no account of time for young children. But over time, the baby should be understood that the time - it is the measured value. It is advisable to teach children to understand as early as preschool age, in time.
how teach your child refer to the clock? Consider a few simple steps that will help in this matter.
We determine the readiness of the baby
The child should be prepared to receive the information. This need to focus on:
- child understanding the value of the time of day;
- although the ability to count to 60, and better - to 100;
- knowledge of numbers and visual concept of their value;
- the ability to write numbers.
Time and child / istockphoto.com
Usually start teach your child deal of time can be in 5-7 years.
We explain simple things
The child must understand that time is moving only in the front, and can not go back. Here it is necessary to show the movement of the arrow on the dial. After clarifying what the hour, minute, second. Then you can tell what a day.
If a baby is poorly focused, you can draw or print a colorful poster showing the order of the day.
Operating dial and the value of the arrows
You need to tell your child that on the dial there are two kinds of numbers - hour and minute. They need to calculate figures and division separately. It is also necessary to explain that when the needle is moved one notch, which means that one minute has elapsed. After studying the dial, you need to tell us about the value of the arrow: long answers in minutes, and the short - for hours. The child will be much easier to absorb information visually. This can help a variety of pictures, books, games.
Education definition in time / open sources
Learning integers (hours)
You must first learn how to navigate the baby in the time range. To do this, move the arrow on the toy or present the dial, showing each hour. Most importantly, after the material passed continuously practiced.
Learning minutes
Once the child has learned the numbers, you can move on to the study of minutes. Need to calculate the division in each sector, then in quarters, and so on until half an hour. It is better to teach a child gradually. For easier memorization, can be represented on the clock painted pieces of the pie.
Constant practice and repetition
The child began to quickly navigate in time, he should always ask leading questions, and conduct short lessons.
You will be interested to know, What is sensory development of the child: how to lay a solid foundation for the mind
