Time & Measurement
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The Story of Clocks & Calendars
Children will journey through time and across civilizations to learn how human beings have relied on calendars to tell us when to plant, harvest, and rest. Indexed, with cultural, science, and history references. Learn More -
Clock of the Eras - From Azoka Company
Looking at “cosmic hours,” children have another way to grasp the concept of the relative amounts of time it took for Earth to form and for different types of life to develop. Learn More -
Long Black Strip - From Azoka Company
Unfurling this strip is quite a dramatic statement—it’s just under 3 inches wide and almost 100 feet long! The Long Black Strip represents time from the beginning of the formation of Earth to the first human life on Earth. Learn More -
Time Line of Life
This package provides beautifully made materials children will use to explore and research the history of life on Earth. A red strip at the end of the control shows how long humans have been here. Learn More -
The Time Line of Early Humans
This beautiful, hand-colored Time Line shows the story of the human journey from the end of the Pliocene (the advent of our hominid ancestors) to the beginning of the Holocene, ending at the Bronze Age. Learn More -
Measuring Up
An appealing look at which common devices and tools people use to measure which kinds of things. Sure to inspire all sorts of spontaneous measuring activities — just add a measuring tape! Learn More -
Maria Montessori Centenary Card Set
Ten picture/story cards celebrate Montessori’s life and work in beautifully reproduced photographs in collaboration with AMI/USA. Place and date labels; short related facts. Learn More -
Big Digit Stopwatch
Satisfy the young child’s need to understand the passage of time! Big buttons and easy controls allow children to use this timepiece without help. Three functions track units from 1/100 second to months. Learn More -
Daytime / Nighttime - Cards & Replicards from In-Print For Children
Eight picture cards portray the activities of a child every three hours during a 24hour period. Next to each illustration is a clock face showing the corresponding time of day or night. Learn More -
Clock Rubber Stamp Set
This set of analog stamps gives you numerous possibilities for helping children learn to tell time. One stamp shows five-minute divisions; the second shows 60 one-minute divisions; and the third shows 12 five-minute divisions with the hour numerals. Learn More -
Time & Temperature
“Knowing the time helps you get to school without being late. Knowing the temperature helps you decide what to wear. Learn More -
Sand Timers
Time literally passes before the child’s eyes as white sand funnels down through the hourglass. There are many possible uses for the three plastic timers that comprise this set. Learn More -
Simple Stopwatch
A functional, uncomplicated timepiece the youngest child can operate independently: 1 green “go” button, 1 red “stop” button, and 1 yellow “clear” button. Very easy to use. Rugged, plastic housing; breakaway cord. Learn More -
Judy® Clock
The most popular classroom clock ever to help children learn to tell time. The Judy Clock has movable hands and large, clear hour numbers on the face. Grasp the knob on the minute hand to turn it and watch the visible, working gears simultaneously move the hour hand. Children clearly see that turning the minute hand one complete revolution causes the hour hand to move forward one hour. Learn More -
Just A Second
Award-winning author/illustrator Steve Jenkins impresses us with this unique presentation of time and history that can serve as a springboard for a child’s own exploration (perhaps with a stopwatch) of how much time different activities take. Learn More
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