Learning to tell time is a difficult concept for young learners. Learning to tell time should be a family activity that can be fun wherever you go with your children. The concept of time is difficult in itself. It helps if you first start by referring to events or activities in relation to what is going on during your child’s day. Examples are after nap time, after lunch, before we eat dinner, when the lights go on, etc. You could say, “In the morning we eat breakfast. After we eat …

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Teaching children to tell time with an analog clock takes practice and patience. Time is best learned when it can be taught in relation to something the child understands…in the context of their small worlds. When my oldest child started nursery school, she was upset to be left so I told her I’d be back at 10:00 when she had snack time. Of course she didn’t understand that, so I told her I’d be back at snack time. That she understood. When her class settled down for snack, there I was. Then I told her I’d be back at lunch …