Parent guide · Grade 2 Math · Unit 7

Lesson 7.3 Time to Five Minutes

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 nearest five minutes.
You need: A clock face
Pencil and crayons
Print: Worksheet A · Worksheet B · the lesson page (it also has a short video (3:44))

Steps

Warm-up
Do this: Ask these out loud. Your child answers out loud; no paper needed.
- Ask: “31 + 10” Listen for: 41
- Ask: “54 + 20” Listen for: 74
- Ask: “36 + 50” Listen for: 86
- Ask: “35 + 50” Listen for: 85
- Ask: “18 + 20” Listen for: 38
Teach the new idea
Say this: “Each number on the clock is 5 minutes for the long hand. Count by fives: 1 is 5, 2 is 10, 3 is 15 …”
Say this: “Write the time with a colon: 4:35.”
Say this: “Minute: one small mark on the clock; 60 make an hour.”
Show how
Show: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Say this: “The short hand is past the 2, so the hour is 2.”
Say this: “The long hand points to the 11. Count by fives: 11 × 5 = 55 minutes.”
Say this: “The time is 2:55.”
Answer: 2:55
Show: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Say this: “The short hand is past the 6, so the hour is 6.”
Say this: “The long hand points to the 9. Count by fives: 9 × 5 = 45 minutes.”
Say this: “The time is 6:45.”
Answer: 6:45
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: 7:00
If stuck: The short hand is on the 7, so the hour is 7.
Ask: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Listen for: 7:30
If stuck: The short hand is past the 7, so the hour is 7.
Ask: What time does the clock show?
$clock face$
Listen for: 10:00
If stuck: The short hand is on the 10, so the hour is 10.
7 more practice items on the lesson page, and on Worksheet A and Worksheet B.
Watch for
- Reading the number the long hand points to as the minutes (7 instead of 35).
Game: Estimate and Measure
Each player guesses the length of a household object, then measures it. Closest guess earns a point. Use inches one day and centimeters the next.
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 nearest five minutes.
Daily habit
Recite: 12 inches make a foot, 3 feet make a yard, 100 centimeters make a meter, 60 minutes make an 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.