Temple Lodge Early Learning Educational Teaching Clock with Moveable Hands and Magnetic Back. Helps Children Learn to tell the Time, for Classrooms and Home Learning

For some reason, schools don't seem to spend much time (pun intended) teaching the kids how to read clocks. They do it a little, by slipping it into maths lessons in years 2 and 3, but classrooms are starting to lose those analog clocks above the doors, or on the front of the school. Parents are moving to smartwatches, and there's fewer carriage clocks on mantlepieces. So, when your kid gets to the train station, and they look up at the big clock, or they see big ben, they've no idea what time it is. The schools will teach up to "quarter to, quarter past" etc, but only one or two lessons beyond that, and then it's done. I found this out the hard way when my 10yo was constantly late for things, and it turned out that she had no idea how to read the clocks in the house. So, I got this. I actually thought it was mechanical (at first). I suppose I could make it mechanical with a little mechanism (might be a fun project). But it's not, it's manual. The wording on the clock makes it very easy to read the time out, and it's helped my kids to get the hang of when it goes from 'past' to 'to'. Relatively inexpensive and colourful. Can't complain. Does what it needs to.

This is really handy for little people to learn telling the time and understanding the 24 and 12 hour clock

Nice clear visuals to teach a toddler to tell the time. Has magnets on the back so can be stuck to the fridge. It is made of thick cardboard but a curious little one could bend the hands if they wish

Great value. Being used daily attached to the kitchen fridge by my grandson to help him learn how to tell the time. Bright, colourful and easy to use.

Great item for helping my son learn time! As a home educator great products are what we need like this.

Made of thin cardboard with magnets on the back. The clock arms are not sturdy and won’t stay where I’ve directed them. The writing on the clock itself however is a great way to teach my little girl how to tell the time. It’s just a shame about the quality of the product

Simple product really, but it worked as my niece can now tell the time. All kids could do with something like this and they'll learn how to tell the time pretty easily.

Received today and already requested a refund The hands keep falling off as the pin that holds them in place is useless. Really disappointing.