Learning Resources Magnetic Time Activity Set

I love the visibility and versatility of this item but it does require a separate magnetic board (unless you use blutack).It is well constructed and the moving the minute hand moves the hour hand like a normal clock.Larger than I expected, it just about squeezes onto my 36cm wide board.Perfect for schools and my design-a-party science parties.

Un must pour les enseignants! La petite aiguille bouge aussi ;-)

I love how easy it is to "build a clock" with this. It helped my kindergarten recognize how a clock should look. The one thing that I complain about is that the magnetic hands aren't strong enough to turn and stay attached to the board. I have to take them down or awkwardly hold the base while turning them. Also, I wish the hands could move independently from each other because having to turn the minute hand all the way around the clock just to move the hour hand one hour is pretty inconvenient, especially for younger ages when you are really only teaching about hours.

As an early elementary teacher, I know how difficult it can be for younger students (and some older students as well) to grasp the skill for telling time. They can tell time when looking at the "how to" we write together but have difficulty remembering it on their own. What hand goes with what number, etc.The reason I love this clock is because of the different color of the hands. It may sound silly, but the short hand 'red' goes to the red numbers and you can write the blue numbers (5,10, 15...) for the minute hand (beyond the hour numbers) and those hands will color coordinate making it easier for children to tell time.I did see another reviewer write that they did not like that the hands only go in one direction (like a real clock would). I look at that as an asset. Students are able to see that one revolution of the blue minute hand points the red hand to a new hour.If you want to quiz students quickly, you could use flash cards, little Judy Clocks or homemade clocks with plates and paper brads.I think this is an excellent teaching tool and I highly recommend it for any teacher who is teaching students how to tell time.

I student taught in a 5th grade special ed room and this made learning how to tell time fun and simple! The center magnet is not strong enough to just move the hands around the clock quickly without slipping however I just taught my students to turn using the little knob on the blue hand, it gives them a good apprecition of how the minute and hour hand move in tandem. For example at 5:45 that hour hand is creeping towards the 6.