Education Standards
Telling Time to the quarter hour
Overview
A quick lesson or center activity for telling time to the quarter hour.
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Telling Time: quarter hour
*Print and place in page protector sleeve for reuse or center activity with dry-erase markers.
*This activity goes beyond matching, involving the student to draw the clock hands(long and short) for enhanced understanding. If students are struggling with drawing the clock hands, make some long and short clock arrows for students to place appropriately on the clocks.
For students who have a basic understanding of telling time, practice with quarter hour time. Students will learn new vocabulary terms: quarter past, quarter 'till, half past. Begin with the introductory video from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKZOGR1pz1I
2.MDA.6 Use analog and digital clocks to tell and record time to the nearest five-minute interval using a.m. and p.m