Today, I will tell time to the hour and half hour.
Vocabulary
Teacher Resources
Time to the Hour:
3:00
Considerations: Remind students the minute hand has only gone halfway around the clock, so the hour hand will not be directly pointing at a number. The hour hand will be halfway between two numbers.
Steps: 1. Look at the clock. 2. Identify the hour hand. Record the hour. 3. Identify the minute hand. Record the minutes.
Time to the Half Hour:
8:30
Application of MPs: MP5: What tool can you use? Why? MP6: How can you use math vocabulary in your explanation? MP7: What steps helped you solve the problems?
1. Draw hands on the clock to answer the following question. If you go to the park at 2:00 and play for one hour, what time would you be done playing?
2. Draw hands on the clock to answer the following question. If you go to recess at 10:00 and it lasts a half an hour, what time is recess over?
*MP3: Do you agree/disagree with what said? *MP6: How do you know your answers are correct/reasonable?
Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the following MP questions: MP5: Which tool did you use? Why? MP6: How can you use math vocabulary in your explanation? MP7: What steps helped you solve the problems?