Time Routine Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers
Matching a clock face showing a specific time to the daily activity that happens then — like breakfast or bedtime — connects the abstract skill of clock reading to concrete routines, helping children ages 4-6 build a real-world sense of how time structures a day.
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Month 11: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7
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- Time > Telling Time
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first daily routine picture, such as breakfast or getting dressed, and talk about what time that activity usually happens. Have your child cut out the clock face showing the matching time and glue it next to that activity. Continue through the remaining routines, discussing the order of the day as you go, from morning activities through to bedtime.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Create a visual daily schedule at home with clock times next to each routine.
- 2Set a real clock or timer to match the time on a given routine picture.
- 3Have your child narrate their own day in order, guessing roughly what time each part happens.
- 4Draw a new routine picture and challenge your child to pick the clock time that fits.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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