Slow; points to the hour.
GRADE-1 MATH · CLOCK3 min
Waking up, school, bedtime—all by the clock
Know the clock, tell the time!
Today meet the hour and minute hands, read o-clock and half past.
🕐 o'clock🕜 half past
TEACH · FACE5 min
The face has 12 numbers and two hands
The short hand is hour; the long hand is minute.
Fast; points to the minutes.
Teacher holds a real clock: point to hour hand, then minute; students answer.
TEACH · O CLOCK6 min
Minute hand at 12; hour hand at a number = that o-clock
Minute at 12, hour at 3—what time?
🕒 3 o clock
Minute at 12, hour at 3—what time?
TEACH · HALF6 min
Minute at 6; hour hand passed a number = that half past
Minute at 6, hour between 4 and 5—half past what?
🕟 half past 4
Minute at 6, hour between 4 and 5 = ?
PRACTICE · ROUTINE6 min
Tell: when does Xiao Ming do what?
Look and match the times.
🌅 7:00 wake🏫 8:00 class🍚 12:00 lunch😴 9:00 bed
Ask students to say their day: I wake at 7, go to school at 8.
ACTIVITY · MOVE HANDS6 min
Teacher says a time; students move hands on their clock
Set: half past 6. Where does the minute hand point? The hour hand?
Half past 6—where does the minute hand point?
LIFE · VALUE TIME5 min
An inch of time is an inch of gold; gold cannot buy time
The hands keep moving; we follow a schedule and value time.
No lingering in bed.
No staying up late.
Ask: what time do you sleep? Wake? Be the master of your time.
SUMMARY · HOMEWORK3 min
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Today we learned
Recognize hour/minute hands, read o-clock and half past.
Minute at 12.
Minute at 6.
Homework: look at a clock at home and tell your parents what time it is.