How Did People Keep Time Before Clocks?

People used natural things around them to know when it was time for sleep, play, or work.

Before clocks, people looked at the sun in the sky. When the sun was high up, that meant it was noon, and when it went down, that meant it was nighttime. They also used the moon, sometimes full, sometimes small, to know about days and weeks.

Imagine you're playing outside. You know it's time for dinner when the sun starts to get low and turns orange. That’s how people knew when to stop playing and go home!

Sometimes, people used the moon to count days. If they saw a full moon, that meant about 15 days had passed, like counting with a big, bright ball in the sky.

They also used fires or candles, burning them down slowly to know how much time had gone by, it's like having a little timer made of light!