Telling Time: Half and Quarter Hours!

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:31 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to tell time to the half hour and quarter hour using analog clocks!

Video Resource

Brain pop Jr. Time to half and quarter hour

Danielle McCarthy

Duration: 5:31
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Key Concepts

  • Half hour (30 minutes)
  • Quarter hour (15 minutes)
  • Analog clock components (hour hand, minute hand)
  • Telling time to the half hour (e.g., 8:30 or half-past 8)
  • Telling time to the quarter hour (e.g., 10:15 or quarter past 10, and 2:45 or quarter to 3)

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 half-hour.
  • Students will be able to tell time to the quarter-hour.
  • Students will be able to relate the concepts of 'half' and 'quarter' to time on a clock.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about clocks and telling time. Show a large analog clock and point out the hour and minute hands. Explain that the video will teach them how to tell time to the half and quarter hour.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the "Brain Pop Jr. Time to half and quarter hour" video. Encourage students to pay attention to how the hour and minute hands move and what they mean.
  • Discussion (5 mins)
    After the video, review the key concepts: What does it mean when the minute hand is on the 6? (Half-past/30 minutes) What does it mean when the minute hand is on the 3? (Quarter past/15 minutes) What does it mean when the minute hand is on the 9? (Quarter to/45 minutes). Ask the discussion questions.
  • Interactive Practice (10 mins)
    Use the interactive exercises to reinforce the concepts. Provide individual practice with analog clock manipulatives. Have students set the clock to specific times (e.g., 3:30, 1:15, 6:45) as you call them out.
  • Wrap-up (3 mins)
    Summarize the main points of the lesson. Emphasize the importance of being able to tell time in everyday life.

Interactive Exercises

  • Clock Matching Game
    Create matching cards with analog clocks and corresponding digital times (e.g., one card with an analog clock showing 2:30, another card with '2:30'). Students match the pairs.
  • Set the Clock
    Provide each student with a small, adjustable analog clock. Call out times (e.g., 'Set your clock to 10:15') and have students adjust their clocks accordingly. Check for understanding.

Discussion Questions

  • What is something fun you like to do at half past the hour?
  • Can you think of an activity that takes about a quarter of an hour?
  • Why is it important to know how to tell time?

Skills Developed

  • Time telling (half and quarter hours)
  • Clock reading (analog)
  • Following instructions
  • Critical Thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which hand tells you the hour?

Correct Answer: The short hand

Question 2:

When the minute hand points to the 6, what time is it?

Correct Answer: Half past

Question 3:

What number does the minute hand point to for 'quarter past'?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 4:

If it's 7:30, what is another way to say it?

Correct Answer: Half past 7

Question 5:

If it's 9:15, what is another way to say it?

Correct Answer: Half past 9

Question 6:

If it's 4:45, what is another way to say it?

Correct Answer: Quarter to 5

Question 7:

How many minutes are in a half hour?

Correct Answer: 30 minutes

Question 8:

How many minutes are in a quarter hour?

Correct Answer: 15 minutes

Question 9:

If the big hand points to 3 and the little hand is a little past 5, what time is it?

Correct Answer: 5:15

Question 10:

If the big hand points to 9 and the little hand is almost to 2, what time is it?

Correct Answer: 1:45

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

There are ____ minutes in one hour.

Correct Answer: 60

Question 2:

Half of an hour is ____ minutes.

Correct Answer: 30

Question 3:

A quarter of an hour is ____ minutes.

Correct Answer: 15

Question 4:

The ______ hand tells us the hour.

Correct Answer: short

Question 5:

The ______ hand tells us the minutes.

Correct Answer: long

Question 6:

When the minute hand is on the 6, we say it is ______ past the hour.

Correct Answer: half

Question 7:

When the minute hand is on the 3, we say it is ______ past the hour.

Correct Answer: quarter

Question 8:

When the minute hand is on the 9, we can say it is ______ to the next hour.

Correct Answer: quarter

Question 9:

8:30 can also be read as half past _____.

Correct Answer: 8

Question 10:

10:15 can also be read as quarter past _____.

Correct Answer: 10

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.B.3:Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.3:Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares.

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