It's About Time
Another one to try is a train, bus or airplane schedule. Those can be obtained at various travel websites. Have students plan a trip, taking into account arrival times at the airport (or station), duration of the flight, and time to travel to a final destination. These are all great ways to have students apply their skills.
Here are a few links to some time-telling games and sites that you may wish to use with students:
What Time is It? is a great analog and digital time matching game.
Teaching Time is a great site with links to many time related games and worksheets. Create time flash cards, practice reading clocks, print worksheets andmore at this site. Just be sure to scroll down a bit to see all that is offered.
Time Experiences for Kids is great for older students. Given two times, students must determine the amount of time between the two. Very challenging!
At Hello Sun! students examine the passage of time by watching the changes in the real world.
Time Estimation Page is also a very challenging activity for older students. It gives practice in estimating the passage of time. Do you know how long 30 seconds really is? I had a fun time with this one!
All the Time in the World
Begin by posing this question such as this to the class: "If you eat breakfast at 8 a.m., what do you think the children in China are doing at the very same time?" Discuss the differences in day and night and what activities children may be engaged in at the very same moment you are talking in school. Students will soon come to realize that it can't be the same time everywhere in the world at once. Introduce the idea of time zones. Many students will be familiar with the time zones in the United States due to the TV programming and those famous words "9 p.m. Eastern, 8 p.m. Central..." Show them the basic time zones in the US, or in your area, on a map. Ask them how many they think there are in the world - there are 24 - one for each hour of the day. Then do a little "time traveling" and see what time it is in various places around the world.
Students may enjoy making Time Zone Murals. Give each student a large piece of construction paper. Have them
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