how can i help my daughter tell time?

Answer 1

First of all, how old is your daughter? If she is under third grade, she may not see the need since everybody tells her when to do things. She may learn to tell time when she NEEDS to know.

What can you do to help? Getting a play clock is a good idea; however, if she is having real difficuly telling time you will need to break time elements down into steps. Have your daughter look at clock and tell you ONLY if it is morning, afternoon, or night. Then, start asking her ONLY what hour it is. When she can tell you the hour, move to the half hour, quarter hour, 5 minute, and minute.

Second, can she tell time with a digital clock, but not a regular/analog clock? If this is the case, she may have a minor form of dyslexia. My son had this same problem and he just graduated from college with a History major and Economics minor. How does she do in other subjects? If she does well in reading and math, telling time is a small problem. If she is having problems in other areas, have her tested for learning disabilities (and I hesitate to recommend this because most Special Education students tend to stay SPED students throughout their school career).

I get the feeling that some teacher told you this was a problem and your daughter will not do well on the state test if she can't tell time. Generally, there will be few time-related questions on state tests, so don't let this become a focus of your daughter's education, instead focus on her strengths, whether they are academic, arts, music, or sports.

I hope this gives you some direction. Good Luck.

Answer 2

This is a difficult concept as there are very few clocks around. Most timepieces are digital, and simply have a number read-out.
If you can find a play clock, or a wrist watch that has a clock face, instead of a digital read-out, help her locate certain times of the day:
This is when we eat breakfast
This is when you go to school
This is when Daddy comes home
This is when your favorite TV show is on.
etc.
Good luck!

Answer 3

Make sure there's a "real" (analog) clock in your house with numbers that she can clearly see. If she asks you how much longer until something tell her what time it will be when you're done -- and tell her what it'll look like. Tell her what time her favorite show comes on television. It just takes practice. Buy her an inexpensive watch that she'll love. Just integrate time-telling as much as possible into her daily life and she'll adopt it fairly quickly.

Answer 4

Get a play clock. Teach her how to differentiate time according to meal times to begin with. Explain mornings and evenings. Keep it to regular hours at the start. Use the TV program to help connect time with what comes on on the TV.

Answer 5

get a clock not a complicated one so she can understand it then teack her the little hand big hand then the second hand