Use a paper plate to create a standard clock face, adding the numbers 1 through 12 with a marker.
Cut two thin strips of construction paper, one shorter than the other, and tack them to the center of the paper plate. These two strips will be the minute and hour hands.
Talk with the children about the basics of time: the hour and the minute. Point to each hand of the clock during the explanation.
Quarter the standard clock by pointing out the four orienting times: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 and 9:00. Practice using these times as a reference by having the children point to their 12:00 (in front), their 3:00 and 9:00 (to the right and to the left, respectively) and to their 6:00 (behind them).
Gradually add other whole-hour times, then move to half hours and quarter hours.