Year: 2 3, 4

Subject: Math

Lesson Title: Introducing

Time

Date:
Topic: Time

Learning Intentions
By the end of this lesson, students will have had the opportunity to demonstrate their
ability to:
Differentiate between past the hour and to the hour
Read clocks to the half and quarter past/to.
Resources and ICT
25 paper plates with hole in centre for hands
Hands cut outs
Split pins
Signpost textbook : pp. Yr 2- 68 then 56 | Yr 3- 103 then 102
x2 copies of Yr2 page and x2 copies of Yr 3 page
Lesson Procedure:
1. Sing clock song and explain the hands purposes
2. Hand out paper plates to students and explain we are making a clock.
3. Have students do the following as a group.
4. Rule a line down the centre of the clock and have students write past on one half and
to on the other half. Explain the minutes on one half will represent the minutes past
and minutes to (use the whiteboard clock to help explain).
5. At the top of the clock draw the number 12 explain this is the oclock.
6. Down the bottom draw a 6- explain this is half past because it is half way around the
clock ad also means 30 because each number stands for five minutes.
7. Draw a 3 between the 12 and 6 and explain this is 15 or quarter past as it is quarter
past the 12.
8. Draw a 9 between the 6 and 12 and explain this is quarter to or 45 minutes.
9. Fill in the remaining numbers
10. As a class create the time 3:00, 3:30 (discuss this means half past), 4:45 (discuss this is
quarter to 5).
11. Use the whiteboard clock to make 2:30 and ask students what time it is
12. Send year 2 to go to complete their text books page 68.
13. Have year 3 join on carpet discuss the minutes and discuss is detail how to read the
minutes past and to using specific numbers.
14. Go through doing 60-x to find the time to an hour. Send to finish page 103.
Differentiation of learners:
To cater for students with needing additional support, the following strategies have been put
in utilised:
Textbooks are differentiated to ability
Assisted support is provided via teacher aide to students who require it
Assessment & Evaluation of Learning:
Students were able to identify which time is read as past the hour and to the hour
Students were able to read clocks using half/quarter past and to the hour

Assessment: For learning

Mark work and record students results into math table
Teacher Comments:
This lesson was not very successful. Students did not grasp the concept of minutes on an
analogue clock. Students were able to represent time on a clock however were unsure and
many were clearly uncomfortable with analogue time. A class test was administered to
monitor students understanding.