Time Timer
Building Time Concepts and Time Management (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
6-9
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rdFood Groups:
Primary: Classroom Tips
Transcript
We use the timer every day, multiple times during the day. It's a wonderful visual tool for students to understand how long things take. It's also great for keeping me, the teacher on task as well as the class. We also talk about how long we think something should take us and we set the timer to see if we were spot on. It's also a great tool in math for estimating, time lines, time intervals and it starts to introduce the concept of how kids start to learn about time and how to manage their time. Everyday it's in use. So here students can look up and know they have about 18 minutes left before the time goes off. The red part displays how much time we've set and it actually moves and beeps when the time is over. So children can always take a look and see how much time is left before they have to move to the next task, finish what they're doing or before the next activity is coming. Addition to the visual, there is also a beep when the time runs out. The beep's a little quiet, so if you are fortunate you'll have a student like me; he'll yell out "There's the beep".
Related References
Additional Links:
Time Timer: www.timetimer.com
Activity Objective
The goal of Time Timer: Building Time Concepts and Time Management (Virtual Tour) is to help students develop basic time concepts and time management skills by using a concrete visual tool, a timer, throughout the day.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Use a timer throughout the day for various tasks.
- Providing a visual countdown helps students understand the passage of time and alleviates stress during transitions.
- Encourage students to estimate how long an activity should last and use the timer to test their predictions.
- Incorporate a visual timer into math lessons and activities.
- Electronic visual timers are available for desktops and mobile devices.
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