Lesson 11
Tell Time with Halves and Quarters
Lesson Purpose
Lesson Narrative
In grade 1, students learned to tell and write time to the hour and half-hour. They related representations of time to the half-hour on analog clocks to circles partitioned into halves. In previous lessons, students partitioned shapes, including circles, into halves and quarters.
In this lesson, students connect their understanding of partitioning a circle into equal pieces to using the words “half past,” “quarter past,” and “quarter till” to tell time (MP2). Some students may already be familiar with telling time to the nearest 5-minute increments. If they read a clock as 4:15 rather than quarter past 4, ask if they can find another way to state the time using these phrases.
- Representation
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Tell time from an analog clock using the words half past, quarter past, and quarter till.
Student Facing
- Let’s tell time with halves and quarters.
Required Materials
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Gather an analog clock (large wall clock or a Judy clock) or video of an analog clock that can be used to demonstrate the movement of the hour hand as the minute hand moves round the clock face in the activity synthesis. Video: https://vimeo.com/454805326
Activity 2:
- Create a set of cards from the blackline master for each group of 2.
Lesson Timeline
Warm-up | 10 min |
Activity 1 | 15 min |
Activity 2 | 20 min |
Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
Suggested Centers
- How Are They the Same? (1–5), Stage 2: Grade 2 Shapes (Addressing)
- Can You Draw It? (1–5), Stage 2: Grade 2 Shapes (Addressing)
- Which One? (K–5), Stage 3: Grade 2 Shapes (Addressing)
Print Formatted Materials
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Student Task Statements | docx | |
Lesson Cover Page | docx | |
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Blackline Masters | zip |