Tick-Tock Time! Telling Time to the Hour

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:30 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to tell time to the hour with fun clock activities! This lesson uses a video to teach about the parts of a clock and how to read the hour.

Video Resource

Grade 1: Math Lesson #48 Telling Time To The Hour

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Duration: 5:30
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Key Concepts

  • Clock face
  • Hour hand
  • Minute hand
  • Telling time to the hour

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the face, hour hand, and minute hand of a clock.
  • Students will be able to tell time to the hour on an analog clock.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about clocks. Have them share experiences where they use clocks in their daily lives. Introduce the video and explain that they will be learning about the parts of a clock and how to tell time.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the YouTube video "Grade 1: Math Lesson #48 Telling Time To The Hour." Encourage students to pay close attention to the different parts of the clock and how the hands move. Pause the video at key points to ask clarifying questions.
  • Clock Parts Review (5 mins)
    After the video, review the parts of the clock: the face, the hour hand (short hand), and the minute hand (long hand). Have students point to these parts on a classroom clock or a drawn clock.
  • Practice Telling Time (8 mins)
    Use a demonstration clock (with moveable hands) to practice telling time to the hour. Call out different hours (e.g., 3 o'clock, 7 o'clock) and have students move the hands to the correct positions. Repeat several times.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the main concepts of the lesson. Ask students what they learned about telling time to the hour. Assign the interactive exercises for further practice.

Interactive Exercises

  • Clock Drawing
    Have students draw their own clocks and show different times to the hour. They can color the clock and label the parts.
  • Time Matching Game
    Create cards with different times written on them (e.g., 1 o'clock, 6 o'clock) and cards with clock faces showing those times. Have students match the time cards with the correct clock face cards.

Discussion Questions

  • What is the face of the clock?
  • Which hand tells us the hour? Is it the long hand or the short hand?
  • If the hour hand is pointing to 5 and the minute hand is pointing to 12, what time is it?

Skills Developed

  • Time telling
  • Clock part recognition
  • Following instructions
  • Active listening

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is the front of the clock called?

Correct Answer: The face

Question 2:

Which hand is shorter and tells us the hour?

Correct Answer: Hour hand

Question 3:

If the hour hand points to 3 and the minute hand points to 12, what time is it?

Correct Answer: 3 o'clock

Question 4:

How many minutes are in one hour?

Correct Answer: 60

Question 5:

Which hand goes all the way around the clock in one hour?

Correct Answer: Minute hand

Question 6:

What number does the minute hand point to when telling time to the hour?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 7:

If it is 8 o'clock, where is the hour hand pointing?

Correct Answer: To the 8

Question 8:

What do we use a clock for?

Correct Answer: To tell time

Question 9:

Which of these times is on the hour?

Correct Answer: 4:00

Question 10:

Which hand is longer?

Correct Answer: Minute Hand

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The front of the clock is called the _______.

Correct Answer: face

Question 2:

The short hand on the clock is the _______ hand.

Correct Answer: hour

Question 3:

The long hand on the clock is the _______ hand.

Correct Answer: minute

Question 4:

When the minute hand points to 12, it is ____ o'clock.

Correct Answer: 4

Question 5:

There are ____ minutes in an hour.

Correct Answer: 60

Question 6:

If the hour hand is pointing to 10, and the minute hand is pointing to 12, it is ____ o'clock.

Correct Answer: 10

Question 7:

We use a _______ to tell time.

Correct Answer: clock

Question 8:

The hour hand goes _______ around the clock.

Correct Answer: around

Question 9:

If it's time for bed at 8 o'clock, the hour hand points to the number ____ .

Correct Answer: 8

Question 10:

The minute hand goes around the clock once every _______.

Correct Answer: hour

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.B.3:Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. 1.OA.A:[Standard] Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

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