One of the first things J did after making his homemade Roman Numerals flashcards craft was to assemble them into a clock. And just like that he was practicing telling time using Roman Numerals.
For this activity, we used:
- Homemade Roman Numerals flashcards
- 2 bubble wands of different lengths - You could use bamboo skewers, sticks, pencils, etc. as an alternative. Just make sure one is longer than the other.
First, J assembled the cards into a clock shape by putting the Roman Numerals in order from I to XII.
Then he asked for an hour hand and a minute hand. Me, thinking quick on my feet, quickly scanned the sunroom for anything that would work. I spotted two bubble wands that worked perfectly! They were each a different color and a different length, making them the perfect makeshift hands of a clock. J then started running to the kitchen to check the time on the stove's clock before coming back to mark the time on his DIY Roman Numerals clock.
Here are some other ways to work on Roman numerals and/or learning to tell time:
