Time - Time to the hour activity - Presentation

In a structured lesson about telling time, children are introduced to the concept of reading the hour on a clock face. The lesson begins with a discussion on the importance of time and why it's essential to understand it. The children are then shown a clock face with the numbers obscured, prompting them to guess and eventually learn that a clock typically has 12 numbers, with the number 12 positioned at the top. The lesson encourages children to think about the layout of the numbers on a clock and how they might describe them. This sets the foundation for learning to tell the time to the hour.

The main activity invites the children to examine a clock, draw one themselves, and consider the similarities and differences between various clocks. They learn that a clock has two hands: a short 'hour' hand and a long 'minute' hand, which are often shaped like arrows. Through guided activities, the children discover how to read the hour by referring to the position of the hour hand, which points to the number representing the hour, and the minute hand, which points to the number 12 at every o'clock time. They practice drawing the hands on clocks for different o'clock times and discuss their daily activities at specific hours, considering how these might change between morning and afternoon. The lesson concludes with reasoning exercises to reinforce their understanding, such as correcting the positioning of the clock hands and explaining their reasoning.