Hands On!

TIME
What time is it?

Buy a big clock or use an old one.
Learners need to know numbers 1-60 before learning to read the time.
Use items that are useful to the learner (bus schedules, TV guide, school times, store opening times, doctor hours.)
Show learners the different numbers on clocks (digital, regular, Roman numerals, no numbers).
For more advanced learners, you might want to introduce the concept of a.m. and p.m.
Review time everyday.
Teach daily activity verbs to allow learners to talk and write about daily activities and at what time they participate in these activities.
Allow learners to change the clock when practicing.
Look at stores or offices open hour signs.
Teach one way of telling time thoroughly before attempting the other way (quarter to three or two forty-five).
Time flash cards are readily available at educational supply stores.
A clock face stamp is also available that makes producing your own worksheets much easier.

Instructor or another learner shows a clock. Learner says the time.
Two clocks are needed. Instructor or another learner shows a clock. Learner sets her clock to the same time.
Create your own Bingo game.

Lay out the time board game found in the front pocket of the binder. You need dice and all players need something to move around the board. You also need a clock. Determine who begins first. That person rolls the dice. If he lands on a clock, some- one asks him, 'What time is it?' The first player reads the time. Then he can ask others, "What do you do at 4:00?" If a player lands on a picture of a verb, the player says the verb. Then the player asks others, "What time do you ?" Then the player takes the clock and arranges the hands on the clock to represent the time she does the activity. This activity provides opportunities for learners to practice asking and reading the time as well as talking about daily activities.