Lesson 12
Count by 5 to Tell Time
Lesson Purpose
Lesson Narrative
In grade 1, students learned to tell time to the hour and half-hour. In a previous lesson, students learned to tell time using the phrases “half past,” “quarter past,” and “quarter till,” and described the relative position of the hour hand.
In this lesson, students make connections between a number line with intervals of 5 and the distance between the numbers on the clock, which represents 5 minute intervals. Students skip count by 5 in order to tell time.
- Representation
- MLR8
Learning Goals
Teacher Facing
- Tell time on analog clocks.
- Understand that the numbers on an analog clock represent 5-minute intervals.
Student Facing
- Let’s tell time.
Required Materials
Materials to Copy
- Count on the Clock Card Sort
Required Preparation
Activity 1:
- Create a set of cards from the blackline master for each group of 2.
Lesson Timeline
| Warm-up | 10 min |
| Activity 1 | 20 min |
| Activity 2 | 15 min |
| Lesson Synthesis | 10 min |
| Cool-down | 5 min |
Teacher Reflection Questions
What unfinished learning or misunderstandings do your students have about telling time? How did you leverage those misconceptions in a positive way to further understanding of the class?
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)
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