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Great for counting timeGreat for 30 seconds.

Great durable, accurate sand timer!The Teacher Created Resources 1 Minute Sand Timer is a durable, accurate, moderately large and stable (i.e., does not tip easily) sand timer. It is perfect for encouraging kids to brush their teeth and for timing activities that divide up into 1 minute intervals. Just flip the timer each time it empties to reset for another minute.This timer is best suited for activities that take up to 4 minutes to complete. I use it for teeth brushing and also for Dungeons & Dragons role-playing games. In the latter case, if players are taking too long to make a decision, I pull out this timer and tell them they have 1 minute to make up their minds (sometimes 2 minutes, if I’m feeling generous). It’s a great way to apply pressure to speed things along and keep the game from getting bogged down, especially when playing with easily-distracted kids. It can also be used for impromptu character penalties, such as telling a player that his/her character is blind, immobilized, unconscious, etc. for a certain number of minutes, instead of a number of turns. Sometimes, a time-based penalty works better than keeping track of turns, and watching/flipping the timer gives that character something to do, while creating a sense of tension/drama for the rest of the party as they try to compensate for the handicap for a set amount of time.Anyway, whatever your needs, this is a good choice in an accurate, durable, easy-to-see (colorful) sand timer. Mine clocked in at almost exactly 60 seconds, so I would even trust it for precise cooking purposes if that’s your goal. Of course, it you’re timing multiple-minute activities, you just have to be diligent about flipping it the moment the upper glass runs out.

Great for what I was looking forI bought these for use in an office environment for various “time checks” and they are both big enough to be seen and the colors are distinctive enough so you don’t need to look at the top to tell what duration you are using from the other side of a conference room (30 feet). You can’t quite resolve time remaining from far away, and these “suffer” the usual issues of sand timers (cant reset them quickly. they don’t alarm when they are done, and it is difficult to tell how much time is remaining by look) but I was looking for these features, so I got what I was expecting :-)They seem pretty durable (they have survived drops from 3-4 feet onto carpeted concrete flooring)As for some faults (the only reasons these are 5/5 stars) One of mine (the 1min) has end caps that aren’t “aligned” (in that laying the timer on its side has one end resting on an edge while the other is resting on a side) And the end caps are “glued tight” so I don’t want to risk a diy fix. This is really the only reason I gave this 4/5 The 1 min timer is 50 seconds and the 2 min timer is 2:09. I didn’t expect them to be super accurate, but the 3, 5 and 10 min timers are all pretty spot on. This doesn’t impact my needs, but it might be useful info for others.I would certainly buy these again.

Great timer for preschoolersMy mom who is a teacher suggested to het this timer for my spirited child who takes a long time to get ready in the mornings. She is 4,5 years old and 5 minutes is sufficient enough that she can focus on the task of putting on her own clothes. To be honest it started to make her more anxious as she is now nervous about not finishing by the time the sand all falls down. so we stoped using it for a while. But otherwise a good tool for preschoolers to stay on track with tasks on time.

Excelente ProdutoÓtimo produto para acompanhamento visual do tempo, e em material seguro para crianças.