Unit Plan
Telling the Time Unit Plan – Year 1 and Year 2
This Mathematics unit addresses the concept of telling the time to the hour, half hour and quarter hour.
It consists of 7 lessons of approximately 60 minutes duration.
The sequence of lessons and suggested time frames should be regarded as a guide only; teachers should pace lessons in accordance with the individual learning needs of their class.
An assessment task for monitoring student understanding of the unit objectives is included and will require an additional lesson.
Overview
Objectives
- To understand and recognize the features of the analog clock.
- To tell the time on an analog clock to the half hour.
- To skip count in 5s when telling the time.
- To understand and recognize the features of the digital clock; and differentiate between digital and analog clocks.
- To revise analog and digital times.
- To tell the time to the quarter hour on analog clocks.
Preparing for Learning
Prior to commencing the unit, develop a time display in the classroom. Display posters and word wall vocabulary that the students will engage with throughout the unit to stimulate their learning. For examples of such resources, browse the Time category on the Teach Starter website.
There are many different aspects involved in learning to tell the time. The lessons in this unit cover a range of these concepts, many of which have varying degrees of complexity. Teachers are encouraged to select lessons from the unit that best suit the learning needs of their students, or to adapt lessons accordingly.
Some of the resources which accompany this unit plan will need to be prepared prior to teaching. For this reason, it is advised that teachers browse through all lessons before commencing the unit.
Lessons
Resources
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MA1-13MG
Time - describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time
Victorian Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMMG020
Tell time to the half-hourElaborationsreading time on analogue and digital clocks and observing the characteristics of half-hour times (Skills: Literacy, Numeracy)(View this topic on www.australiancur...
- ACMMG039
Tell time to the quarter-hour, using the language of 'past' and 'to'Elaborationsdescribing the characteristics of quarter-past times on an analogue clock, and identifying that the small hand is pointi...
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Change by Stephanie (Teach Starter) 27th Nov, 2016
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This is great. This is what teachers need to save time. Please develop more unit plans!
Comment by Shaye J on September 3, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Hi Shaye,
We are happy that this is something you will find useful! Keep an eye out for more units and lesson plans as we develop them. Thanks for your feedback!
-Holly
Official comment by Holly (Teach Starter) on September 4, 2015 at 7:19 am
This would be great in a year 3/4 format. 🙂
Denise
Comment by DENISE SHARMAN on October 7, 2016 at 7:13 pm
Hi Denise, Thanks for your comment. Apologies for the delayed response. Feel free to vote on a current request we have for a Year 3/4 Time Unit – https://www.teachstarter.com/request/time-unit-plan-year-3-4/.
Thanks!
Official comment by Holly (Teach Starter) on January 11, 2018 at 9:35 am
This is a great resource. Thank you so much.
Are there any plans to make a year 3/4 unit plan in time?
Comment by Linda Brown on October 11, 2017 at 3:41 pm
Hi Linda, Thanks for your comment. Apologies for the delayed response. We don’t currently have a Year 3/4 unit plan for time. Feel free to vote on a current request we have for that exact unit plan – https://www.teachstarter.com/request/time-unit-plan-year-3-4/.
Thanks!
Official comment by Holly (Teach Starter) on January 11, 2018 at 9:36 am
I used this with my Year 1/2 last year and it was wonderful. I’ll be using it with my Year 2 this year.
Comment by Denise Smith on May 13, 2018 at 2:02 pm
Hi Denise, thanks so much for your lovely comment. So glad that you found this unit helpful.
Official comment by Holly (Teach Starter) on May 14, 2018 at 9:27 am
positive comments made me download this. looking forward to using in the new term where I need to differentiate.
Comment by Cilla Fitzgerald on June 19, 2018 at 10:58 pm
Fantastic! We hope your students enjoy this unit Cilla!
Official comment by Holly (Teach Starter) on June 20, 2018 at 12:57 pm