• How to Teach Children to Tell the Time

    April 16, 2019

    Our twin girls recently turned seven. They’re both clever, kind, caring girls who have a natural thirst for learning. I’m always amazed at the things they tell me they’ve learnt in school. In particular when they showed me some multiplication they’d learnt in school, I was amazed at how easy they’d found it. Like many…

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  • Top tips to help teach children the time

    May 30, 2014

    1. Encourage children from an early age to count. Counting will help children to understand the concept of time such as seconds and minutes. When your child can count to 60, it’s a good time to start exploring time in more detail 2. Talk to your children about the time. Explain to them when things…

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  • Telling the time

    January 29, 2014

    A few days ago I was in our local chemist picking up a few bits and bobs that we needed. Whilst I was browsing the shelves, I saw a child’s Minnie Mouse watch. It was on the reduced items shelf priced at £1.99. “A bargain,” I thought to myself! Our twins have one book that…

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