Help students learn how to tell time with a clock craft. Give each student a paper plate and punch a small hole in the middle of each one. Ask students to write the numbers 1 through 12 on their clocks in their correct locations, using a clock on the wall as reference. To make this easier for kindergarteners, you may want to put marks on each plate to show where the numbers go before you pass them out, or ask the students to begin by writing in the 3, 6, 9 and 12, then fill in the other numbers in between. Help students cut one long thin rectangle and one short thin rectangle from black paper to make the hands of the clock. Punch a hole on one end of each of the rectangles. Line up the holes on the rectangles with the hole on the plate, and attach a metal brad. Show students how to move the hands on the clock.
Teach students how to count minutes on a clock with relay races. Place a large clock on a wall or table so that students can clearly see the minute and second hands. Create a list of tasks for students to complete relay race style. For example, ask students to balance a small ball on a spoon and carry it across the room, then return and hand the spoon and ball to the next student in line. Before beginning the race, ask students to guess how long it will take for the entire class to complete the task. Write down the exact time on the clock, and then ask students to determine how many minutes and seconds it took to complete the task.
Play an engaging game outside to teach students about clocks. Use white chalk to draw a large clock on the sidewalk. Ask a student to stand in the middle of the clock. Call out a time, and ask the student to hold out his arms to create clock hands. Alternatively, ask a student to stand at the 12 and ask him to hop on one foot on each number; give each student a try to see who can hop through the most hours.
Use a clock to find out when students complete certain activities, recommends the website Utah Education Network. Draw a clock without hands on the whiteboard. Draw in the hands at 5:00, and ask students what they usually do at 5:00 in the evening. Write down student responses, which may range from playing outside to completing homework or eating dinner. Wipe away the hands of the clock and put in a new time, again asking students what they are doing at that time. Let students take turns drawing the hands on the clock and asking each other about their daily activities.