More Playing With Math

We're continuing to utilize those math games that are all too often forgotten in the school day shuffle.  This morning's lesson was in telling time using Timing It Right.  

Timing It Right is another Discovery Toys game that I picked up at the same coffee shop sale where I bought Toss and Tally. 

The object of this game is to learn to read digital times on the board, set a clock to the matching analog time, and move your player through the events of a traditional school day to reach the goal of "bedtime".  Not a lot of chills and thrills here, but it is a quick moving game that held Charlie's interest.

 For each turn, the players roll a die with minute increments on the sides, and then move the number of minutes forward on the time path.  There is also a flip book for self-checking that the clock is set correctly, and with further directions for each turn.

Charlie had no problem with the concepts covered by the game, and I feel like this was an enjoyable way for me to check his understanding of what we've covered this year.  And we didn't have to use any of  those boring worksheets and quizzes!