Are your students learning to identify and connect familiar events and routines to the time of day they are usually completed? You need our Time of Day: Clip It Cards!

This hands-on resource includes 24 task cards featuring activities related to morning, daytime and night. In addition to identifying when certain activities are completed, students will practise their fine motor skills as they clip a peg to each card. Repeatedly squeezing the ends of the pegs helps strengthen the small muscles in students' hands, fingers and thumbs. The action of placing each peg on the correct image also supports the development of bilateral coordination and hand-eye coordination skills.

We recommend printing the cards on thick card for durability. Prepare the task cards before the lesson by cutting them out and ensure students have access to pegs so they can fully enjoy this interactive and practical learning experience.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify and sequence familiar daily activities by time of day
• ✅ Understand the connection between time of day and daily routines
• ✅ Develop vocabulary and comprehension related to time and sequencing
• ✅ Practise fine motor skills through the use of pegs
• ✅ Strengthen hand-eye coordination and bilateral movement skills

What’s Included:

• 24 task cards featuring activities related to morning, daytime and night
• Simple, clear images and labels suitable for Early Years and Foundation settings
• Perfect size for laminating and clipping with pegs

Materials Needed:

• Printed and cut task cards (preferably on thick card for durability)
• Small pegs or clips
• Optional: storage container or pouch for easy access and classroom organisation

How to Use:

1. Print and cut out the task cards, preferably on thick card for durability.
2. Laminate the cards if desired for long-term use.
3. Provide students with a set of cards and a collection of pegs.
4. Guide students to identify which part of the day each activity belongs to, clipping a peg onto the appropriate part of each card.
5. Encourage students to discuss their choices and explain their reasoning as part of whole-class or small group discussions.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during time and routine lessons to reinforce the concept of sequencing daily activities
• 💡 Include in maths or literacy rotations as a practical and purposeful time activity
• 💡 Pair with class discussions about students’ own daily routines and when activities take place
• 💡 Integrate into fine motor skills sessions to support both literacy and motor development goals

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print the task cards on thick card and laminate them for repeated use
• 💛 Provide a range of pegs with varying resistance levels to suit different students’ fine motor needs
• 💛 Send a small set of cards home with selected students to support learning about routines with families

Time of Day: Clip It Cards provide an engaging, hands-on way for students to build understanding of daily routines while strengthening fine motor and coordination skills - a perfect resource for purposeful and interactive classroom learning!