Time by the Hour

This is an example of an analog clock a type of clock that shows the numbers from 1-12 and has moving hands;

the second hand,

minute hand, and hour hand.

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​Do you know what this is called?

We do many different activities throughout the day. Some we do in the morning, others we do in the afternoon. There are also important things we do at night!

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​VOCABULARY CARDS

​Analog clock

​a device marked 1-12 with moving hands used for showing and measuring time

​hour hand

​a pointer on the clock that shows the hour

​minute hand

​a pointer on the clock that shows minute

PARTS OF A CLOCK VOCABULARY CARDS

clock hands are called pointers

•  hour hand is shorter

• minute hand is longer

• second hand is a little bit shorter than the minute hand

​hour

hand

minute

hand

​second

hand

​Brainstorm with a partner using the sentence frame below. I will choose a few volunteers to share your ideas. For example, soccer practice, math class, or a nap all take about one hour

"___ takes about one hour."

"___ takes about one minute."

Brainstorm with a partner using the sentence frame above. I will choose with partners first and then volunteer examples of activities that take a minute, such as putting your shoes on, making your bed, or brushing your teeth

"____ takes about one second."

There are 60 seconds in one minute. Brainstorm with a partner Using the sentence frame above. There are a lot of actions we can do and examples are such as clapping, jumping, or saying the word "Mississippi"

Activities you do in the Morning

​Activities you do in the afternoon

​Activities you do in the evening

Activities you do at the night

Word

GLOSSARY

hour hand

Definition

a device marked 1-12 with moving hands used for showing and measuring time

a unit of time equal to the time 1 second is 1,000 milliseconds

Analog clock

minute hand

hour

minute

second

a pointer on the clock that shows minute

a pointer on the clock that shows the hour

a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

worksheet

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​Different functions of second hand, minute hand and hour hand.

​second hand

​a unit of time equal to the time 1 second is 1,000 milliseconds

​hour hand

​a pointer on the clock that shows the hour

​minute hand

​a pointer on the clock that shows minute

​Model asking a few students the questions using the sentence frames.

​"What did you do at ____ o'clock?" and "At ____ o'clock, I ____."

Activity: Let's play with music.

• Everyone dances when the music is playing. When the music stops, students will find a partner. Students take turns asking one another about their day using the sentence frames.

​The Basic Rules of the Freeze Game

Brainstorm with a partner using the sentence frame below.

"What did you do at ____ o'clock?" and "At ____ o'clock, I ____."

Assignment