Interactive Teaching Clock: Teaching Clock
Drag either hand and both move together, like a real geared teaching clock. The time shows in words, the other way to say it, and digital, and Mr Moon says it aloud. Tap a moment in Barry's day and the hands sweep there, with what Barry is doing at that time.
Free, no sign-in. Ready to play on the board, with a printable worksheet at three levels and a home version.
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Steps: O'clock and half past, quarters, five minutes, or to the minute
- Wording: UK (quarter past seven) or US (seven fifteen)
- Players: The whole class against Mr Moon, or 2 teams
- Price: Free, no sign-in
How to play Teaching Clock
- Show the time. Drag the hands, tap a number, or press Now for the real time at the start of the lesson.
- Follow Barry's day. Tap a picture card and the hands sweep to that time: "At half past seven, Barry has breakfast." Type in your own class timetable to use your day instead.
- Hide the words. Hide words covers the time, so the class says it first.
- Play a challenge. "Set the time I say": Mr Moon says a time and a child sets the clock. "What's the time?": the class reads the clock and says it together.
Learning by doing
Times are never bare: every time on the clock is a moment in Barry's day (or your class's own timetable), so the clock answers what is happening now and what comes next. In the challenges a child sets Barry's lunch time or reads when he goes home.
The worksheet
"Barry's Day: Telling the Time" at Support (draw the hands for o'clock and half past), Core (write the time with a word bank, draw Barry's timetable) and Challenge (two ways to say it, how long between two things, my day). Answer key and home QR code included.
Teaching Clock FAQ
Is it free?
Yes, with no sign-in, and it works on any interactive whiteboard or projector.
Does the hour hand move with the minute hand?
Yes, they are geared like a real teaching clock. In Set the time I say, children move each hand on their own, because placing the hour hand is the hard part.
Can I use my own class timetable?
Yes. Type it in the settings and the clock follows your day instead of Barry's. It is kept on that computer.
UK or US wording?
Both: "quarter past seven" or "seven fifteen", with the matching voice.
More ready-to-play games
- Sentence Builder Game: Barry's Comic Caper. Teams drag word tiles to write the captions for Barry's comic. A right sentence colours in the panel, and every panel has a twist.
- Listening Game for Kids: Mr Moon's Night Picnic. Mr Moon calls a word and teams race to find it, then match the pictures and play memory with every card spoken aloud.
- Prepositions of Place Game: Tidy Up for Mr Moon. Barry has wrecked Mr Moon's room before the party. Teams put each thing where Mr Moon says, then play hide and seek in the dark.
- Guess Who Reading Game: Which Monster?. Someone took Mr Moon's hat. Read Barry's notes, send the monsters it can't be out of the line-up, and ask Barry yes or no questions.