Parent guide · Grade 1 Math · Unit 7

Lesson 7.3 Time to the Hour

Written for the parent. Read the Say this lines aloud as they are, or in your own words. Answers for you are marked Listen for.

At a glance

Time: 5 sessions of 20–25 minutes
Goal: Tell time to the hour.
You need: A clock face
Pencil and crayons
Print: Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page (it also has a short video (2:17))

Steps

Warm-up
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “4 + 4” Listen for: 8
- Ask: “7 + 5” Listen for: 12
- Ask: “7 + 3” Listen for: 10
- Ask: “8 + 1” Listen for: 9
- Ask: “3 + 3” Listen for: 6
Teach the new idea
Say this: “When the long hand points to 12, it is o’clock. The short hand tells the hour.”
Say this: “3:00 is read ‘three o’clock.’”
Say this: “Hour hand: the short hand.”
Say this: “Minute hand: the long hand.”
Say this: “O’clock: the minute hand points to 12.”
Show how
Show: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Say this: “The short hand is on the 4, so the hour is 4.”
Say this: “The long hand points straight up to 12, so it is o’clock: 0 minutes.”
Say this: “The time is 4:00.”
Answer: 4:00
Show: Today is Wednesday. What day will it be the day after tomorrow?
Say this: “Say the days in order: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.”
Say this: “The answer is Friday.”
Answer: Friday
Practice together
Do this: Your child does these with you. Let them try first; help only after a real try.
Ask: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Listen for: 12:00
If stuck: The short hand is on the 12, so the hour is 12.
Ask: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Listen for: 2:00
If stuck: The short hand is on the 2, so the hour is 2.
Ask: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Listen for: 7:00
If stuck: The short hand is on the 7, so the hour is 7.
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
Watch for
- Mixing up the hands. The short hand is the hour hand.
Game: Clock Race
Call out a time to the hour or half hour. Your child sets a paper clock. Then swap: your child calls and you set it.
Narration
Say this: “Tell me what you learned today. Show me with your hands or the counters if you like.”
Listen for: Tell time to the hour.
Daily habit
Say the hours around the clock face. Each day ask “What time is it?” at an hour or half hour.

Spread over the week

5 sessions of 20–25 minutes. Stop while it is still going well.

Session 1. Warm-up, then teach the new idea (steps 1 and 2).
Session 2. Warm-up again, then show how with the examples.
Session 3. Practice together, then play the game.
Session 4. More practice on the worksheet, and the daily habit.
Session 5. Quick check: narration and a few practice items. Move on when it is mostly right.