Time Mastery: How to Read Both Analog and Digital Clocks

• Math
• Age 5

Time Mastery: How to Read Both Analog and Digital Clocks

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to tell time on both analog and digital clocks.

Introduce the learning objective and explain the importance of understanding how to tell time.

What do you already know about telling time on both analog and digital clocks?

Analog Clocks

Analog clocks have a round face with numbers and two hands that point to the hour and minute.

Show an image of an analog clock and ask students to identify the different parts.

Digital Clocks

Digital clocks show the time in numbers and use a colon to separate the hours and minutes.

Show an image of a digital clock and ask students to identify the different parts.

Telling Time on Analog Clocks

To tell time on an analog clock, look at the position of the hour hand and the minute hand.

Demonstrate how to tell time on an analog clock with a larger image and ask students to practice with guided questions.

Telling Time on Digital Clocks

To tell time on a digital clock, read the numbers on the display.

Demonstrate how to tell time on a digital clock with a larger image and ask students to practice with guided questions.

Practice Time: Analog Clocks

Practice telling time on analog clocks with the following questions: What time is it when the hour hand is on 4 and the minute hand is on 12? What time is it when the hour hand is on 9 and the minute hand is on 6?

Provide students with opportunities to practice telling time on analog clocks with guided questions.

Practice Time: Digital Clocks

Practice telling time on digital clocks with the following questions: What time is it when it says 3:45? What time is it when it says 8:30?

Provide students with opportunities to practice telling time on digital clocks with guided questions.

Review

Congratulations, you can now tell time on both analog and digital clocks!

Review the key points of the lesson and ask students to practice telling time on both types of clocks independently.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.