Happy Monday everyone! Today I have a fun giveaway for you. It’s the Magnetic Elapsed Time Set by Learning Resources. This fun tool is an easy way to help students understand how time progresses.
I personally like the segmented timeline that comes with it to help the counting process. Sometimes the circular shape of the clock can be confusing I think, so it’s nice to have it in this format as well.
What are the details?
- The Magnetic Elapsed Time Set is $24.99
- The set includes 2 magnetic clocks with repositionable hands, and a 24-hour timeline with “start” and “end” labels, and removable guide numbers.
- The clocks are 10”
How do we use this?
I put them up on our magnetic white board as shown above and then set the clocks to different times. Next I have Tinker Bell position the “start” and “end” markers on the timeline strip. Together we count the time between the markers to see how much time has elapsed between the two clocks.
We also do this in reverse, I will set the “start” and “end” markers on the timeline, then Tinker Bell will place the hands in the correct position on the circular clock faces. Next we count the time going around the clock face and then the strip to verify.
What do we think?
I like this display, it really helps practice how to read a clock for younger kids, and also helps illustrate how we count the passing of time. It is fairly large as you can see, so you do need to make sure you have a space large enough to accommodate it. The full 24-strip will not fit on our little whiteboard, so I just place the ones we needed on it. You could also use this on a table instead of a magnetic board if you don’t have one. I also like how there are both the round clock faces as well as the segmented timeline to help show how time passes.
Buy It: You can click here to purchase your own Magnetic Elapsed Time Set from Learning Resources.
Win it: Simply fill out the rafflecopter below to enter to win a free Magnetic Elapsed Time Set for your family!
This would be an excellent addition to our home classroom! I love that it shows the time in linear fashion as well as on the clocks. It helps those who are more linear in thinking and visual learners, as well. Would definitely LOVE to win this!
Your website is a wonderful resource for inspiration to me, and countless others. I have recently purchased some of your material, and my children are really enjoying how “fun” school has become. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts and talents with us!
I’d love to win because my dd has the hardest time with math.
My kids (6yrs & 4yrs) are very interested in learning to read time. And I’m constantly getting the “has it been 30 mins yet?” and “how long until it’s 3 o’clock?”. This would be a great set to help them really understand the concept of time in a very tangible way.
I would love to win this because my son is the right age to start learning to tell time and I don’t have anything like this. My son loves to pretend he can tell time and everytime I ask him what time it is he always says 3 o’clock 🙂
This would be great for my three kiddos – two of them are starting to learn about time. Thanks!
My oldest is is ready to learn to tell time, and my younger is fascinated by it. It would be great to have this big visual helper for both of them. Thanks!
My son is such a hands on learner and he loves to learn with toys and fun.
It looks like a great way to do some hands on learning. It would be great with my 5 year old girls!
My 5 year old girls are working on learning time. They would LOVE the hands on clock/time learning!
Tis looks like a great tool for teaching time to my kiddos!