How to teach a child to watch

Every day children grow up, learn something new. At the age of 4-5 years, babies begin to take an active interest in watches. Accordingly, from this period, it is necessary to gradually teach children the concept of time and help to understand the principle of the clock.

How to teach a child to watch the clock

Children get acquainted with watches at an early age, as they see them on the walls, in the hands of their parents, etc. But before delving into this topic, you need to tell your child about time concept, as well as about its measures of measurement, that is, about seconds, minutes and hours.

It is advisable to show examples on a watch that has 3 hands. Moreover, this must be done in 3 stages:

• It is better to start by explaining the concept of seconds. For example, you can clap your hands with each movement of the corresponding arrow.
• After the baby understands, it is necessary to tell that a minute is called a period of time in which 60 seconds. Of course, everything is better shown by examples. Not only claps will help, but also small competitions based on performing an action in a minute: whoever sits down more times or puts toys in a box will run further, etc.
• After that, it remains to tell about the period of time, which is called the "hour". It is important to explain to the child that there are only 12 hours on the dial, and in the day – 24. The best way that will allow the baby to understand how long this time period lasts, – turn on cartoons or let go for a walk. But you need to focus on the position of the hour hand, and then, after 1 hour has passed, call the baby and again show how much time has passed.

In addition to ordinary watches, there is a huge selection of children's toys that help to better assimilate information. Firstly, they are beautiful and bright, thereby attracting the attention of the child, and secondly, you can change the position of the arrows with your fingers, that is, the baby can take part in the process himself.

Parents should not only tell their child about the time and its determination by the clock, but also constantly focus on this. For example, when the baby wakes up, it is necessary to clarify the time, then say that you need to leave the house in an hour (or another period of time) in order to get to the kindergarten on time. Taking the crumbs, you can show the time on a wrist watch. Then, during dinner, classes, watching cartoons, getting ready for bed, associate all actions with time.

Besides, it doesn't hurt to buy a watch for your child. They are bright, stylish and the baby will feel more confident among his peers, sharing his knowledge with them.

How to teach a child to watch: video

Besides parenting explanations, watching a video is a very effective way of teaching a child about time. Favorite heroes will make learning interesting. In this form, children perceive information better. When creating a manual for parents and children, experts pay attention to basic knowledge, which in the future only needs to be consolidated in practice.

To practice, you can show your child the Time Trainer game. The presence of several levels of difficulty allows you to periodically complicate tasks to master all the nuances. Thus, playing for 10-15 minutes a day, the kid will quickly learn to understand the principle of the clock, improve memory and ability to concentrate.