How to play
A big analog clock stands beside the tower. Read the time it shows, then tap the matching digital time on one of the buttons below to climb one floor. Each floor gets a touch harder — moving from o'clock and half-past times into quarter-hours and five-minute increments. Reach floor 10 and the golden bell rings. A wrong tap costs one of your three lives, so take a moment to check which hand is which.
What your child will learn
- Develop number sense and estimation
Skills practiced
- Problem solving
- Number sense
Why this age range
Best in grades 1–2 because analog clock-reading is curriculum-aligned starting in grade 1 (whole hours) and grade 2 (five-minute increments). Earlier introductions confuse children whose number sense isn't yet in place; later introductions feel patronising. The game's pacing tracks the standard curriculum.
Curriculum standards
- CCSS.MATH.1.MD.B.3
- CCSS.MATH.2.MD.C.7
- CCSS.MATH.3.MD.A.1
Notes for parents
Telling time on an analog clock is one of those skills that quietly stops being taught at school but is still expected of children at home. If your child finds digital times trivial but freezes on analog ones, this is the game for them. The digital-to-analog matching is intentional — it builds the bridge from a representation they already know to one they don't, rather than starting cold on the unfamiliar side.