Time and Money

🧮 Time and Money

Teaching Time and Money using math prepares children for skills that are important in life. Knowing how to tell time and identify money helps a child develop responsibility and good judgment. Counting, skip counting, and number sense are other topics that relate to this area of learning. When kids know about time and money, they feel more confident taking care of daily chores and understanding finances.

Clocks

Kids first learn to read the time on both clocks, then progress to learning half and quarter hour times. They use time telling to follow their usual everyday activities, like the times for school or lunch. Working with clocks helps children develop the ability to sequence and learn the basics of time that has passed. Using pictures and models of clocks makes the subject of time much more enjoyable and interesting.

🧭 What is a Clock?

A clock helps us know what time it is. It has:

• A round face (like a circle)
• Numbers from 1 to 12
• Two hands:
  ⏰ Short hand = Hour hand
  ⏰ Long hand = Minute hand

🕐 What Do the Hands Mean?

👉 Hour Hand (Short):
Tells us the hour (1 to 12)

👉 Minute Hand (Long):
Tells us the minutes (each number = 5 minutes)

🎯 Example:

If the short hand is on 3, and the long hand is on 12...

🕒 It's 3 o'clock

🧠 Remember:

• When the minute hand is on 12, we say "o'clock"
• When it’s on 6, it's "half past"
• When it’s on 3, it’s "quarter past"
• When it’s on 9, it’s "quarter to"

🕘 Fun Examples:

• 7:00 → Hour hand at 7, Minute hand at 12 → "Seven o’clock"
• 9:30 → Hour hand between 9 and 10, Minute hand at 6 → "Half past nine"
• 2:15 → Hour hand just past 2, Minute hand at 3 → "Quarter past two"
• 5:45 → Hour hand near 6, Minute hand at 9 → "Quarter to six"

⏳ Tip for Kids:

• Always look at the hour hand first
• Then check the minute hand
• Say the hour before the minutes

Coins

Children learn how to add different coins such as pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in order to make different totals. They learn to recognize and sort coins by taking part in tasks like buy pretend goods or by organizing them into piles. Exploring coins helps to develop addition skills and teaches the first steps of handling money. Learning about money teaches children how numbers relate to what happens in the real world.

🧠 What Are Coins?

Coins are small, round pieces of money made of metal. We use them to buy things like snacks, toys, or books.

🪙 What Do Coins Look Like?

Coins come in different sizes, shapes, and colors. Some are small and light, others are big and heavy.

👉 Each coin has a value — that tells us how much it is worth.

💡 Example (No specific currency):

Let’s imagine some coins:
🪙 Small silver coin = 1 unit
🪙 Medium bronze coin = 5 units
🪙 Large silver coin = 10 units
🪙 Big gold coin = 20 units

(Note: “Units” just mean points of value – they can be called cents, paise, yen, etc., depending on the country.)

💵 What Can You Do With Coins?

You can add coins together to get a total.

👉 Example:

1 unit + 5 units + 10 units = 16 units

You can also subtract to find out how much you have left after buying something.

Activity Idea

Time & Money Hunt - Hide paper clocks and play coins around the room. Ask kids to find and read them.

Entertainment Activities

1. Clock Match Game - Match digital and analog times.

2. Coin Song Videos - Sing along while learning coin values.

3. Shopping Role Play - Use play money and a pretend store.