Monday, September 14, 2015

Best Children's Books for Teaching Clocks and Telling Time

Me Counting Time
(kid-friendly informational text on time--from seconds to centuries)
by Joan Sweeney

Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Midnight Fright
(kids trick or treat thru the hours
on Halloween night
)
by Kathryn Heling

Kindergarten - 2nd grade


The Clock Struck One
(a cat chases a mouse thru the
hours--shows clockface)
by Trudy Harris

Preschool - 2nd grade
Completed Hickory Dickory Dock
(a cat chases a mouse thru the
hours
--shows clockface)
by Jim Aylesworth

Preschool - 2nd grade


Bats Around the Clock
(cute bat embark on a 12
hour dancing extravaganza)
by Kathi Appelt

Kindergarten - 2nd grade
What Time Is It, Mr Crocodile?
(a crocodile schedules his plan for
cooking & eating pesky monkeys)
by Judy Sierra

Preschool - 3rd grade


It's About Time!
(a little boy's activities thru the day;
great for teaching clocks & time)
by Stuart Murphy 

Preschool - 2nd grade
Rodeo Time
(kids make a schedule so they
don't miss any rodeo shows)
by Stuart Murphy

1st grade - 4th grade


best books for teaching time to older kids



Just a Second: A Different Way to Look at Time
(a deeper look at time, from seconds
to the history of the universe
)
by Steve Jenkins
3rd grade & Up
How Do You Know What
Time It Is?

(the history of measuring time,
including different devices)
by Robert Wells

2nd grade - 5th grade


About Time: A First Look
at 
Time and Clocks

(teaches how time has been
measured throughout history)
by Bruce Koschunak

3rd grade - 6th grade


Chimp Math: Learning About Timefrom a Baby Chimpanzee
(baby chimp's life via different ways to measure time--clocks, calendar...)
by Ann Whitehead Nagda

2nd grade - 5th grade

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