Telling Time Theme I Spy "Flip" Board Game ⏰

Match it, flip it, SPY it! This adorable Telling Time I Spy Board Game adds excitement to your small groups, centers, or partner play with bright colors, fun clocks, and a fast-paced search-and-find format that kids absolutely LOVE! 🕰️💙

Originally created to support preschoolers and students with special needs in building matching, scanning, and visual discrimination skills, this I Spy game has become a favorite with preschoolers, kindergartners, early elementary students—and yes, even tweens! 😆

Whether you're wrapping up a time unit or just want a fun, low-prep game that keeps kids engaged while practicing important skills, this Telling Time I Spy game is your go-to!

👉 The Telling Time I Spy "Flip" Board Game is also included in the 30 Theme I Spy Flip Bundle—grab the bundle and save! 🎉

🔍 How to Play:

1. Deal the picture cards equally among players (face down).

2. Everyone flips over their top card at the same time.

3. Race to find your image on the I Spy board!

4. First to find it wins a token!

5. Player with the most tokens at the end wins the game!

Play with 2–4 kids or adapt it for small groups. Extend the fun by printing extra sets of cards! 🙌

🎒 What’s Included:

• 40 Clock Theme I Spy Picture Cards

• 10 Full-Color I Spy Game Boards

• 40 Themed Token Cards

Print on card stock and laminate for a center that’s ready to last all year!

🎯 Skills Kids Practice:

• Visual scanning & discrimination – Players must search a busy game board to find matching images in different sizes and positions, sharpening their ability to visually scan and compare quickly.

• Matching – Each round requires students to match the image on their card to one of many similar images on the board, building attention to detail.

• Focus & attention – Because it’s a race, kids have to stay fully engaged and ready to react—making it a sneaky way to build concentration.

• Social play and turn-taking – Taking turns, cheering each other on, and winning/losing gracefully are built into the fun, encouraging important social skills.

• Quick thinking and strategy – Players learn to spot patterns and develop faster strategies for recognizing images under time pressure.

🏆 Perfect For:

• Literacy or math center warm-ups – Use the game to kick off your small group time with a high-energy activity that gets kids thinking and engaged before diving into lessons.

• RTI or small group work – Great for targeted practice! The visual discrimination and vocabulary connection make it ideal for intervention groups needing focused support.

• Early finishers or rainy day fun – Keep those fast finishers busy (and happy!) with a meaningful game that reinforces skills without feeling like extra work.

• Homeschool learning – Easy to prep and reuse, it adds hands-on play to your homeschool routine while supporting visual perception, attention, and vocabulary.

• ELL students – The visual clues and image-to-word matching are perfect for supporting English Language Learners as they build vocabulary and connect words to real-world objects.

💬 Check out what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christine H. wrote:
“I used this as a vocabulary game with my RTI group. It was great to have new types of words… and a good tool to see which students could grasp words and images quickly.”

🛠️ Easy Prep:

• Print on card stock or the white side of scrapbook paper

• Laminate for durability

• Cut apart the game and token cards

That's it! You’ll be ready to play in minutes.

📥 Download Info:

This is a digital download—no physical items will be shipped.

You'll receive a link:

• On the “thank you” page after checkout

• In your confirmation email

• Anytime from your account: https://lifeovercsstore.com/account

Want even more themed I Spy fun? This game is part of the 30 Theme I Spy Flip Bundle—available year-round with tons of seasonal favorites. Bundle and save! 💗

Whether you're diving into a Time unit, looking to build visual skills, or just want to add FUN to your centers, this Telling Time I Spy game is ready to roll! 🐶🐱🐢🐟

Let the spying begin! 👀💗

and scanning, this game is loved by preschoolers, kindergarteners, early elementary students and even tweens (crazy, I know)!

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This I Spy Board Game is part of the I Spy "Flip" Board Game Bundle. Buy the bundle and SAVE!!

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It's a race to see who can spy their image first with this fun Animal I Spy board game.

Students are dealt an equal number of cards which lay face down on the table. For each round, kids flip their top card over at the same time and then search the I Spy board to find the picture on their I Spy card.

The winner takes game token and the player with the most tokens at the end of the game is the winner.

Extend the play by making additional copies of the picture cards for longer game play.

The I Spy Board Game set is perfect for partner activities AND for small group activities, so you can choose what works best for your class and your students' needs.

What's included in the Telling Time I Spy Board Game Set?

40 I Spy Picture Cards

10 I Spy Game Boards

40 Token Cards

What Makes I Spy Special?

Visual Discrimination and Scanning

• Students will scan the I Spy board to find each image in a variety of sizes, as well as, discriminate between items that have similar colors and shapes.

Engaging and Hands-on

• With 10 game boards to choose from, your students will never get bored.

Requires Attention and Focus

• With the race component students have to pay close attention to game play as they try to beat their opponents to spy their picture first.

To use the Telling Time I Spy "Flip" Board Games:

• Laminate and cut apart the playing cards and token cards.
• Deal the cards evenly among players then have each player turn their cards face down in a stack on the table.
• For each round, each player flips over their picture card and races to find their image first on the I Spy board.
• The winner of the round earns a token.
• Play continues until the stacks of cards are completed. The player with the most tokens wins the game.

Please note: This is a digital download that will be available to you directly after purchase. Nothing will be mailed to you.

You will receive a link to the download in three places:

1. On the 'thank you' page after checkout
2. In your email
3. Login on the site here: https://lifeovercsstore.com/account