Telling Time
2nd Grade
GWC
Cathy Ashby, Kelly Hartberger, Cristi LaPrad,
Melissa May, Dana Pitts
Objectives
SOL 2.16: The student will tell and write time to the quarter hour,
using analog and digital clocks.
Review the first grade SOL of telling time to the
hour and half hour using analog and digital clocks.
Review hour and minute hands.
Discuss time related vocabulary and concepts.
Review how many minutes are in an hour.
Discuss that there are 30 minutes in a half hour.
Discuss that each quarter of an hour has 15
minutes.
Practice counting by fives.
Vocabulary
Digital
Analog
Minute hand
Hour hand
Thirty
Face
Quarter hour
Half past
¼ hour
Minutes
Seconds
Hour
Pre-assessment
Prior knowledge
will be assessed
through the use of
Judy clocks,
background
knowledge
discussion, and
guided practice.
Teaching Strategies
Students will match
analog time to digital
time using flashcards,
Judy clocks, and wipe
off boards.
Instruction will begin
with hour and halfhour, progressing to
quarter hour.
Teaching Strategies
Students will play
games to reinforce
their skills. Examples
include Bingo, Quizmo,
Memory Match, and
relay races.
Re-teaching strategies
include small group
and one-on-one
instruction.
Teaching Strategies
Students will
practice writing
time using clock
stamps.
Re-teaching
strategies include
small group
instruction with
Judy clocks and
wipe off boards.
Teaching Strategies
Students will use
time flashcards to
practice identifying
time.
Re-teaching quarter
hour can be done
by dividing the
clock into ¼
fractions.
Assessment Practices
Students will play
board games to
practice telling
time.
Writing to Learn Strategies
Students will use
writing to learn and
practice telling
time. Examples
include writing to
sequence their day
and creating
personal timelines.
Writing to Learn Examples
Timelines and journal entries
Final Assessment
Students will take a paper and pencil
test to demonstrate their knowledge of
telling time to the hour, half-hour, and
quarter hour.
Re-teaching will be done with small
group and one-on-one instruction as
needed.
Literature Resources for
Telling Time
Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey
Schuett
Nine O’clock Lullaby by Marilyn Singer
Tuesday by David Wiesner
What Time is it, Mr. Crocodile? By Judy Sierra
Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins
Monster Math School Time by Grace Maccarone
Time to… by Bruce McMillan
Tick Tock Clock by Sharon Gordon
Hickory, Dickory, Dock by Robin Muller
Technology Resources
Smartboard
(See the ITRT
Smartboard Links)
Larsons Math
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