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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Learning Time and Money, August 4, 2005
The Time and Money flash cards feature 25 time and 30 money cards, 5 time tip cards, and 1 parent card. The parent card gives you ideas on how to introduce the concept of time and money using both the cards and real-life experience.
These cards teach children how to read both digital and analog clocks including how many minutes are in an hour and the meaning of the short and long hands on a clock. An example of one of the time cards shows a pocket watch showing 10 til 5; the back shows 4:50 on the face of a digital watch.
The money cards feature pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Sometimes the front and back of each coin are shown. For example, one card shows the front and back of a quarter. On the other side, it says "Place your coins on the spaces to equal 50 cents". There are two circles where a child can place actual coins in the spaces provided, reinforcing coin recognition. Coin combinations and amounts are also depicted. For example, one card shows 10 nickels. The other sides says 50 cents, 10 nickels.
Geared towards children ages 6 and up, School Zone Time and Money flash cards are a great way to introduce children to these concepts and then apply them to real world situations. Great product!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great family fun in Spanish and English!, November 13, 2008
As homeschoolers, we usually just practice money with real money, and telling time throughout the day with real time, but I noticed my 6 year old could DO it, but not with a lot of confidence. So I purchased these. The week they came, we were talking about Spanish numbers and telling time in Spanish, so he immediately assumed the flash cards were to practice his Spanish!
And wonderfully, he is building confidence in his number abilities, money and addition, telling time, and improving his conversational ability in Spanish as well! These cards are an economical way to get more practice, and are sturdy enough for all the kids - so far no bent ones - of course the box is flattened already, but we just use a rubber band, so not a huge deal.
Don't be mistaken - there are not Spanish translations on these, but I just was thrilled with the multiple uses.
Sra. Gose
Mother, Teacher, Author
Flip Flop Spanish
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed, July 1, 2009
I bought these cards to expand on my son's basic recognition of money, and learning to tell time. While there is some educational value with these cards, they are not at all what I was hoping for.
The time cards are double-sided with both a traditional clock face and a digital clock face, which I thought was a plus. The problem I had is the lack of specific time increments. I wanted cards that showed the position of the hands hourly, half-hourly, and quarterly (ex: 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, and 6:45) for each hour of the day. These time cards inlcuded random increments such as 11:20 or 1:05.
I encountered a similar organization problem with the money cards. While the cards that show the front, back, and value of $.01, $.05, $.10, $.25, $.50, and $1.00, the rest of the cards were simply not very useful for establishing basic monetary value. For instance, there was a card with a combination of coins that added uo to $.79. I would rather have had cards showing that two dimes and a nickel are equivalent to a quarter's worth, and so on. There was only one card like that which showed four quarters equal one dollar.
I don't recommend this deck for beginners, but perhaps advanced beginners. I found My Book of Easy Telling Time: Learning about Hours and Half-Hours and My First Book of Money: Counting Coins more useful.
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