Time & Measurement
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The Story of Clocks and Calendars - Award-winning history book
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. Paperback, 48 pages. 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. Comes with a laminated and colored control (15" x 20") on poster board, pre-cut arrows and key. 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 -
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 -
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 - A different way to look at time by Steven Jenkins
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. Hardcover, 34 pages. Learn More
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