Ray's New Primary Arithmetic by Joseph Ray Ray's New Primary Arithmetic by Joseph Ray    

Lesson 129: Quarter-hour Times

Directions

Teach children quarter-hour times - 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, etc. for both digital and analog clocks.

Teach children how clocks represent seconds, minutes, and hours.

Complete the steps below until children perfectly master the tasks.

Steps

STEP 1

Tell children the minute hand points to the 3, for (3x5 = 15) 15 minutes past the hour.

• Show children the clock images below in order and have them recite the times (e.g. Quarter-past One, One fifteen, etc.).

STEP 2

• Point to the clock images in a random order and have children determine and speak aloud the times.

STEP 3

• Have children draw clocks showing each of these times.