Clockapillar: Time Craft is a bright and interactive activity designed to help students practise recognising and reading the time on an analog clock. By combining a creative craft with time-telling skills, this resource makes learning to the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour both engaging and memorable. The colourful caterpillar format encourages hands-on participation while reinforcing key mathematical concepts in a fun way.

Using the included template, students will cut, assemble, and paste their own Clockapillar. Each body segment features an analog clock face that students can either match to the correct time or draw the clock hands themselves, depending on the activity variation chosen. The finished craft can be proudly displayed alongside the included Clockapillar banner to create an eye-catching classroom display celebrating student learning.

The Clockapillar: Time Craft resource is adaptable for a range of ability levels. While it focuses on time to the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour, teachers can easily extend learning to time to the minute by using the provided blank clock faces. Printing the templates on coloured cardstock adds durability and visual appeal, making this a reusable activity for years to come.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Read and interpret analog clocks to the hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour
• ✅ Practise drawing clock hands to represent specific times
• ✅ Develop fine motor skills through cutting, assembling, and pasting
• ✅ Apply time-telling skills in a creative, hands-on context
• ✅ Work independently or collaboratively to complete a task

What’s Included:

• Detailed instructions with decorative suggestions and example photos
• Clockapillar template pieces
• Analog clocks with pre-set times
• Blank analog clock templates
• Decorative banner for classroom display

Materials Needed:

• Printed templates (preferably on coloured cardstock)
• Scissors
• Glue sticks
• Pencils or markers (for drawing clock hands)

How to Use:

1. Print and distribute the Clockapillar template pieces to students.
2. Students cut out the caterpillar head, body segments, and clock faces.
3. Depending on the activity variation, they either match pre-set times to the correct segments or draw the clock hands themselves on blank faces.
4. Assemble and paste the Clockapillar in order.
5. Display completed crafts with the provided banner for a fun and educational wall feature.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during a maths rotation focused on time-telling skills.
• 💡 Pair with a mini-lesson on reading analog clocks before starting the craft.
• 💡 Create a class gallery of Clockapillars to reinforce learning visually.
• 💡 Assign different time increments to small groups for variety in the display.
• 💡 Use blank clock templates to extend learning to telling time to the minute.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Pre-cut smaller pieces for younger students to save time and reduce frustration.
• 💛 Laminate blank clock faces to make them reusable with whiteboard markers.
• 💛 Encourage students to colour and decorate their Clockapillars for extra personalisation.
• 💛 Store templates in a labelled folder for easy retrieval during time-telling units.

The Clockapillar: Time Craft is a creative, hands-on way to reinforce analog time skills while giving students a keepsake of their learning. Its flexibility, visual appeal, and adaptability make it a perfect addition to your maths resources.