Telling time is a difficult skill for second and third graders.Β When students get to third grade, teachers will focus on telling time to the minute and solving elapsed time problems. To complete these challenging tasks, students need to have mastered the basics of time. Below is a list of ideas and resources you can use in your classroom to helpΒ your studentsΒ master the basics. (Freebie at the end of this blog post)
Talk About Time EachΒ Day
Have your classroomΒ schedule posted for students to see. This will help students learn how to ‘read’ time. Tell students to refer to theΒ schedule when they have important questions about the day. (When is lunch/specials/recess? π )
Hang an analog clock on the classroom wall. Some schools are providing teachers with digital clocks for their classrooms. Students areΒ already exposed to digital clocks everywhere (phones, tv, microwave, etc.). They need to have exposure to analog clocks. Refer to the clock daily. (We will go over our morning work at 8:45. It’s now 8:40, so I willΒ set the timer for 5 minutes.)
Use Manipulatives
- Have small analog clocks available for students to use during your math unit, morning work, or math centers.
- During the first week of school, introduce the classroom schedule using the analog clocks. Students read when math starts (9:00) and then show nineΒ o’clockΒ on their clock.
- You can find many different kinds of analog clocks online for purchase. You can alsoΒ print a class set or have students make them.
Basic Time FREE Math CentersΒ
DominoesΒ gamesΒ are lots of fun! Students practice telling time to the hour, half hour and quarter hour with this fun math center.
Matching gamesΒ are a great way to practice A.M. and P.M.Β StudentsΒ have to match the time with the activity.
Online Time Resources
- FREE Time GameΒ Websites are lot of fun!
- ABCYa:Β http://www.abcya.com/telling_time.htm
- Scholastic:Β https://www.scholastic.com/play/time.htm
- Sheppard Software:Β http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game1.htm
FREEΒ Telling Time Worksheets
These basicΒ time printablesΒ canΒ be used as pre and post assessments. Simply enter your email below and two math centers plus these worksheets will be sent to your inbox!
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Jen
Thank you for sharing your resources! π
Mrs. Santillana
You’re welcome π
Ellen
Wauw this is great! I’m going to use this next week in my internship π Thanks a lot!
Mrs. Santillana
Happy to help! I’d love to hear how it goes π
Yuliya
Thank you very much!!!
Crystal
Love the time and measurement pages.
Mrs. Santillana
Thank you π
SHONN MCDONALD
I’m excited to use these new resources!
Chawn-Tae Simpson
Thank you for sharing your resources. It means alot