour, etc. But with a "theoretical" program, try not to overdo it. Remember that all this information at one time will not be assimilated in any case, no matter how much you want it.
Step 6
Periodically show your child the movement of the hour hand and explain to him what time of day each particular hour corresponds. We recommend that you be guided by the already established "family" schedule. Show your child the time for breakfast, lunch, games and watching cartoons, leaving something like the following comment: "… at 1:30 pm, at this time we are going to lunch …"
Step 7
To learn to understand the time using an electronic clock, a child must first of all know how numbers are written. If everything is in order with your baby, explain to him the measurements of time (second, minute, hour, half hour), after which you can already proceed to practice. Show your child the display of an electronic clock and tell (or ask) what time it is showing.
