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Learning to Tell Time with Puppies and Kittens

Eustacia Moldovo - Author

Patricia J. Murphy - Author

This is an introductory maths guide: children encounter clock-reading concepts alongside puppy and kitten photographs, vocabulary support, fact boxes and activities.

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Adorable photographs of puppies and kittens guide elementary students though the basics of telling time. Starting with 'Words to Know, ' which introduces students to new vocabulary before encountering it in the text, this volume proceeds to explain how to read time from analog and digital clocks to the half hour, the difference between a.m. and p.m., and the various ways to write the time. Fact boxes and activities enhance the math concepts.

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Time· ExplainedAnalogue and digital clocks· ExplainedA.m. and p.m.· Explained

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timeanalogue and digital clocksa.m. and p.m.written time

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Themes in Context

Learning time concepts

The book teaches clock-reading to the half-hour and introduces a.m. and p.m. alongside different ways of writing the time.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: Vocabulary, fact boxes and activities support the book’s instruction in maths concepts.

Talk about: Which way of showing the time makes most sense to you, and why?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

Its scope links analogue and digital clock-reading with half-hour times, a. m. and p. m. , and different written forms, giving a learner several connected ideas to practise.

What Deserves Attention

The book focuses on telling time to the half-hour, so consider whether that is the clock-reading practice your child wants.

A Conversation Worth Having

How do the book’s examples help you tell the time on an analogue clock and a digital clock, and when might you use a. m. or p. m.

Reading Approach

Try a short shared session: look over the vocabulary first, then let your child explain one clock-reading idea and try an activity together.

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Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Learning time concepts: The exact examples, explanations and activities are not specified.

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Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Learning time concepts

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