Telling Time: Level 6-9
Telling time for six to nine, with clock faces and time labels to match. Reading a clock is two skills wearing one name: reading where the hands point, and knowing what the number means about the day. The labels handle the second one, which is the half most materials skip. Task cards and control, so the child works alone. Durable plastic with rounded corners. In English, and the clock face is the twelve hour one.
“The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence.”
The Telling Time: Level 6-9 curriculum guide addresses the child's mathematical mind by presenting complex temporal concepts through carefully sequenced visual materials. This guide's distinctive melting clock imagery serves as a concrete bridge to abstract time concepts, acknowledging that upper elementary children require sophisticated representations to grasp relative time, elapsed time calculations, and temporal relationships. The Level 6-9 progression builds systematically from familiar clock-reading skills to abstract temporal reasoning, recognizing that children in the second plane of development seek to understand not just how to read time, but why time functions as it does. The melting clock visuals in this curriculum guide transform abstract concepts like time zones, scheduling conflicts, and duration comparisons into tangible experiences that children can manipulate mentally.
- Calculate elapsed time across hours and days using multiple strategies
- Convert between different time formats including 24-hour notation
- Solve multi-step word problems involving time intervals and scheduling
- Understand time zones and their practical applications
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By presenting these advanced concepts through structured Montessori lessons, the guide respects the child's need for both intellectual challenge and ordered presentation of complex ideas.
How to present it
Follow the Montessori method of presentation for optimal child development.
Review the curriculum guide's scope and sequence. Prepare materials listed for the first lesson, including clock models and the distinctive melting clock visual cards. Create a dedicated math shelf space for time-telling work.
- 1
Introduce the melting clock concept as a visual metaphor for time's flexibility
Allow children to discuss what the imagery suggests about time before presenting formal concepts - 2
Present elapsed time calculations using the visual timeline provided
Start with same-day calculations before crossing midnight - 3
Guide practice with time zone conversions using the illustrated world map
Connect to children's personal experiences with travel or communication - 4
Introduce 24-hour time notation alongside traditional clock faces
Use real-world examples like train schedules or digital devices - 5
Apply concepts through the guide's problem-solving scenarios
Encourage children to create their own time-based word problems
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