Time - Time to the hour - Planning

In the first week of the summer term, Year 1 students embark on a journey to master telling the time, with a specific focus on recognising 'o'clock' times. The lesson is equipped with various resources such as worksheets and a presentation to aid learning. The key vocabulary introduced includes 'o'clock', 'half past', 'hour', and 'minute', with vocabulary cards and definitions available for reinforcement. The lesson starts with a quick recap of previous knowledge before diving into the day's objective: understanding the hour. Through discussions and partner talk, children familiarise themselves with the clock face, identifying numbers and the hands of the clock. They then engage in activities, such as matching clock faces to written times and using mini whiteboards to complete sentences that reflect different times shown on clocks.

The class moves on to practical tasks where students draw the hour and minute hands on clock faces to demonstrate their grasp of 'o'clock' times. Differentiated worksheets offer independent learning opportunities tailored to varying levels of understanding. To consolidate their knowledge, the children regroup for reasoning exercises and discussion questions that address potential misconceptions, such as confusing the length of the hour and minute hands or not recognising that the minute hand points to 12 during 'o'clock' times. The lesson concludes with a reflective 'Give me five' activity, where students review what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging, ensuring they remember the correct way to read a clock. The lesson plan also includes differentiated challenges, ranging from matching clocks with times to identifying incorrect times, and even correcting a clock with the hands swapped, catering to students working towards expected levels and those ready for greater depth understanding.