Time - PowerPoint

The PowerPoint presentation is a comprehensive resource aimed at Year 4 students, focusing on the concept of time. It covers reading, writing, and converting time between analogue and digital formats, including both 12-hour and 24-hour clocks. The presentation begins by introducing analogue clocks, explaining their design with numbers 1 to 12 and two hands: a long minute hand and a short hour hand. It demonstrates how the position of the hands indicates different times, such as 'o'clock', 'half past', 'quarter past', and 'quarter to' the hour. Students are then shown how to read the minute hand's position in terms of minutes past and to the hour.

The digital clock segment simplifies the process of reading digital time by focusing on the hour and minute display, highlighting the use of a leading zero for single-digit hours. The presentation also includes worksheets and activities that require students to interpret the times shown on various clocks and convert them accordingly. To deepen understanding, the concept of the 12-hour clock is explained, distinguishing between 'am' for morning times and 'pm' for afternoon and evening times. The 24-hour clock is introduced as a continuous cycle, with tips on converting times from the 12-hour format to the 24-hour format. The lesson culminates with exercises where students convert times displayed on analogue clocks to both 12-hour and 24-hour digital formats, reinforcing their learning through practical application.