Key Stage 1 Numeracy Homework
Year 1Clock Work
"Clock Around"

What will this game will achieve?
This activity will help your child to read the time to the hour on a clock.

You will need:

                                                       
How do you play?

  • Ask your child to look carefully at a clock in your house
    • Can they see where the numbers belong?
    • What else can they tell you about the clock?
    • Which hand on the clock moves the fastest?
  • Take it in turns to spin the spinner.
    • Can your child put the right time on the clock?
      eg spin 7 = 7 o'clock
  • If your child grasps this quickly can they put the time on one hour from the number on the spinner. How about 2 hours, 3 hours etc.
  • Try this idea again but this time put the clock back 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours.

Key Words

minute hand
hour hand
hours
minutes
o'clock