Hey you, thanks for stopping by! My blog is LGBT friendly, rated PG13, and awesome. You've been warned. It seems like our schools are teaching less and less of the “basic” things we learned as kids, which means it’s up to us, as parents, to make our children realize how important these things are. I remember in school, I learned multiplication at the very beginning of third grade. My oldest is going into fifth grade, and they are just now teaching the multiplication tables to her. Luckily, she knows them fairly well already, but I think that the standardized tests have really put a halt to real learning. Now they are just learning for test purposes.
Anyway, telling time is something I think kids should learn at a young age, for many reasons. Mostly, my reasons are selfish. Instead of saying “is it almost lunch time” thirty-two times by 10AM, they can look at the clock and see that it’s only 10AM, so it’s almost snack time but no, it’s not lunch time. When it’s summer time and it doesn’t get dark until 9PM, I want them to realize that bed time is still at 8, so instead of saying “but it’s not dark out yet!”, they can look at the clock and know when bed time is.
While I’m not usually a hardcore advocate of kids and electronics, I think some apps can be educational and helpful to the learning process. So, if used in moderation, I’m 100% for them! :)
Now I Know Time
Learn to tell time with this affordable iTunes app. As an added bonus, there’s a roman numeral clock on this app, which makes it really unique.
Cost
Available for just $1 via iTunes.
Jungle Time
This one is great, especially for kids that love animals. Your child gets to choose their favorite jungle animal and it is displayed on the clock. Start off basic by telling time by the hour, or challenge yourself with the harder levels. Correct answers get a neat surprise!
Cost
Available for $.99 via iTunes.
Interactive Telling Time
This multi-level interactive 5 star telling time app is great for kids just starting out, or those that need to brush up on their skills. The graphics are great, kinda reminds me of Blue’s Clues.
Cost
Available for $2.99 via iTunes.
Fun Clock
This app is great because it makes it fun (with a flamingo, games, and a certificate!). If your child is resistant to learning, this is the one to try.
Cost
Available for $3 via play.google.com
Best one?
I think each app has its perks, so it’s really up to personal preference. I tried the $.99 app first just because it was cheapest. I was happy with it but wanted others to compare it to, so I could write this post for you! :) I love The Fun Clock app – it’s fun because the kids don’t realize they’re learning.
I was not compensated for this post, and there are no affiliate links, I just wanted to share some cool stuff with you guys!
These are a great idea. I went to two different schools when I was a kid and one taught things in fifth grade that the other had taught in first. A lot of it depends on individual schools. Because of standardized testing at such young ages, you find a lot of schools that have to concentrate solely on certain subjects to keep up rather than teach what we learned.
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These apps would be great for my girls if I had a smartphone. The girls already know how to tell time and my oldest already know basic multiplication, division and such, but the apps would be great refreshers.
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Thanks for sharing. I’m going to look at these now!
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we are pretty old school in this house….we are just now letting our oldest get into video games. He has already asked for a ipod touch (because his best friend got one when he was 4!). We told him to save up his money and then he could get one….but maybe I should look into getting these on my kindle fire…I do let him play some games on that sometimes. Jungle Time would be perfect for him; he loves anything to do with animals.
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No young kids – and I am less for technology and more for MOMMY-ology. I spent almost every waking minute talking about everything and anything with my kids… before they asked. The first one absorbed it, the second one ignored it. I am already doing all sort of things with colors and counting and languages with my grandson. Sure an app can do it… and maybe the kid would learn easier that way… but I enjoy the time spent teaching him.
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Luckily bub picked this up rather early when I was his age I still have problems withe telling time! Thanks for the information, I will pass it along!
My 3 year old loves learning apps! He can tell time on a digital clock already and we are using it to our advantage!
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I bet Levi will love this when he’s old enough. He’s already starting to count, though he only knows the number one so far :)
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I sat with two of my nephews this evening – one is 2 and the other 3. They had the iPad playing with different apps, opening and closing them, showing me games and how to play them. They were doing some things I am sure my son was not doing at 2 and 3 years of age. I love these apps – they will help my son who is struggling with telling time.
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