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 Reinforce the concept of time in four steps

 Time management is essential for school success. Before young students can learn it, however, they must grasp more fundamental time concepts: How long is a second, minute, hour and day? What about a week, month and year? How do past, present and future relate?

 Understanding time and how itā€™s measured helps children be more responsible. They can ā€œbe ready in 10 minutesā€ or estimate how long it will take to complete an assignment.

 While a real mastery of time doesnā€™t come until later in the elementary years, this four-step process can improve your childā€™s sense of time.

 Have your elementary schooler:

  • Select a task, such as jumping up and down 50 times, drawing a picture or completing two math problems.
  • Estimate how many minutes it will take to complete the task.
  • Use a timer to track the time it takes to complete the task.
  • Check how close the estimate was to the actual time it took.
  • Select a task, such as jumping up and down 50 times, drawing a picture or completing two math problems.
  • Estimate how many minutes it will take to complete the task.
  • Use a timer to track the time it takes to complete the task.
  • Check how close the estimate was to the actual time it took.

 Reprinted with permission from the November 2023 issue of Parents make the difference!Ā®  (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2023 The Parent InstituteĀ®, a division of PaperClip Media, Inc.Reinforce the concept of time in four steps