Teaching a child to tell the time is about more than knowing numbers on a clock-face; it’s about grasping the abstract concept of time. That’s a tall order for a little one! Thankfully the folks at leading educational toy retailer DiscoverMe (http://www.discovermetoys.co.uk/) and top toy brand Melissa  and Doug have come to the rescue with the Melissa and Doug Shape Sorting Clock. This bright and colourful wooden toy is one of the bestsellers at DiscoverMe and will help your child learn to tell the time while all the time having fun!

The Melissa and Doug Shape Sorting Clock is one of the most popular childrens toys available from DiscoverMe. The brightly coloured wooden clock features 12 different numbered shapes which fit into slots located at every number of the clock face. In fact there are so many different shaped blocks that even Mum and Dad may have trouble naming some of the trickier ones, but the clock comes with handy information included on the packaging, including lots of fun activities and games that can be played around the clock.

The moveable hands of the clock are labelled ‘minutes’ and ‘hours’ and beneath them is lots of useful information, indicating quarter past, quarter to the hour, etc. Your child will have hours of fun finding out which blocks fit where, what the shapes are called, how the hands go round and round, and while they play you can be helping them practice their numeracy skills and teaching them all about telling the time!

There’s never been a better time to teach your child about time and how to tell it with clocks than now! And there’s no easier and more fun way than with the Melissa and Doug Shape Sorting Clock available at the DiscoverMe website at http://www.discovermetoys.co.uk/.