The Minute Hand

Students tell and write times to the hour and half hour on analog clocks with both a minute hand and hour hand.

By Amplify Classroom

Grades: 1st Grade

Subject: Math

Learning goals: Today’s Goals • Draw the hour hand or minute hand on an analog clock to show time to the hour and half hour. • Language Goal: Tell and write times to the hour and half hour on analog clocks using the words o’clock and half past. (Speaking, Listening, and Writing) • Interpret the position of the hour hand on an analog clock to tell the time and determine where to draw the minute hand. Materials Classroom materials: straightedges (optional), Words to Describe Telling Time chart (from prior lessons)