Thursday, August 2, 2007

Classic Toys: Clock Toys

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Classic Toys: Clock Toys


So many older children these days can only read a digital clock. Don’t let your child become one of them!!
are great for children of all ages. They can start recognizing numbers on a clock as early as a toddler and continue through the years to learn basics of fractions when they are exposed to regular clocks and clock toys.

can enable toddlers to engage in their love of matching slots for shapes. With the numbers located on top of the blocks, they are also learning to match numbers as they find the correct slot for each block. The numbers are also located on the clock, which allows for your child to match number to number.

As a toddler,
can help your child learn to match shapes and numbers and how to put them in numerical order. As an elementary child, they can begin to learn to tell time. The key words, such as “quarter past,” can begin to introduce fractions along with the colors dividing the middle of the clock into 12 parts. The minutes are also labeled in 5 minute increments to help teach your child sequencing.

“My two year old got this toy as a birthday present and loves it! She is already matching up the shapes and learning to match her numbers from the shapes to the ones on the clock. What a great educational toy.”

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