Tick-Tock Time: Learning About Clocks!

Math Grades 1st Grade 8:45 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn how to put numbers on a clock and tell time to the hour!

Video Resource

Grade 1: Math Lesson #56 Number A Clock Face; Drawing Time To The Hour On A Clock

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Key Concepts

  • Clock face and its parts (hour hand, minute hand)
  • Numbering the clock face (1-12)
  • Telling time to the hour

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to correctly number a clock face from 1 to 12.
  • Students will be able to identify the hour and minute hands on a clock.
  • Students will be able to tell and represent time to the hour on an analog and digital clock.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about clocks. Show them a clock and point out the hour and minute hands. Explain that today they will learn how to draw the numbers on a clock and tell time to the hour.
  • Numbering the Clock Face (10 mins)
    Watch the video from 0:00 to 1:30. Guide students through drawing the numbers on a clock face. Emphasize the importance of placing 12 at the top, 6 at the bottom, 3 on the right, and 9 on the left. Have students practice spacing the numbers evenly.
  • Understanding Hour and Minute Hands (5 mins)
    Watch the video from 1:30 to 2:30. Review the difference between the hour and minute hands. Explain that the hour hand is shorter and points to the hour, while the minute hand is longer and points to the 12 when telling time to the hour.
  • Telling Time to the Hour (10 mins)
    Watch the video from 2:30 to 4:00. Practice telling time to the hour using the clock. Have students draw the hour and minute hands on their clock faces to represent different times (e.g., 2 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 6 o'clock).
  • Digital Clocks (5 mins)
    Watch the video from 4:00 to 4:30. Explain how time to the hour is written on a digital clock (e.g., 2:00). Practice converting analog clock times to digital clock times.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts: numbering the clock face and telling time to the hour. Encourage continued practice.

Interactive Exercises

  • Clock Face Drawing
    Provide students with blank clock faces and have them number them correctly. Check for even spacing and accurate placement of numbers.
  • Time Matching Game
    Create cards with analog clock faces showing time to the hour and matching cards with the corresponding digital time. Have students match the cards.

Discussion Questions

  • What are some things you do at different times of the day (e.g., eat breakfast, go to school, go to bed)?
  • Why is it important to be able to tell time?

Skills Developed

  • Number recognition and sequencing
  • Time telling (to the hour)
  • Fine motor skills (drawing)

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What number is at the top of the clock?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 2:

Which hand on the clock is shorter?

Correct Answer: Hour hand

Question 3:

When the long hand is pointing to the 12, what does it mean?

Correct Answer: O'clock

Question 4:

What number is at the bottom of the clock?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 5:

If the short hand is on the 3 and the long hand is on the 12, what time is it?

Correct Answer: 3 o'clock

Question 6:

What is the front of the clock called?

Correct Answer: Clock Face

Question 7:

How many numbers are on a clock?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 8:

Which number is on the right side of the clock?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 9:

If it is 7 o'clock, where does the hour hand point?

Correct Answer: To the 7

Question 10:

If the hour hand is pointing at 9 and the minute hand at 12, the digital time would look like:

Correct Answer: 9:00

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The long hand on the clock is called the ______ hand.

Correct Answer: minute

Question 2:

The short hand on the clock is called the ______ hand.

Correct Answer: hour

Question 3:

When the minute hand points to 12, we say it is ______.

Correct Answer: o'clock

Question 4:

The number at the top of the clock is ______.

Correct Answer: 12

Question 5:

The number at the bottom of the clock is ______.

Correct Answer: 6

Question 6:

On a clock, the number 3 is on the ______ side.

Correct Answer: right

Question 7:

On a clock, the number 9 is on the ______ side.

Correct Answer: left

Question 8:

There are ______ numbers on the face of a clock.

Correct Answer: 12

Question 9:

When we write 5 o'clock on a digital clock, it looks like 5:______.

Correct Answer: 00

Question 10:

The clock goes around twice every ______ hours.

Correct Answer: 12

Educational Standards

1.MD.B.3:Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. 1.NBT.A.1:Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.

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