Tick-Tock Time: Telling Time to the Half Hour

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:00 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to tell time to the half hour using analog clocks! We'll explore the minute and hour hands and how they show us the time.

Video Resource

Grade 1: Math Lesson #87 Telling Time To The Half Hour

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Duration: 5:00
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Key Concepts

  • Hour hand
  • Minute hand
  • Half hour (30 minutes)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the hour and minute hands on an analog clock.
  • Students will be able to tell time to the hour and half hour.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by reviewing telling time to the hour. Ask students what they already know about clocks. Show a clock set to different hours (e.g., 3 o'clock, 7 o'clock) and have them identify the time.
  • Video Time (10 mins)
    Watch the YouTube video 'Grade 1: Math Lesson #87 Telling Time To The Half Hour'. Pause at different points to ask questions and check for understanding. For example, pause when the teacher is counting by 5s and ask the students to count along.
  • Hands-On Practice (10 mins)
    Give each student a practice clock. Call out different times (e.g., 4:30, 10:00, 1:30) and have them move the hands on their clocks to show the correct time. You can also write times on the board for students to replicate on their clocks.
  • Wrap-Up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of the lesson. Ask students to share what they learned. Quick assessment by asking individual students to show a specific time on their practice clock.

Interactive Exercises

  • Clock Matching Game
    Create cards with different times written on them (e.g., 6:30, 11:00). Create another set of cards with pictures of clocks showing those times. Students match the written time to the correct clock face.

Discussion Questions

  • What does the short hand on the clock tell us?
  • What does the long hand on the clock tell us?
  • What does it mean when we say 'half past' an hour?

Skills Developed

  • Time telling
  • Number recognition
  • Counting by fives

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which hand on the clock is the short hand?

Correct Answer: Hour hand

Question 2:

Which hand on the clock is the long hand?

Correct Answer: Minute hand

Question 3:

When the minute hand points to the 12, what do we say?

Correct Answer: O'clock

Question 4:

When the minute hand points to the 6, what do we say?

Correct Answer: Half past

Question 5:

What time is it when the hour hand is on the 3 and the minute hand is on the 12?

Correct Answer: 3:00

Question 6:

What time is it when the hour hand is between the 8 and 9, and the minute hand is on the 6?

Correct Answer: 8:30

Question 7:

How many minutes are in a half hour?

Correct Answer: 30 minutes

Question 8:

If it is half past 1, what time is it?

Correct Answer: 1:30

Question 9:

If the time is 7:00, where is the minute hand pointing?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 10:

Counting by 5's helps us tell what?

Correct Answer: The Minutes

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The ______ hand is shorter and tells us the hour.

Correct Answer: hour

Question 2:

The ______ hand is longer and tells us the minutes.

Correct Answer: minute

Question 3:

When the minute hand points to the 12, we say _____ o'clock.

Correct Answer: o

Question 4:

When the minute hand is pointing to the 6, it is ______ past the hour.

Correct Answer: half

Question 5:

Half an hour has _____ minutes.

Correct Answer: 30

Question 6:

If the time is half past 4, we write it as 4:_____.

Correct Answer: 30

Question 7:

We can count by _____ to help us find the minutes.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 8:

If the hour hand is on 2 and the minute hand is on 12, the time is ____ o'clock.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 9:

If the hour hand is between 6 and 7, and the minute hand is on 6, the time is half past ____.

Correct Answer: 6

Question 10:

The clock shows us what ______ it is.

Correct Answer: time

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.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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