This iPad app is FREE for the next three days. Its 8 games are geared towards primary students (grades K – 3) who are learning to tell time. There are 4 levels: easy (to the hour), normal (15 minute intervals), hard (5 minute intervals) and super (by the minute). These levels are similar to Common Core Standards which expect first graders to tell time to the 1/2 hour, second graders to tell time in 5 minute intervals (AM and PM), and third graders to tell time to the minute. In the games, kids have to set the time on both digital and analog clocks, match digital & analog clocks, put clocks in time sequence, and more. Clocks must be set to either AM or PM by making sure the background lighting matches the time. The settings allow this app to be in either a 12 hour format or a 24 hour format. The app is also supported in 4 different languages.

The analog clocks in the app have every minute labeled which gives kids practice knowing exactly where the hands go when setting the time. But once they have practiced, there should be realistic clocks (only numbered 1 – 12) for the kids to set. Kids need to understand that numbers on the clock represent 5 minute intervals & that the unlabeled dashes in between each stand for a minute. The watches in the matching games are realistic so kids get some practice reading unlabeled timepieces. Worth downloading for some practice but could be more rigorous.

Common Core Standards met:

• 1.MD.3 – Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
• 2.MD.7 – Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
• 3.MD.1 – Tell and write time to the nearest minute (first portion of the standard).