Help your students learn
to tell the time with our
Classroom Resources
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Teachers - we have the time teaching-solution you've been looking for!
EasyRead Time Teacher Clocks and Teaching Aids are the perfect resources to help you guide your pupils through the tricky curriculum subject of time.
Choose your method
Teaching your child to tell the time is easy with both our learning methods:
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Step 1:
Read the number at the end of the long hand."8..."
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Step 2:
Say which side the long hand is pointing to (past or to)."...minutes to..."
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Step 3:
Read the number of the end of the short hand."...2!"
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Watch how easy our "minutes past or minutes to" method is!
If you express the time as
"8 minutes to 2"
teach your child the past/to method.
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Step 1:
Read the number at the end of the short hand."One..."
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Step 2:
Read the number at the end of the long hand."...52!"
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Watch how easy our 12/24 hour method is!
If you're more familiar with saying
"One Fifty Two"
teach your child the 24 hour method.
Our Range
Choose your Classroom Resources
EasyRead classroom clocks are perfect for daily use at school – your children will quickly learn to tell the time with regular practice. Add in a Playground Clock and class sets of Teaching Aids and you have a consistent approach to teaching time across the school.
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Simple step by step teaching methods
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Integrated range of resources
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Consistent approach throughout the school
FAQs
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What are the two teaching systems?
The 3-step teaching method is for telling the time using the “minutes past” and “minutes to” method. This is the method most commonly used in the UK. The 2-step teaching method is for telling the time using the 12 & 24 hour format such as “1:52” or “13:52”. This is the method most commonly used outside the UK.
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What are the wall clocks made of?
All of our clocks are made of plastic and Perspex. The outside Playground Wall Clocks are made from weatherproof metal and glass.
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What type of type of batteries do the clocks use and are they included?
The clocks use 1x AA battery. These are not included with the clock.
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