Time
Crafts
- Make workable clocks using brads
- Print #'s on a clock shape
- Use clock stamps
- Make day and night pictures
- Make sun pictures: place construction paper cutouts on black paper, leave out in sun, after a day remove the cutouts and the sun will have faded the paper so you can see their shape
- Make Grandfather clocks with swinging pendulums
Science
- Sequence cards depicting times of the day
- Shadows
- Use stop watches to time things and record findings
- Experiment with hour glasses
Block Area
- Add # blocks to the area
Dramatic Play
- Put different types of clocks in the house area (alarm, digital, hand)
Circle Time
Songs:- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Wee Willie Winkie
- Here we go 'Round the Mulberry Bush
- Oh Mr. Sun
- Goodnight Moon
- Spot tells Time
- What time is it: have pictures of people doing things at different times of the day, have children guess the time (morning, noon, evening, night)
Water & Sand Play
- Add sponge #'s to the water table
Outdoor Play
- What time is it Mr. Wolf?
- Let children experiment with stop watches
Field Trips / Special Days
- Have a sport's day and let children time themselves, keep it non-competitive and have them race against their own scores