- Human
Clock:
12
students sit in a circle. Each student holds a number
(1-12). Two students will act as the "hands" of the
clock. The teacher calls out the time and the hands must lie
down next to the correct number.
- Handmade Student Clocks:
(Materials: paper plates,
construction paper, paper fasteners) Show students how to write
the numbers of the clock on the paper plates. Have students decorate
their clocks any way they would like. Have them cut out two
hands from the construction paper. Fasten the hands to the
plate with a paper fastener.
- Rock Around
the Clock: Use the song "Rock
Around the Clock" to teach time. Students, using their
handmade clocks, show the time as the song plays. After they
have heard the song a few times, ask them questions like "What
happens when the clock strikes 1?" or "At what time do
they yell for me?" (Questions are based on the lyrics)
- *Schedule:
Students receive a worksheet with boxes. During the day, they
write the activities they do and the time the activities begin and
end.
- *Daily
Schedule: Students receive a copy
of a daily schedule. For each time, students write a sentence
from the transparency sheet and illustrate it in the box. This
activity will reinforce the concept of morning, afternoon, and
evening. (In Worksheets section under Time Activity Part 1 and
Part 2)
- Daily Word
Problems: Post two word problems
based on the concept of time daily.
- TV
Guide: Give students a copy of a TV
schedule. Students then receive an allotted amount of
time. They must calculate and plan what TV shows they can
watch in the allotted time. For example, if you give them 3
hours, they must write down the name of the show, the time, how long
it will run, and when it ends. All shows/movies must fit in
the 3 hour time slot and not go over. (Go to the Teaching
Time Website to find a copy of a TV schedule)
- Time Through the
Ages: We
review ways we can tell time besides a clock or a watch.
Students learn about the hours in a day, minutes in an hour, etc,
based on the movements of the sun. Then, students create a
sundial and learn to tell time using the sun. To learn more about
the history of telling time, look at the History
of Clocks section. If you would like to learn how your students
can make sundials, then click here. Teachers
can also introduce the hour glass--using a stopwatch or regular
clock, students track the time in an hour glass.
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