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Session 23: Clock


Session Title 

Clock  

Objective 
  1. Recognize the parts of an analog clock.
  2. Tell and write time to the hour and half hour.
  3. Relate time to their everyday activities through interactive games. 

Concept 

Understanding how to read a clock is an important everyday skill. This session teaches students to look at the hour and minute hands to tell the time using simple, engaging activities. 

Materials Required 
  1. Board & Chalk
  2. Paper plate clocks with movable hands
  3. Toy clocks
  4. Flashcards with times
  5. Routine cards
  6. Color markers
  7. Chart paper 

 

Methodology 

Activity-based Learning: Use of clocks and games. Experiential Learning: Time-telling linked to daily routines. 
Session Duration

90 Minutes



Introduction Activity (30 minutes):

TIME BINGO Distribute bingo cards with different clock faces. Call out times like "3 o'clock" or "6:30." Students mark the corresponding clock. The first to get a full row wins! 

Main Activity (45 minutes):

Objective: Help students recognize time on the clock. 

BUILD YOUR CLOCK (15 minutes) 

  1. Each student makes their own clock using a paper plate and paper hands.  

  2. Practice setting the time as the teacher calls out different hours and half-hours. 

  3. Students then quiz each other using their homemade clocks. 

Interactive Game: DAILY TIME CHALLENGE (10 minutes) 

  1. Display pictures of daily activities (e.g., brushing teeth, going to school).
  2. Students match the correct time to the activity. 

  3. Use flashcards and toy clocks to reinforce time concepts. 

Time to Solve (20 Minutes) 

Time telling activity 

  1. Introduce the Concept:
    Explain what “half past” means: the minute hand is on the 6 (30 minutes), and the hour hand is halfway between two numbers.
    For “half past one,” the minute hand is on the 6 and the hour hand is halfway between 1 and 2.
  2. Demonstrate on a Teaching Clock:
    Move the hands to show “1:30.”
    Say: “It’s half past one because it’s 30 minutes past one o’clock.”
  3. Hands-On Practice:
    Give each child a clock and ask them to show “half past one.”
    Walk around and correct if needed.
  4. Draw the Time:
    On a worksheet with blank clocks, ask the children to draw the hands for “half past one.”
    Minute hand to 6
    Hour hand between 1 and 2
  5. Reinforce with Examples:
    Say different “half past” times and let them set the clocks or draw the time.

Review Questions/Assessment/Tasks (10 minutes): 

Ask:

  1. What does the short hand show?
  2. What time is it when the big hand is on 6?
  3. Can you show me 2:00 on your clock? 

Follow up Tasks (5 minutes): 

Homework: 

  1. Draw clocks showing three things you do at home and write the time
  2. Observe a wall clock and write down what time you go to sleep. 

  3. Quiz a friend or family member using your homemade clock. 

Expected Learning Outcome: 

Knowledge building

  • Understanding the position of clock hands.
  • Telling time to the hour and half hour. 

Skill Building

  • Time-telling accuracy
  • Real-life application of time
  • Visual understanding of clocks 
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