Telling Time in First Grade

 Telling Time in First Grade

Grade Level: 1st

This lesson aims to help first graders conceptualize telling time on an analog clock. At the end of the lesson, they will know the difference between the hour and the minute hand on an analog clock.

Objective: Students will be able to tell time using an analog clock. 

Materials:

-Analog clock

-Blank analog clock worksheet in a sheet protector

-Dry-erase marker

-Whole-hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour worksheets

Introduction to telling time: Analog clock and worksheet in a sheet protector

Use a real analog clock to demonstrate different times. Adjust the time several times to demonstrate which hand means hours, which hand means minutes, and how to hands rotate around the clock. 

Then, give the students several examples of a time and use the worksheet to have them draw the clock hands. By placing the worksheet in a sheet protector the activity can be done, erased, and repeated several times. This allows the teacher greater opportunities to check for understanding before moving on to independent practices. 

Independent work: Whole-hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour worksheets

These worksheets can be used across multiple days to build upon the concept of telling time. Use the whole-hour worksheet on day 1, the half-hour worksheet on day 2, and the quarter-hour worksheet on day 3. 

Worksheet Links:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Telling-Time-Cards-Fill-in-the-Blank-Analog-and-Digital-Clocks-3413452?st=acfd0d5b254e4433fb32771406a8a255

https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-1-telling-time-whole-hours-draw-clock-a.pdf

https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-1-telling-time-half-hours-draw-clock-a.pdf

https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-1-telling-time-quarter-hours-draw-clock-a.pdf