Lesson

Plan: Telling Time

PREPARATION
Name: Caity Kourakos

Topic (Unit): Measurement and Data

Big Idea: Telling and writing time by using an analog and digital clock

Course: Mathematics

Lesson: Telling Time

Standards:

2.3.1.C: Tell time on an analog and digital clock to the nearest hour and half hour.

CC.2.4.1.A.2: Tell and write time to the nearest half hour using both analog and
digital clocks.

CC.2.4.2.A.2: Tell and write time to the nearest five minutes using both analog and
digital clocks.

Objectives:
A1 (Audience): Second grade students
B1 (Behavior): telling time
C1 (Condition): matching game (picture attached)
D1 (Degree): with 100% accuracy
Given a matching game with clocks and digital times, second grade students will be able to
match the pieces with 100% accuracy.
A2 (Audience): Second grade students
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B2 (Behavior): write time

C2 (Condition): using a hula-hoop clock and paper watches (picture attached)
D2 (Degree): by the end of the lesson
Given the manipulatives Hula-Hoop Clocks and Paper Watches (analog), second grade
elementary students will be able to correctly write time (nearest hour and half hour) by the end
of the lesson without any errors.
Essential Questions:

Why is it important to tell time?

What do you need to tell time?

What are some important activities you need to do at a specific time?

Materials/Resources:

Hula-Hoop

Whiteboard/Chalkboard

Dry Erase Marker/Chalk

Paper Watches (see picture)

Plastic Eggs (see picture)

Worksheet (This will be the homework assignment)

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

Cut out clocks that go along with The Grouchy Ladybug (see picture)

Crumpled Paper with clocks drawn on them (see picture)

Vocabulary:
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Analog Clock- a clock that shows the time and uses hands

Digital Clock- a type of clock that displays the time digitally

Minute Hand- longer clock hand: the longer pointer on a watch or clock that indicates
the minutes

Hour Hand- short hand on an analog clock: the shorter wider hand that indicates the
hour

UDL Considerations:

Level 1 (Entering): ELP.1.L.PK-K.1.1: Follow simple oral commands with visual cues.
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Make the clock read a certain time (ex. 3:30)

Level 3 (Developing): ELP.1.L.PK-K.3.1: Follow oral commands to show simple spatial

relations with real life objects as a group.
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Have the students work in pairs and utilize the manipulatives (hula-hoop clock,
egg matching, and paper watches)

Level 5 (Bridging): ELP.1.L.PK-K.5.1: Follow sequential commands with visual or non-

verbal cues.
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Have the students work with English proficient students

PRESENTATION
Introduction:
Write the essential question on the board, Why is it important to tell time? Have the students
write their answers on a mini white board. Start off with a class discussion about why it is
important to tell time. Ask the students what time they go to bed, what time they eat dinner,

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and what time they wake up for school. This will help the students become engaged and
involved within the lesson.
Instructional Strategies:
Time

Teacher will

Students will

Have the essential question written on the

Write their reply on the white

minutes

chalkboard. Observe and walk around the

board. When they are finished,

classroom. If a student is having trouble coming

have them put their white

up with an answer, talk them through it.

board face down so the

teacher knows when the
students are ready to move on.

Ask students to share their response and ask

If called on, the student will

minutes

them what time they go to bed, what time they

answer the question.

each dinner, and what time they get up to get

ready for school. Use the popsicle stick method to
call on students so each student gets the
opportunity to share his/her answer.
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Teach the students about the parts to the clock

Students will follow along with

Minutes

(analog, digital, minute hand, second hand, hour,

a worksheet. On the worksheet

minute)

they will label the parts of the

clock.

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Read The Grumpy Ladybug by Eric Carl and while

Students will listen to the book

Minutes

reading, have the students to follow along with

and follow along using the

the times stated in the book using the provided

provided clocks.

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clocks.
15
Minutes

Stations:

Hula-Hoop Clock- practice telling and

Students will spend 5 minutes

per station. There will be 3

writing time with an analog clock (nearest stations. This will help the

hour and nearest half hour)

student practice telling and

Paper Watch- practice telling time with a

writing time.

paper watch (nearest hour and nearest

half hour)

Egg Matching- match the digital clock

time with the correct analog clock time

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Closing activity could take place in the gym or

Students will partake in the

Minutes

outdoors. There will be a snowball fight with

snowball fight and then when

crumpled up pieces of paper. These papers will

in circle time they share what

have pictures of clocks drawn on them. When

time their snowball has.

each child has a snowball, the students will

regroup and sit in a circle. At circle time, each
student will share what time his or her snowball
has on it.
Total Time: 1 hour
EVALUATION
Student Closure:
As a student closure assignment, students will partake in the snowball fight and circle time.

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Assessment:
The assessment will be a simple test where they have to write the time according to what the
analog and digital clock says. This will see if the children achieved the objectives of being able to
correctly write and tell time.
Homework:
To reinforce what the students learned from this lesson, they will complete a worksheet. The
next day, the teacher will go over the worksheet and go over any problems the students have.
Teacher Reflection:
OMIT
Formative Assessment:
To be able to accomplish the set objectives, the teacher will travel around the classroom to
make sure that the children are grasping the lesson and dont have any questions. In addition,
writing on whiteboards and partaking in the stations are some examples of formative
assessments included in this lesson plan.
How will you assess performance, provide feedback, correct, practice (formal and informal), ensure
retention, and provide provisions for transferability?
With much practice writing and telling time, the student will be given plenty of opportunities to master
telling and writing time. To provide feedback, the teacher will go over the homework assignment and let
the students know what they need more help on.

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PICTURES:

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