Topic: What time is it?
Time Duration:30 minute lesson, 45 minute activity.
Grades: K-3th
Class began with an example of a clock displayed on the chalkboard. The instructor asked the
students questions about telling time. The instructor distinguished the hour hand and the
minute hand. The instructor asked the students questions about the intervals between
minutes. Some students knew the answer, but some did not. The instructor explained that the
minute hand increases by five until it gets to fifty-nine, then it starts over again. After
the students understood how to tell time, they made clocks (see lesson plan). Each student
designed a clock to take home and practice telling time with. The students got in groups and
asked their partner "What time is it?" If the partner answered correctly, they would receive
two minutes of free computer time. The group activity last twenty minutes. The students then
completed a time worksheet from the interactivate website. Once the worksheets were
complete, the students spent their remaining time practicing telling time on the
interactivate website.