A.M. or P.M.? Telling Time Adventures!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:21 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn to tell time using A.M. and P.M. with fun examples like sunrise, sunset, and bedtime. This lesson helps 1st graders understand the difference between morning and night using clocks.

Video Resource

Teaching Telling Time - A.M. or P.M. - Worksheets for 1st and 2nd Grade

Kids Academy

Duration: 3:21
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Key Concepts

  • Analog clocks
  • A.M. (morning)
  • P.M. (afternoon/evening/night)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify time on an analog clock to the half-hour.
  • Students will be able to differentiate between A.M. and P.M. activities.
  • Students will be able to relate A.M. and P.M. to daily events like sunrise, sunset, and bedtime.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they do in the morning, afternoon, and night. Introduce the terms A.M. and P.M. and explain that A.M. is for morning and P.M. is for afternoon, evening, and night.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Watch the Kids Academy video "Teaching Telling Time - A.M. or P.M. - Worksheets for 1st and 2nd Grade." Pause at each example in the video to ask students questions.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    Work through examples similar to the video's worksheet. Draw analog clocks on the board and ask students to identify the time and whether it is A.M. or P.M., based on a given activity (e.g., eating breakfast, going to school, reading a bedtime story).
  • Independent Practice (8 mins)
    Provide students with a worksheet containing analog clocks and activities. Students will write the time and circle whether it is A.M. or P.M.

Interactive Exercises

  • Time Sorting Game
    Prepare cards with different activities written on them (e.g., 'Wake up', 'Eat dinner', 'Go to school', 'Sleep'). Students sort the cards into two columns: A.M. and P.M.
  • Clock Drawing
    Call out a time (e.g., '3:30 P.M.') and have students draw the time on an analog clock. Then, ask them to draw a picture representing something they might be doing at that time.

Discussion Questions

  • What are some things you do in the A.M.?
  • What are some things you do in the P.M.?
  • If it's 7:00 P.M., is it dark or light outside (generally)?
  • Why is it important to know the difference between A.M. and P.M.?

Skills Developed

  • Time telling
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What time of day is A.M.?

Correct Answer: Morning

Question 2:

What time of day is P.M.?

Correct Answer: Afternoon

Question 3:

The sun usually rises in the...

Correct Answer: A.M.

Question 4:

If you are sleeping, is it usually A.M. or P.M.?

Correct Answer: P.M.

Question 5:

What time is shown on this clock? The short hand is on the 3 and the long hand is on the 12.

Correct Answer: 3:00

Question 6:

Is eating dinner usually A.M. or P.M.?

Correct Answer: P.M.

Question 7:

If it's 7:30 A.M., are you probably eating...

Correct Answer: Breakfast

Question 8:

If the short hand is between the 6 and the 7, and the long hand is on the 6, what time is it?

Correct Answer: 6:30

Question 9:

If it's 1:00 P.M., are you probably at...

Correct Answer: School

Question 10:

Which one happens in the A.M.?

Correct Answer: Sunrise

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

A.M. is the ________ part of the day.

Correct Answer: morning

Question 2:

P.M. is the ________ part of the day and night.

Correct Answer: afternoon

Question 3:

The sun goes down in the ________.

Correct Answer: P.M.

Question 4:

When the sun comes up, it is called ________.

Correct Answer: sunrise

Question 5:

When the sun goes down, it is called ________.

Correct Answer: sunset

Question 6:

If it is 8:00 A.M., I am probably eating ________.

Correct Answer: breakfast

Question 7:

The short hand on the clock tells us the ________.

Correct Answer: hour

Question 8:

The long hand on the clock tells us the ________.

Correct Answer: minutes

Question 9:

Half past 4:00 is written as ________:30

Correct Answer: 4

Question 10:

If it is dark outside and I am getting ready for bed, it is probably ________.

Correct Answer: P.M.

Educational Standards

1.MD.B.3:Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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