Time - O'clock and half past - Presentation

The presentation on 'O'clock and Half Past' is designed to help students recap and reinforce their understanding of telling time to the hour and half-hour. It begins by encouraging students to physically demonstrate the position of the minute hand for both 'o'clock' and 'half past' times, providing a kinesthetic approach to learning. The lesson continues with a series of activities that challenge students to identify times displayed on various clocks, explain their reasoning to a partner, and practice setting the correct time on their own clocks. The activities are structured to promote fluency and reasoning in reading and interpreting time, essential skills for young learners.

Further engaging tasks involve matching daily activities, such as lunchtime or school start times, to the approximate 'o'clock' or 'half past' times they occur. Students are also asked to think critically about the position of the hour and minute hands at specific times, and to identify and correct mistakes made by characters in various scenarios. Reasoning exercises encourage students to articulate their understanding, while independent work sections provide opportunities for students to write down times, draw clock hands, and discuss common misunderstandings. The presentation concludes with a discussion about the functions of clock hands and the significance of numbers on a clock face, solidifying the foundational concepts of time-telling for the students.