Telling time

Since end of term 2, Xuan has started on lessons on telling time in school. Xuan was able to master telling time accurately using quarter to, quarter past and half past very fast by end of term 2. Thereafter, the teacher moved on to teach the children 5 time table, hoping to move on hour and minutes. Xuan wasn't able to memorise 5 time table well though.

However, we are glad that things took a positive change with this new math materials bought from Growing Fun. :) Mommy showed Xuan the concept of time table using it and Xuan got it instantly! To allow Xuan to "catch" the concept, Xuan has to hands-on work on the materials by placing the 5 units bar on the scale. Every bar she adds, she sees the results. And to our pleasant surprise, Xuan mastered 5 time table up 5 x 5 in 10 minutes, well memorised in her mind. We have since moved on up to 8 x 5.



Now, Xuan is able to read time in hours and minutes more confidently up to 30 minutes. She has also just learnt from class lessons on the concept of 1 hour later, 2 hours ago and read the time from thereon.

We believe that with more daily hands-on practise of telling time, Xuan should be able to read time even more confidently by December before she embarks on her primary school learning journey. Although time is not examinable until term 4 of P1, it is definitely a handy skill to have before she starts P1.


Xuan also uses the materials for other creative play...