Personal Objective:
This week I chose to look at Measurement & Data: Work with time at the 2nd grade level. My goal in exploring this standard is to create and find clear visual and tactile tools that can be used in order to help students learn how to tell and write time from an analog clock. In addition, I would like to provide resources that depict a clear sense of the difference between a.m. and p.m. along with defining what makes up a minute and an hour.
This week I chose to look at Measurement & Data: Work with time at the 2nd grade level. My goal in exploring this standard is to create and find clear visual and tactile tools that can be used in order to help students learn how to tell and write time from an analog clock. In addition, I would like to provide resources that depict a clear sense of the difference between a.m. and p.m. along with defining what makes up a minute and an hour.
Common Core Standard:
2nd Grade: 2.MD
Work with time.
7. Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
Resources/Tips:
I think the clock puzzle below, belonging to my sons would be a helpful visual and tactile tool for teaching students how to tell time.
-The short hand tells the hour (hour hand)
-The long hand tells the minute (minute hand)
-Both hands move from left to right (clockwise)
There are 24 hours in a day (12- a.m. hours & 12- p.m. hours)
-Analog clocks have the hours 1-12 listed on their face
-To read the minute hand you must multiplay the number indicated by 5
(below see the example 12:15)
Below is an example of what an hour looks like (11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.)
Starting with the Hour Hand (short Hand) on the 11:00am and moving clockwise:
Minute hand on 12 = 11:00 a.m.
Minute hand on 1 = 11:05 a.m.
Minute hand on 2 = 11:10 a.m.
Minute hand on 3 = 11:15 a.m.
Minute hand on 4 = 11:20 a.m.
Minute hand on 5 = 11:25 a.m.
Minute hand on 6 = 11:30 a.m.
Minute hand on 7 = 11:35 a.m.
Minute hand on 8= 11:40 a.m.
Minute hand on 9 = 11:45 a.m.
Minute hand on 10 = 11:50 a.m.
Minute hand on 11 = 11:55 a.m.
Minute hand on 12 = 12:00 p.m.
You need to know your 5 times table up to 60 in order read an analog clock.
Helpful video on the basics of telling time using an analog clock
Activities/Worksheets:
This worksheet asks students to identify the time indicated on the clock, as well as a.m. or p.m. based on the description included with each question.
This worksheet asks students to draw the hour and minute hand on the face of the clock based on the time that is written below.
I enjoyed the opportunity to breakdown the task of reading the time from an analog clock. I think that it is important to analyze the steps of anything you are going to teach that has become second nature over time. I think something visual and tactile like the clock puzzle I used with the minutes written in the inside ring and the ability to move the hour and minute hands would be a beneficial tool for students beginning to learn the concept of telling time. What I liked most about looking at this part of the Common Core Measurement & Data standard was that it has a clear real life application.
Scott, I think it was really interesting to connect telling time with knowing the 5 times table. I "knew" that that is what the minute hand is relating to but I noticed it is hard to teach these facts to children who do not already possess that knowledge. I liked the worksheet that you added in about telling time of day. Students can relate to the given scenarios to deepen their understanding of what AM and PM mean, versus telling them what it is and having them remember/repeat those facts.
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ReplyDeleteI love that you explored the concept of time in your blog post this week! It can be such a tricky concept for younger students to grasp. I think that kids in general have a really warped sense of time, and I think that this concept is so crucial to learn. We rely heavily on knowing time digitally, but a conceptual understanding of the analog clock is extremely important.
I think one of the trickiest things for kids to grasp is the idea that the small hand represents the hours and you are basically counting by ones, while the long hand represents the minutes and you count by fives. To start out, it might be helpful to have those minutes written in a clock to get the students to start recognizing patterns. Just a thought!
Thanks for sharing!
Scott, your blog post this week was great!!!! I also chose to do a lesson involving measurements and data as there is so much you can do with this topic. I think its really important how you showed visuals of the different times of the day/night and how to differentiate the two. Also, how important it is to count by 5’s in order the identify the minute hands on the clock. You have broken your lesson down very clearly and thoroughly, as this is something I would definitely use with my students. As a matter fact, I should really utilize this with my daughter. She is in kindergarten and is just learning how to tell time, although she didn't realize she had to count by 5’s. Another reason why this topic is so important is because with technology these days most of all the tome is told on digital devices and most children do not know how to tell time on an actual clock. Thanks for the great lesson! Keep up the great work!!!
ReplyDeleteI feel like time is so hard to teach now because phones and digital clocks exist wherever we are. Honestly, for the longest time I struggled with telling time on a regular clock because it was something that was passed over quickly in the classroom. Often times I feel teachers rush through lessons that feel useless to this generation but in my opinion telling time will just never be useless. I love how you broke down your lesson into parts that really focused on each aspect of the clock. My biggest struggle was always telling the difference between the hour and the minute hand so I was really glad to see that you took the time to really go over that. Students can learn counting by fives all they want but if they are counting for the wrong hand the time is going to be all wacked out. I also love how your worksheets get progressively harder and focus on different aspects of telling time so that students aren't just practicing the same thing over and over again. Great lesson Scott!
ReplyDeleteHi Tiana! I also struggled with telling time on a regular clock and agree it is super important! Great feedback! -Marlee
DeleteHi Scott! I enjoyed your reflective post! -Marlee
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