Book of Time: Notes For Parents

Book of Time
Notes for parents

Introduction
You can help your child learn about time and how we measure it from his or her early years. Babies and toddlers quickly anticipate the landmarks in their days getting up, going out, lunchtimeand later, theyll understand the idea of day and night. The earliest step for telling the time is an interest in the clocks around us, and when children show this, we can focus on the idea of the hour o clocka contraction of the hour of the clockin relation to the big events of a day, e.g. mealtimes, playing times, bath times, and bedtimes! This book aims to introduce this o clock principle with the aid of a chunky foam clock with removable numbers. This will help your child learn which numbers go where in a fun, hands-on way, and prove a great introduction to the hour times mentioned throughout the book. The book shows real and imaginary clocks and watches, focuses on different times of the day, and encourages the idea of fast and slow with toys.
Time activities to do at home

Find a clock...or two! Clocks are everywhere: at home; in the car; in stores; and all around. Set fun challenges like Lets see if we can find four clocks today. Explain that digital displays are clocks, too, and that theyll learn these later. Time talk: When you talk about your day, try to include key words, e.g. morning, afternoon, evening, and night. What have we done this morning? What should we play this afternoon? Soon it will be time for your bath tonight. Its going to be a starry night. Special hours: Add hours to special events. Were going out at 10 o clock this morning. Our friends are coming at 3 o clock this afternoon. Itll be dark at 7 o clock tonight. Make a night picture: Use dark paper, and add a silver moon and shiny stars! Talk about how most people sleep during the night but owls, bats, and foxes sleep during the day and are active at night! Whose watch? Show your child your own watch. Explain how the straps allow you to take the little clock around with you. Encourage your child to ask family or friends if they are wearing a watch. Why not design and make a paper watch for teddy together? When you buy your child a first watch, choose a traditional watch face. Digital can come later when the idea of time is better grasped. Just a minute! Introduce the idea of minutes and the length of time by using an egg timer, a stopwatch, the second hand on a watch or clock, or a cooking timer. Try playing these simple games. Children love putting on a timer and waiting for it to beep! Children can time you, e.g. How long does it take Mommy to put on her shoes and coat? You can also set a time challenge, e.g. Lets see if you can put on your pajamas and jump into bed in just one minute? or Can you sing for a whole minute? or even Can you be very quiet and still for two minutes?!
My First Book of Time

The hands go this w ay aro un
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10
12 1 11
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Long hand
The long, red hand is the minute hand.
alled a cloc k w s is c i se Th i
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Short hand
The short, green hand is the hour hand.
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LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, and DELHI

Written by Anna Harrison Designed by Mark Richards Jacket designed by Victoria Harvey U.S. Editor: Jennifer Quasha Production Controller: Lloyd Robertson Special Photography: Dave King Educational Consultant: Geraldine Taylor With thanks to: Gary Kings for model making, and Lynne Moulding for illustration Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in China by Leo Paper Group Picture Credits: The publisher would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce their photographs: Robot p 4 Courtesy of John Rigg, The Robot Hut, Door p 8 Stephen Oliver All other images Dorling Kindersley. For further information see www.dkimages.com
Look for clocks when you are walking around. All these clocks show the start of the hour.
Amazing clocks
Take out all the numbers from your foam clock. Now can you put them back in the right order?
Start by putting the 12 at the top and the 6 at the bottom. Next put in 9 on the left side and 3 on the right side.
7 5
2 12
Where clock numbers go
Add all the other numbers!
9
6 11
3
10 1 8
Wonderful watches!
Do you wear a watch? Each of these toys has a watch! Can you see which watch belongs to which toy?
duck
robot
doll teddy
Its 5 o clock. Make it 12 11 1 5 o clock 10 2 on your 9 3 foam clock.

8 7 6 5 4
5 o clock
8 o clock
Its 8 o clock. Lets turn the 12 11 1 hands on your 10 2 foam clock to 3 make 8 o clock. 9
8 7 6 5 4
Turn the long hand to 12. Turn the short hand to what hour o clock it is.
10 9 8 7 6 5 11 12 1 2 3 4 10 11 12 1 2 3 8 7 6 5 4 9
O clock
10 o clock 3 o clock
Its 10 o clock! Lets turn the hands on your foam clock to make 10 o clock. Its 3 o clock! Make it 3 o clock on your foam clock.
A clock tells us what time it is during the day and the night. Each day has a morning, afternoon, and evening.
Morning When do you eat your breakfast?
Day and night
FLAK ES
CRUNCHY
What is your favorite time of day?
Afternoon What time does this clock tell?
Evening What time do you take a bath?
Nighttime What time do you go to bed?
One hour after 2 o clock is 3 o clock! Some things take just one hour to do! What are these children doing?
Tim
Happy hours!
alk! w a r o f e
11 12 1 2 3 7 6 5 4
What time does Jamilla start painting?
10 9 8
10 9
11 12 1
2 3 4
Jack and his puppy are off to the park. What time do they leave?
10 9 8
11 12 1
8 2 3 4
What time do they get back home?
Pupp y
FOO D
Tim ef
What time does Jamilla finish painting?
or p
nt ai
ing
c Time for ooking!
!
10 9 8 7 6 5 11 12 1 2 3 4
10 9 8
11 12 1
Jen is baking some bread. What time does she put the bread into the oven?
2 3 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 11 12 1 2 3 4
What time does the bread come out of the oven?
Whoosh! Some things travel very fast. Which toy do you think travels the fastest?
Which vehicles move more slowly?
Time to play
What time does the train leave the station?

10 11 12 1 2 3 7 6 5 4 9 8
train
STATION
bike
race car
Can you count all the clocks?
10 9 8
11 12
1 2 3
AIRPOR
What time does the air plane arrive at the airport?
air plane
1 12 1 10 2 9 3 8 4 765
10 9 8
11 12 1
2 3 4
TOWN HALL
motorcycle
truck bus tractor
Book of Time
11 Hands-on learning with 1 10 8
Please remove plastic wrapper before giving this book to your child.
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a special fold-out clock

L Have fun practicing where all the clock numbers go L
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$12.99 USA $15.99 Canada
I S B N 978-0-7566-2938-0
Move the hands to show oclock times L See if you can find lots of clocks on every page!
An interactive book with notes for parents. Ideal for young children getting to grips with their first experience of telling the time.
Geraldine Taylor Education Consultant
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Contains small parts. Recommended for children over 36 months of age.
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Printed in China by Leo Paper Products

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Notes for parents

Time activities to do at home

My First Book of Time

The short, green hand is the hour hand.

LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, and DELHI

Where clock numbers go

Add all the other numbers!

Its 5 o clock. Make it 12 11 1 5 o clock 10 2 on your 9 3 foam clock.

Day and night

What is your favorite time of day?

Afternoon What time does this clock tell?

Evening What time do you take a bath?

Nighttime What time do you go to bed?

What time does Jamilla start painting?

What time do they get back home?

c Time for ooking!

What time does the bread come out of the oven?

What time does the train leave the station?

What time does the air plane arrive at the airport?

truck bus tractor

a special fold-out clock

Geraldine Taylor Education Consultant

Contains small parts. Recommended for children over 36 months of age.

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