With these materials about time your child will be able to:

			Revise the numbers needed to tell the time
			Play a listening game by moving the clocks’ hands to the correct time
			Play a matching game to identify clocks at different times
			Listen to and sing a traditional children’s song about a mouse and a clock
			Listen to and sing a song which practises the months of the year
			Listen to and read a story which will introduce your child to the idea of time zones around the world
			Play games using the time flashcards
			Make a clock you can use to practise telling the time

The activities are for all ages and levels. Activities are marked with a symbol to indicate the best age group and level. Look at these when you choose which activities to use with your child.

If your child can already tell the time in their own language they are probably ready to start learning how to tell the time in English too. Younger children may need to revise the numbers before starting to work with the concept of time. For activities to do with numbers have a look here:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-numbers.htm

Younger children will really enjoy the traditional song called Hickory Dickory Dock, which is accompanied by a simple printable worksheet for children to complete and colour. They will also be able to practise recognising the days of the week and the months of the year by playing the grouping game called Days and Months.

Older children can practise putting the words in sentences about daily routine in the right order by playing a fast and challenging ordering game called Ryan’s Day and listening to an interactive story which introduces the idea of different time zones around the world. As children listen to the story they can complete the printable worksheet which accompanies the story. All ages will be able to sing along to the song which practises the months of the year.

SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CHILD

Here are some activities you can do to help your child practise telling the time in English.

			Print out two copies of the clock. Right-click on the link below to save the files to your computer. Print clock (99KB)
			Stick the clocks onto cardboard or cover them in plastic to make them last longer. Attach the hands using paper fasteners.
			Now, use the clocks to practise telling the time in English. There are many ways to do this and if you have more than one child or a friend or relative available you can see who's the fastest!
			Play a game of true or false. Set the clock to a certain time and say the time in English. Sometimes say the real time the clock shows and sometimes say a false time. Your child should say whether it’s true or false. Then your child can take a turn and say true or false times.
			Ask your child some simple questions about their daily routine. For example, ‘What time do you have lunch?’ or ‘What time do you go to bed?’ Your child can put the hands of the clock to the correct time and then tell you what time it is. Then they can ask you some questions.
			You can also play time bingo with your children and their friends. Right-click on the links below to save the cards to your computer: Print time bingo cards 1 (130KB) Print time bingo cards 2 (130KB) Print time bingo cards 3 (130KB) Print time bingo cards 4 (130KB) Print time bingo cards 5 (130KB) Print time bingo cards 6 (130KB) * Cut out the cards and give one to each player, or to yourself and your child. * Say different times (it's a good idea to write the times on pieces of paper before you play. Put the pieces of paper in a hat. Then pick the pieces of paper out ) * Players who have the time on their card cross it off, or cover it with a button or piece of card. * The first player to cover a line on their card wins! (They can shout 'Bingo!)
			When you see a clock when you’re out and about with your child, ask them, ‘What’s the time?’ in English!