Lesson 16
Hard Times
Lesson Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for students to show and write times in hours and half hours.
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students wrote times based on analog clocks showing time in hours and half hours.
In this lesson, they continue working with telling time from clocks, with special attention to times where students may mix-up the minute and hour hands (for example, 6:30, 12:30, 12:00, 6:00). Students also practice writing times and drawing the hands on the clock as they create their ideal Sunday schedule.
- Action and Expression
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Relate time to a daily schedule.
- Tell and write time in hours and half hours.
Student Facing
- Let’s show time in hours and half-hours.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Each student needs both the Hour Clock Cards and Half Hour Clock Cards from previous lessons.
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 15 min |
| Activity 2 | 10 min |
| Activity 3 | 10 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
Think about a recent time from class when your students were confused. What did you do to support them in reasoning about their confusion together as a community of learners?