Telling Time

Students will:

• Refresh their knowledge about telling time.
• Practice using terminology such as half hour, half past, along with telling time to the nearest quarter.
• Be able to practice the skill of telling time and get instant feedback while playing a game.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Minute hand: The minute hand is the long pointer that marks the minutes.

2. Hour hand: The hour hand is the short pointer that indicates the hour.

3. A.M.:  A.M is short for ante meridiem. This is Latin, referring to the time between midnight and noon.

4 P.M.: P.M. is short for post meridiem. This refers to the time after “noon” (12:00 pm).

To prepare for this lesson:

• Preview the videos below. 
• Remind students of the school's policy regarding the sharing of personal information. 
• Then provide the links to students. These can be set up in a safe environment like Google Classroom or SeeSaw.
  • Homeschool Pop, Analog Clocks for Kids: How to tell time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZY8WNMRcQ8
  • Math Antics-Telling Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU-SUmu abuM
• After watching, students can access the Arcademics website (free version): https://www.arcademics.com/games/giraffe-dash
• If further assessment is desired, worksheets can be printed from the mostly free K-5 website.
• Flash cards may also be used to gauge student knowledge.
• Alternatively, use a clock with movable hands to display the specified time.
• Check out this worksheet https://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/topics/time from K-5 Learning.com (free version for possible assessment). 

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4student website in the Teacher Resources. 

Students may work in pairs while playing to achieve success. 

Directions for this activity:

1.  Watch one or both of the videos about time.
2. Provide students with the link or address to the Arcademics Giraffe Dash game.
3. Remind students not to use full names while on Arcademics.

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
  
  
• Check for understanding
  
  

• Students can be assessed by completing a worksheet from K-5 learning.com (free version). https://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/topics/time

• Flash Cards

• Use of a manipulative clock