Second graders learn to read a clock with hands, telling the hour from the minutes and reading time to the nearest five minutes, and check what they know.
Students will be able to…
A clock has two hands moving at different speeds, yet together they tell one exact time. How do you read what the hands say?
Project this and answer each question about reading a clock to the nearest five minutes — read the explanation after each one.
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A clock has two hands that move at different speeds, yet together they tell one exact time. How do the two hands work together?
Students answer questions about reading a clock.
Students set times on a clock.
Students draw times from their day.
Students reflect on telling time.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes.
Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals.
Attend to precision.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick three times in their day, draw a clock for each, and label what they do then, so reading a clock connects to real life. A printable telling-time worksheet is in the Mathematics library.
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