Kids clock
A big, friendly teaching clock for children. The hours are huge and red to match the short red hour hand; the minutes (5, 10, 15 …) run round the edge in blue to match the long blue minute hand. Rainbow sections make each hour easy to spot.
Underneath, the time is written the way kids learn to say it — “quarter past three”, “ten to four” — with the digital time below. Put it on a classroom projector or a tablet in the bedroom, and turn any of the helpers off as your child gets more confident.
Customise the kids clock
How to use
- Switch clocks with ← →, by clicking or tapping the sides of the screen, or by swiping. The dice button (R) jumps to a random clock.
- Go full screen with the button in the top-right corner, a double-click or F.
- Open Customise (S) to change colours, fonts, 12/24-hour time, seconds, date and time zone. Settings are saved on this device.
Questions
- How do I teach my child to tell time?
- Start with the short hour hand and o’clock times, then half past and quarter past and to. Once those click, count the minutes round the edge in fives. The colours on this clock match each hand to its numbers to make that easier.
- Can I hide the seconds hand?
- Yes. Turn off “Show seconds” under Customise → All clocks; the minute hand then moves in whole-minute steps that always match the words.
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