Math Games

Math Games and Fun For Homeschoolers

Math Games Focused on Time Skills

"What time is it, Mr. Wolf?"  You can hear this game being played almost daily at any play park you visit.  One group asks what time it is and with their back to the other, the "wolf" tells the players the time, hoping to bring them close enough to catch them.  Well, many of us have been caught by time.  We don't have enough of it, we need more of it, we wish it would slow down or speed up for our convenience.  It is the difference between a cooked and burnt dinner, finishing or winning a race between friends, or hitting a yellow light or a red one in the family van.  We need to teach our children not only how to tell time but how to use it wisely.  As Catholics, we must learn to be excellent stewards of our time whether we are sitting for an hour in Mass or an hour in the Adoration Chapel with our Lord or an hour reading to our children.  Begin teaching your kids how to recognize and use time (and their watch) now!  

Math O'clock Time Match Game

Age:  Elem+

Focus:  Telling time to the hour without a numbered clock face

Use a non-numbered clock face and the numeral + o’clock combination to teach children to recognize time on the hour.  All pictures should orient with the black dot at 12 o'clock spot.  This is especially valuable for young learners who are confident in numbers but not in telling time by arm positions alone.  This was created after my little one and I sat in the dentist office one day and she couldn't figure out how long it was until her appointment time because the clock face didn't have any numbers.