HOW TO PLAY - TALKING CLEVER CLOCK - GAME RULES
 

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HOW TO PLAY - TALKING CLEVER CLOCK - GAME RULES

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Game Description:

Once the digital time is entered:

1. Ask children to show that time on the clock.

2. Press the Answer button to check their answer.

3. If the answer was correct, the clock will "Chime"

4. If the answer was incorrect, the clock will "Coo-coo".  The clock on the display will show the correct position of the hands.

Learn to Tell Time:
Turn the mode knob to Tell Time.

Starting Out:

• Begin by practicing hours (1:00, 2:00), then half-hours (1:30, 2:30), quarter hours (1:15, 1:45) and finally 5-minute increments (1:05, 3:35).

• When telling time, always say the hour first (red number), and then say the minutes (blue number).  Explain that 60 minutes is read as "o'clock."

What time is it?

1. Turn the clock hands to show a time (for example, 1:00).

2. Press the answer button to display the digital time.

3. Press the Say it button to hear the time.

4. Try it again.  Remember to start with hours, half-hours, and quarter hours.

Try Quiz Level 1 (quarter hours) before moving on to times in 5-minute increments.

Quiz time!
Choose Level
Level 1 - quiz on times in quarter hours (1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 4:45, ect)
Level 2 - quiz on times in 5-minute increments (1:05, 2:25, 4:50, ect)

1. Press the Quiz (?) button.  A digital time will appear on the display and the clock will ask you to show that time - for, example "Show 1:15."

2. Turn the blue minute hand until the clock shows 1:15.

3. Press the Answer button to check your answer.

4. If your answer was correct, the clock will "Chime."

5. If your answer was incorrect, the clock will "Coo-Coo."  Then the clock display will show you the correct position of the hands.  Move the hands to match the display clock, and press the Answer button.

6. Press the ? button for a new question - time and time again!

7. Press the Clear button to get out of the quiz mode.

Solving Time Problems
Turn the mode knob to Time Problems.

Starting Out:

• Elapsed time (amount of time passed) is a very challenging concept to learn.  Use the Clever Clock to help you solve these time problems.

• In this mode, the digital display shows you how many hours and minutes have passed.  For example, the display pictured on the next page shows that between the start time (1:00) and the stop time (2:30), 1 hour and 30 minutes have passed.

• Start by practicing hours (1:00 to 4:00) then half-hours (2:00 to 3:30), quarter hours (3:15 to 5:45) and finally 5 minute increments (1:10 to 2:35).

How much time has passed?

Sample question:  If you start reading at 3:00 and finish at 5:00 how long did you read?

1. Press Enter. The word "start" will be flashing.

2. Turn the minute hand until the clock 3:00.

3. Press Enter.  3:00 will be entered as the start time on the display.

4. Line up the green marker arrow on the rim of the clock with the minute hand.  (In this example, the green arrow would point to the 60 minute mark.)

5. Now, "Stop" will be flashing.  Turn the minute hand until the clock shows 5:00, counting up 1 hour each time the minute hand meets the green marker arrow.

6. Press Enter. 5:00 will be entered as the stop time on the display.  (Note - if you make a mistake when entering a time, press Clear and start over.)

7. How many hours did you count?

8. Press the Answer button to see if you are correct.  The display will show 2:00 (2 hours have passed).

9. Press Enter, and try another problem.  Remember to start with hours, then half-hours and so on.

Try Quiz Level 1 (quarter hours) before moving on to times in 5-minute increments.

The Clever Clock can also help you answer the question "What time will it be?"

Sample question:  If the soccer game starts at 1:00 and lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes, what time will it end?

1. Follow the directions on page 5 to enter 1:00 as the start time.

2. Line up the green marker arrow with the minute hand.

3. Turn the minute hand 1 hour and 30 minutes ahead.

4. The time on the clock should be the answer to the question.

5. Press the Answer button to see if you are correct.  The elapsed time should show 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Quiz Time!
Choose Level
Level 1 - Quiz on quarter hours (1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 4:45, ect)
Level 2 - Quiz on times in 5 minute increments (1:05, 2:25, 4:50, ect)

1. Press the Quiz (?) button.  A Start time and Stop time will appear on the display.

2. Set the clock hands to the Start time, and line up the green marker arrow with the minute hand.

3. Turn the minute hand until the clock shows the Stop time.  Be sure to count the hours and minutes as you turn the hand.

4. Enter the amount of time you counted (the elapsed time).  Use the Enter button to move the cursor to the correct position.  Press the +/- button to find a number, then press Enter (Note: to re-enter a number, press Enter until the incorrect number is flashing and re-enter the correct number,  If you are entering 1 hour, be sure to enter a 1 in the Second space; 1:00.)

5. Press the Answer button to check your answer.

6. If your answer was correct, the clock will "Chime."

7. If your answer was incorrect, the clock will "Coo-Coo."  Press Enter to correct the elapsed time.

8. Press the ? button for a new problem.

9. Press Clear to get out of quiz mode.

Stopwatch Feature

A stopwatch measures elapsed time.  It is usually used to measure elapsed time for activities that only take a few minutes or less.  To use the stopwatch feature:

1. Turn the mode knob to Stopwatch.

2. Press the ? button to start counting up.

3. Press the ? button again to stop counting up.

4. Press the ? button again to continue counting up OR press Clear and start over.

Use the stopwatch to measure how long it takes you or a friend to:

• Write your name 5 times.

• Hop across the room and back again on one foot.

• Say the Alphabet.  (How about backwards!)

Note to Parents and Teachers -

You can enter a specific digital time and have children show that time on the clock.
Turn mode knob to Tell Time.

Enter a digital time (this is similar to setting a digital clock):

1. Press the Enter button to move the cursor to the correct position.

2. Press the +/- button to scroll through the numbers.

3. Press the Enter button again to enter the number.

4. If you entered an incorrect number, press the Enter button until the incorrect number is flashing and re-enter.