Math: Telling Time Review (1-2)
Time Required: 1 Lesson; Could also be used as “filler” at the beginning or end of a day for review
Materials Needed:
#SCH990 - Write On/Wipe Off Demonstration Clocks - #TCH534 - Dry Erase Markers with Erasers
#TCH363 - Write On/Wipe Off Dry Erase Locker Boards
Key Words for Lesson:
- Telling Time
- Reading Time
Students will be able to:
- Read a clock in order to tell time.
- Write the correct time given on an analog clock.
Procedures for Lesson:
- Begin by listening to the Telling Time song by Jennifer Fixman. The words to this song can be found at www.songsforteaching.com/jennyfixmanedutunes/tellingtime.htm and you can order the “We Love Math” with Miss Jenny CD that includes this song. The children will enjoy its fun pace as they learn to tell time.
- Place students in partnerships throughout the classroom. One partner should have a dry erase marker and dry erase board. The second partner should have one of the demonstration clocks and a dry erase marker.
- Instruct partner A to put a time on their demonstration clock. Once the time has been determined by partner A, partner B should look at the clock and write the time on their dry erase board. Partner A will check partner B’s work and if partner B was incorrect, write the correct time on the bottom of their demonstration clock.
- This activity can be timed, partners can be instructed to each practice 4 different times, or each partner practice once, whichever is most needed within your classroom environment.
Follow up Activity:
- You could have students work in pairs and create telling time matching cards. For example, they would take an index card, cut in 1/2, then write a time on one piece and draw a clock with that time on the other piece. Have them create about 15-20 sets, mix them up, place on the desktop and swap with another partnership and try to match correct telling time pairs. Cards could be made over a period of a week for homework.
Wrap-Up:
- You could also have bags with predetermined times already included on index cards. Each partnership could be given a bag and they must pull a card and match the demonstration clock to the card drawn.
Additional Activity:
For additional practice on a consistent basis, you could also have one large analog and digital clock in a “Telling Time” station within your classroom. Change the time on both clocks daily and have the students write the correct time(s) on sticky notes using words and/or numbers and place on a poster board nearby. Take a few minutes each day to check answers and discuss elapsed time for each.
