Title – Time Notecards

By – Katlynn Neal

Primary Subject – Math

Grade Level – 1st

Learning Objectives:

1. Students will be able to differentiate units of time.
2. Students will be able to match units of time with corresponding activities.

Materials:

• pink and green notecards
• notecard display board

Pre-Activity Preparation:

• Obtain notecards and write activities on the green notecards and corresponding units of time on the pink.

Transition:

• Students will be asked to sit on the carpet in front of the notecard display board.

Establishing Set/Motivation/Introduction:

• Ask students about some of their daily activities and the amount of time those activities take.

Learning Experiences/Presentation/Procedure:

1. Place first activity card on board. (
   
   How long does it take to brush your teeth?
   
   )
   
2. Read all time unit cards to students (
   
   minutes, seconds, hours, days, months, years
   
   ) and ask them to choose the correct unit of time for the activity.
   
3. Place correct answer (
   
   minutes
   
   ) under the question on notecard display board.
   
4. Place new activity card on board (
   
   wash hands
   
   ) and ask for response (
   
   seconds
   
   ).
   
5. Place new activity card on board (
   
   full night of sleep
   
   ) and ask for response (
   
   hours
   
   ).
   
6. Place new activity card on board (
   
   drive to California
   
   ) and ask for response (
   
   days
   
   ).
   
7. Place new activity card on board (
   
   grow an inch
   
   ) and ask for response (
   
   months
   
   ).
   
8. Place new activity card on board (
   
   turn 16
   
   ) and ask for response (
   
   years
   
   ).
   
9. Ask for any other suggestions of things that take: seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years.
   
10. Release children to their desks for follow-up questions.

Closure:

Ask students:
1. How many seconds should you wash your hands?
2. How many minutes should you brush your teeth?
3. How many hours they need for a full nights sleep.

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