Telling Time
June 13, 2007 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Health
Telling Time is a new goal to be added to Charlie’s IEP (the meeting is tomorrow, Thursday morning), and I would say that it seems best that he learn how to do this using a digital clock first. Nonetheless, take a look at this Polar Clock that literally, and colorfully, puts time into motion. Perhaps I might turn it on if the meeting seems to be going on and on……..
The Polar Clock is fabulous! I may have to bookmark it just for fun. I mean, to keep me on time.
Woah, that is SO cool (okay, mesmerizing is probably a bette word)! What a neat way to visualize time passing.
Too much for me… makes me want to hurl!
We bought a digital clock that states the time when you push the button. Yeah, not such a good idea after all…but I ALWAYS know the time. Usually not the correct time though since they figured out those buttons too. Seriously, the best thing we got was a big clock like the ones they have in classrooms. Bubba at least gets the concept of “5 minutes” and the hour hand. That’s about as far as we got…
Hmmmm—-so the clock actually “speaks” the time? Now I am remembering why we stopped having digital clocks in our house: Charlie became completely absorbed in changing the numbers and looking at them and had a hard time transitioning away.
Best wishes tomorrow. Hope yours goes as well as ours did.
Love the clock. I will have to show it to my oldest!
Sam doesn’t understand the concept of any type of time. We have sand timers of different lengths all over the house. I have a cool stop light one that uses colors, sound and words, I have the timers that decrease with red. His best method is we use our two pointer fingers to show a distance of time in reference to how much time we have left for things. He likes that best. I can’t imagine when we have to start teaching him real time!!!
Best wishes and thoughts your way!