Classmates Classroom Sand Timer - 3 Minute
Classmates Classroom Sand Timer - 3 Minute
EAMT10183
Product code: EAMT10183
Product Description
Introduce your pupils to the fascinating concept of time with the Classmates Classroom Sand Timer. This vibrant and functional 3 minute sand timer serves as a valuable educational tool, offering a tangible representation of time passing, which can often be abstract and challenging for students to grasp.
Designed especially for young learners, this sand timer not only sparks curiosity about the way time has been measured throughout history but also encourages effective time management in the classroom.
- Demonstrate to students how time was kept before the invention of modern devices like wristwatches and smartphones.
- Use as a reliable activity starter or finisher; can your pupils tidy up the classroom in 3 minutes? Challenge accepted!
- Incorporate the sand timer into your behaviour management strategies, providing a visual 3 minute countdown for quiet or to help pupils reset and refocus.
Why You'll Love It
- Enhances time management skills and task completion for students.
- Perfect for testing timetables and simplifying division concepts through practical use.
- Visualise Time Facilitate effective time management with a tangible tool that helps children visualize the passage of time.
- Dynamic Learning Tool: Enhance classroom activities by integrating the sand timer into competitive exercises—perfect for testing times tables and division skills.
- Ignite Historical Imagination: Foster curiosity by introducing children to an ancient method of timekeeping, bridging their understanding of the past and present.
- Measurable Concepts Develop a foundational understanding of time as a quantifiable concept, integral to early numeracy skills.
- Promote Patience & Focus: Teach children the value of waiting as they observe the sand flow, creating natural pauses for reflection or smooth transitions between activities.
- Foster Teamwork: Enhance cooperative learning by utilising the timer in group tasks, promoting communication and teamwork.
- Optimal Visibility: Place the sand timer in a central location visible to all children, making it an integral part of time-focused activities.
- Routine Integration: Incorporate the timer into daily routines—during reading or quiet play—to establish a consistent structure.
- Transition Tool: Use the sand timer to signal transitions between lessons, providing a visual cue that prepares children for new activities.
- Link to Storytelling: Pair the timer with storytelling or history topics to ignite curiosity by connecting tangible objects to cultural narratives.
Further Information
- Age Range
- 3 Years +
- Age Recommended from
- 3 Years
- Brand
- Classmates
- Key Stage
- Key Stage 1Key Stage 2
- Learning Outcomes
- Time
- Material
- Plastic
- Pack size
- Each
- Product Type
- ResourcesTime
Introduce your pupils to the fascinating concept of time with the Classmates Classroom Sand Timer. This vibrant and functional 3 minute sand timer serves as a valuable educational tool, offering a tangible representation of time passing, which can often be abstract and challenging for students to grasp.
Designed especially for young learners, this sand timer not only sparks curiosity about the way time has been measured throughout history but also encourages effective time management in the classroom.
- Demonstrate to students how time was kept before the invention of modern devices like wristwatches and smartphones.
- Use as a reliable activity starter or finisher; can your pupils tidy up the classroom in 3 minutes? Challenge accepted!
- Incorporate the sand timer into your behaviour management strategies, providing a visual 3 minute countdown for quiet or to help pupils reset and refocus.
Why You'll Love It
- Enhances time management skills and task completion for students.
- Perfect for testing timetables and simplifying division concepts through practical use.
- Visualise Time Facilitate effective time management with a tangible tool that helps children visualize the passage of time.
- Dynamic Learning Tool: Enhance classroom activities by integrating the sand timer into competitive exercises—perfect for testing times tables and division skills.
- Ignite Historical Imagination: Foster curiosity by introducing children to an ancient method of timekeeping, bridging their understanding of the past and present.
- Measurable Concepts Develop a foundational understanding of time as a quantifiable concept, integral to early numeracy skills.
- Promote Patience & Focus: Teach children the value of waiting as they observe the sand flow, creating natural pauses for reflection or smooth transitions between activities.
- Foster Teamwork: Enhance cooperative learning by utilising the timer in group tasks, promoting communication and teamwork.
- Optimal Visibility: Place the sand timer in a central location visible to all children, making it an integral part of time-focused activities.
- Routine Integration: Incorporate the timer into daily routines—during reading or quiet play—to establish a consistent structure.
- Transition Tool: Use the sand timer to signal transitions between lessons, providing a visual cue that prepares children for new activities.
- Link to Storytelling: Pair the timer with storytelling or history topics to ignite curiosity by connecting tangible objects to cultural narratives.
Further Information
- Age Range
- 3 Years +
- Age Recommended from
- 3 Years
- Brand
- Classmates
- Key Stage
- Key Stage 1Key Stage 2
- Learning Outcomes
- Time
- Material
- Plastic
- Pack size
- Each
- Product Type
- ResourcesTime
