Its About Time!

A Mini Unit for Young Learners By Nancy VandenBerge Graphics by My Cute Graphics Creative Clips

This mini unit will help to introduce the concept of clocks and telling time and practice telling time to the hour and the half hour. Try to get your hands on these two books: Me Counting Time By Joan Sweeney Isnt It Time? By Judy Hindley Unit includes:
*Introduction to vocabulary of telling time *3 poems *1 minute time test *Time Schedule activity *Matching Games for hour and half hour *Time Flies When Youre Having Fun *Watches for kids to make *Large floor clock to make *Vocabulary word search

Its About Time For Time Vocabulary

analogue, digital, hands, hour, minute, second, half hour, oclock, after, past, before, colon, watch, hour glass, sundial, timer, grandfather clock, cuckoo clock , alarm, clockwise, face, day, week, month, year

_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

Its About Time to Learn About Time

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What do you know about time?

Measurements of Time
Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Years Decade Century Millennium

Clock Song
Author Unknown

The hands on the clock go round and round Round and round, round and round The hands on the clock go round and round To help us tell the time.

The hour hand goes from number to number Number to number, number to number The hour hand goes from number to number To help us tell the time.
The minute hand goes around by fives Around by fives, around by fives The minute hand goes around by fives To help us tell the time.

Time Chant
* How many seconds in a minute?

+Sixty, any way you spin it! How many minutes in an hour? +Sixty minutes, now dont be sour! How many hours in a day? +Twenty-four for work and play. How many days in a week? + Seven will help you reach your peak! How many weeks in a year? + Fifty-two and all is clear!

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory dickory dock.

Illustrate

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock. The __________ ran up the clock The clock struck ________ The ______ ______ _________ Hickory dickory dock.

One Minute Time Test

How many times can you write your name in one minute?_______ Write the alphabet. Stop after one minute. What letter are you on?_______

Write your numbers. Stop after one minute. What number are you on?_____
How many tally marks can you write in one minute? _____

Can you hold your breath for one minute?

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How many jumping jacks can you do in one minute? _____ How many times can you roll a dice in one minute? ______

Name_________ One Minute Time Test Recording Sheet

Name ______________ Make a list of things that might take a second.

Name ______________ Make a list of things that might take a minute.

Name ______________ Make a list of things that might take an hour.

_______________s Timely Schedule

7:00 8:00 9:00

10:00
11:00 12:00

1:00
2:00 3:00

4:00
5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00

Time After Time After Time

The next few pages can be used in a math tub and can be played a couple of different ways. You can use it as a three way matching memory game with two players. Or it can be played alone as an organizational game with a recording sheet. Either way, print off the card sheets and cut apart. You will find hour and half hour sets. Store in a bag or envelope.

Time After Time After Time

Play with a partner. Lay cards face down in front of you. Take turns turning over three cards at a time. If the cards show the same time, the player keeps the cards. If not, turn cards back over. Next player takes a turn. When all matches have been made, the player with the most cards wins.

Game option 1

Time After Time After Time

Single playerSort and organize cards to find the matching time trios. Fill in the blanks on the recording page.

Game option 2

Twelve OClock

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00

00

One OClock

two OClock

00

00

three OClock

four OClock

00

00

five OClock

six OClock

00

00

seven OClock

eight OClock

00

00

nine OClock

ten OClock

10

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11

00

eleven OClock

Name ____________

Time After Time After Time

Digital time Analogue Time We Say

One oclock

3:00
Five OClock

7:00
Nine OClock

11:00

Twelve thirty

12

30

30

One thirty

two thirty

30

30

three thirty

four thirty

30

30

five thirty

six thirty

30

30

seven thirty

eight thirty

30

30

nine thirty

ten thirty

10

30

11

30

Eleven thirty

Name ____________

Time After Time After Time

Digital time Analogue Time We Say

One thirty

3:30
Five thirty

7:30
Nine thirty

11:30

Time Flies when Youre Having Fun!

Choose a card. Write the digital time on the recording sheet. Draw the hands on the analogue clock above it.

12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:30 5:30

6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30

Name ___________ Time Flies When Youre Having Fun Recording Sheet

On the back draw and write about a fun time when time flew!

Color and cut out. Show a time that means something to you, or that you need to remember. Tape your watch around your arm.

Color and cut out. Show a time that means something to you, or that you need to remember. Tape your watch around your arm.

Use the next 16 pages to create a life-size clock. I like to use hula hoops for the round shape. Place it on the floor. Then place the round numbers on the inside of the hula hoop and the hands counting by fives on the outside. Use the strips and small hands to make hands for the clock. Voila! A manipulative classroom size clock! See Picture!

HOUR HAND

MINUTE HAND

Cut out hands and glue each one to a black strip. Use for large clock.

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Name ______________ find all the time words in the puzzle.

c m i n u t e f

l a t i g i d a

o c l o c k a c

c w s i a t n e

k h i t t i a n

h o u r e m l u

a a e t v e o m

n t m w i i g b

d t i h f m u e

s e c o n d e r

time clock hands hour minute second oclock digital face analogue number five