Telling Time in First Grade

Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour in First Grade

Hey, y'all! All year long in first grade, we work on telling time during our daily calendar routine. It's one of the things that most kids will pick up with just a little bit of talking through on the daily. But we still take a full week of our curriculum to go over it, just to make sure. Our telling time math centers make reviewing this skill engaging and hands-on--some of our favorite things!

On Monday, we make this handy little clock to help us practice and fill out the first recording page as a whole group. It gets our brains ready for the week and the kids LOVE making their own clock. Something about brads that just get them excited. You can pick up a copy of just the clock for free here.

Tuesday through Thursday, students visit a series of stations to practice telling time to five minutes. Games, lesson plans, recording sheets and student directions are all included. The centers can also be used as whole class lessons if you prefer. 

They have write the room options, notebook pages (flaps are so fun!), puzzle cards, play dough mats (or you could use pipe cleaners/chenille stems if you don't trust your group with play dough unattended!), matching games, and more. 

We love our math centers because they have student direction cards that help my first graders become more independent. They're written in student-friendly language that most can read by the time we get to this unit, and they have picture cues for extra support. I throw all their supplies into a plastic shoebox things and they're good to go! 

On Friday, students show what they know by playing Telling Time Scoot. They love Scoot because it gets them up and moving. I love playing Scoot because it's a great assessment tool.

We go over the answers when everyone is done. I have my students check their work with a colored pencil so they have the correct answers and I know what their original answers were. (It's my favorite way to "grade" papers!)

You can pick up your own set of telling time stations here. They're also part of a larger year-long math bundle that covers all first grade standards. You can find the big bundle here--it'll save you so much time and $$. 

While you're checking those out, be sure to follow me on TPT for all the latest. I'm always doing updates and adding new resources and you won't want to miss a thing. 

I hope this helps your math planning a bit. Have a wonderful week and I'll talk to you soon! 

Stay cozy,