Time - Time to the half hour - Planning

In this engaging Year 2 lesson, students revisit and reinforce their understanding of telling time, specifically focusing on half-hour intervals. The lesson utilises a variety of resources including mini clocks with moveable hands, worksheets, and a presentation to aid visual and practical learning. Key vocabulary such as 'o'clock', 'half past', 'hour', and 'minute' are introduced, with additional materials like vocabulary cards available for further clarification. The lesson begins with a recap of previous knowledge, followed by a class discussion to explore where the minute hand points at half past the hour. Students demonstrate their pre-existing knowledge by setting their mini clocks to show half-past times and engage in partner discussions to consolidate their understanding.

Throughout the lesson, children participate in a series of activities designed to build their time-telling skills. They match clocks to times, complete sentences with correct times, and draw the hour and minute hands on clock faces to demonstrate their grasp of 'half past'. Differentiated worksheets allow for tailored independent learning, while a plenary session with reasoning activities encourages deeper thinking about the concepts taught. Misconceptions such as confusing the length of the hour and minute hands or the position of the hour hand at half-past times are addressed. The lesson concludes with a 'Give me five' reflection, prompting students to consider what they've learned, the skills they've used, and what they found challenging. To cater to varying levels of ability, activities are structured to provide appropriate challenges, from matching clocks to times with limited options to identifying errors in clock faces and reasoning about times presented incorrectly.