A child aged between 11-12 will be learning how to use 24 hour time, am and pm notation and how to construct timelines for events. A child of this age will be eager to apply their new skills to real life situations. If you are going on holidays, get your children to look at airline flight schedules and simple travel itineraries.
Daylight savings can be confusing even for adults but it does provide a good opportunity to discuss an older child's knowledge of time zones in a practical way.
Learning to tell the time is in itself a complicated skill, however there are lots of ways you can help your child learn at home and it's time that's well spent together.
