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Telling the time- Paper Plate clock

Telling the time is a great skill for kids to learn. Paper plate clock is an excellent resource to get children to talk about time. Help your child to learn to say the time by designing a handy paper clock. Below are the materials needed and steps to follow to design a paper clock.

Materials:

Ø  Paper Plate

Ø  Crayons, Markers, or Paint

Ø  Construction Paper

Ø  Number stickers (1 to 12) and Numbers by 5s to 60

Ø  Paper Fastener

Ø  Glue Stick

Ø  Scissors

Directions:

Cut 12 small circles or squares from construction paper. Place the numbers 1 to 12 on the squares, and then glue the squares in the appropriate spots on the paper plate. If you do not have number stickers, you can simply write the numbers onto the squares. Cut out numbers by 5s unto 60 and place them under set of 1 to 12 numbers. Place the numbers in this order:

Top:                1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10        11        12

Bottom:          5          10        15        20        25        30        35        40        45        50        55        60

Draw two clock arrow hands, one a little smaller than the other. Cut them out. Push the ends of both clock hands onto the pointed ends of the paper fastener, then poke the paper fastener through the center of the paper plate clock face. The paper fastener should be loose enough so that the clock hands can move around freely.

The clock is now ready to use to practice telling time.