Teacher Guide
Week 16
Telling Time — Teacher Guide
Monday: Hour and Half-Hour
1
Warm-up count by 5s
1.
15; 30; 45; 25
2
Meet the Clock
1.
Guided — read together, no answers needed
3
Read the Clocks
1.
5:00, 9:30, 11:00, 2:30
4
Number Talk
1.
Hour hand moves gradually — at 6:30 it is halfway to 7
2.
8:30 is later; 30 minutes have passed since 8:00
5
Word Problem
1.
4:00 — four o'clock
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Tuesday: Quarter Past and Quarter To
1
Warm-up
1.
20,25; 35,40; 45,50; 10,15
2
Quarters
1.
Guided
3
Estimate First
1.
About 3 → 3:15; about 11 → 10:45; about 6 → 6:15; about 2 → 1:45
4
Matching
1.
7:15→A, 2:45→B, 12:30→C, 5:45→D
5
Word Problem
1.
Yes — quarter to six IS 5:45
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Wednesday: Nearest 5 Minutes
1
Warm-up minute facts
1.
5, 20, 35, 50 minutes
2
Read Clocks
1.
3:20, 7:55, 10:05, 1:40, 6:35
3
Two Ways
1.
4:30 = half past four; 9:45 = quarter to ten
4
Word Problems
1.
Bus still coming (8:05 is before 8:15)
2.
Yes — hands show 3:30
5
Create Own
1.
Accept any correctly drawn/labeled time
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Thursday: AM, PM & Real-World Time
1
Warm-up count back
1.
55,50; 40,35; 25,20; 50,45
2
AM or PM
1.
AM, PM, AM, PM, AM
3
Word Problems
1.
Early by 15 minutes
2.
3:00 PM
3.
4:30 PM
4
Number Talk
1.
Sam is right — AM means before noon
2.
Half past 3 (30 min) is longer than 3:15 (15 min)
5
Create Own
1.
Accept student-created time problems with AM/PM
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Friday: Review & Self-Check
1
Warm-up
1.
20; 30; 45; 50
2
Estimate First
1.
Almost 6 → 5:50; a bit past 12 → 12:20; a bit past 8 → 8:10; between 2 and 3 → 2:35
3
Clock Review
1.
6:00, 3:30, 9:15, 11:45
4
Word Problems
1.
1:15 PM
2.
15 minutes
5
Self-Check
1.
Accept student self-assessment and reflection