Title: Telling Time - Grade 2

Objective: - Students will be able to tell time to the nearest hour and half-hour. - Students will be able to differentiate between AM and PM.

Materials: - Large analog clock - Small analog clocks (one per student) - Whiteboard or chart paper - Markers - Telling Time Worksheets (available online or from a math workbook) - Telling Time Interactive Games (e.g., “Bang on Time” or “Stop the Clock”)

Introduction (10 minutes): 1. Begin the lesson by asking students if they know how to tell time. Write their responses on the whiteboard or chart paper. 2. Show the large analog clock to the class and explain that it is used to tell time. 3. Ask students to identify the hour and minute hands on the clock. 4. Explain that the hour hand tells us the hour, while the minute hand tells us the minutes. 5. Introduce the terms “AM” and “PM” and explain that AM stands for “ante meridiem” (before noon) and PM stands for “post meridiem” (after noon).

Main Activity (20 minutes): 1. Distribute small analog clocks to each student. 2. Model how to tell time on the large analog clock and have students follow along on their own clocks. 3. Practice telling time to the nearest hour as a class. For example, ask students to show 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock, etc. 4. Introduce telling time to the nearest half-hour. Model how to read the time on the large analog clock and have students follow along on their own clocks. 5. Provide opportunities for students to practice telling time to the nearest half-hour in pairs or small groups. Use the Telling Time Worksheets or interactive games for additional practice.

Assessment (10 minutes): 1. Give each student a Telling Time Worksheet to complete independently. 2. Circulate around the classroom to observe and provide assistance as needed. 3. Collect the worksheets and review them to assess students’ understanding of telling time.

Conclusion (5 minutes): 1. Review the key concepts covered in the lesson: telling time to the nearest hour and half-hour, and differentiating between AM and PM. 2. Ask students if they feel more confident in telling time now compared to the beginning of the lesson. 3. Encourage students to practice telling time at home using analog clocks or digital devices.

Extension Activity: 1. Have students create their own analog clocks using paper plates and brads. They can decorate the clock face and practice telling time with their homemade clocks. 2. Play a game of “Around the Clock” where students take turns saying the time on the clock and moving their game piece around a circular path labeled with different times.

Resources: 1. Telling Time Worksheets: Available online or from math workbooks. 2. Telling Time Interactive Games: “Bang on Time” (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock) or “Stop the Clock” (https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock)