Our school district provides the large version of this with our math curriculum. I used PTSA money and bought several boxes of these so each student in my class would have one to use. The kids were so excited theirs looked just like mine. I love that it is geared and the children get to see what the hands actually look like when they are not right on the hour. It is what makes learning TIME so difficult. When they get the hands-on experience they can really see and understand why the hour hand isn"t pointing right at the 4 when it"s 4:30. I don"t think they will withstand a heavy beating (eventually they will encounter "that" kid--the one that destroys everything) but with good pre-teaching about proper care most should do fine. They are screwed together so it may be possible to take them apart to fix too.
by: Seattle Mama
by: Seattle Mama
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