Lesson Plan: Telling Time in Words: Nearest Minute Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to tell the time in words to the nearest minute.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- count on in 5s and 1s to read and write the time in words to the nearest minute on an analog clock,
- read and write the time in words to the nearest minute on a digital clock,
- write the time to the hour and past the hour.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- reading and writing the time to the nearest 5 minutes on an analog clock,
- reading and writing the time to the nearest 5 minutes on a digital clock,
- understanding the position of the hour and minute hands on analog clocks.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- am/pm,
- telling the time in digits.