Hickory, Dickory, Dock, It's TIME to make a clock!

My kiddos are learning how to tell time!  The week began with "Judy Clock" practice and learning the parts of a clock.  Of course there was some paper/pencil work thrown in there, but today we did the really fun stuff!  We made our own clocks!

No, not like fully functioning battery operated clocks or anything, but they do the trick :)  They aren't rocket scientists (yet)!  If you need clocks for your class to practice on, these are cheap and the kids love them.  They keep asking when they get to take them home.

Supplies you will need:
-paper plates (2 per child)
-brads (1 per child)
-minute and hour hands (I wrote minute and hour on them, but you can have them do that if you prefer.)

I started by giving each student one paper plate and demonstrated how to add the numbers, starting with the 12, then 6, then 3 & 9.  After that they added the numbers in between.  They were excited because I let them trace the numbers with marker.  Ahh, the little things ;)

Next, they made a cut between each of the numbers on their clock.  This turns each number into a little flap.

I gave them a second paper plate to put underneath the first, and put their brads with the clock hands through the middle to hold them together.  I handled all of the brads because it is sort of difficult to get them through two paper plates.  I didn't want them hurting their little fingers.  They all would have been asking for a band-aid!

Then came the tricky part.  They had to lift each number on the clock one at a time, and write the corresponding minute amount behind it.  I reminded them to count by 5s, but some of them needed a little help with this part.

After all the clocks were assembled, it was practice time!  I gave them a time and they showed it on their clocks.  The clocks were a hit, and I could see pretty quickly which kiddos were grasping the concept and which ones need more help.  We will use them for a few minutes each day to keep practicing.