Tick Tock Lesson Plan Tick-Tock Time Fun!
Lesson Plan • Tier 2 Support
Time: 10 Minutes
Objective
Students will accurately tell time to the hour and half-hour using both analog and digital clocks.
Why This Matters
Telling time is a fundamental life skill that supports schedule management, daily routines, and independence.
Materials Needed
Whiteboard or Projector
Time Match Warm-Up
What Time Is It? Activity
Physical clocks (optional)
Prep (5 Minutes)
Review the Tick-Tock Time Slides for visual aids.
Gather physical analog and digital clocks if available.
Print copies of the Warm-Up and Activity sheets.
Instructional Steps
Step & Time Key Actions 1. Intro & Warm-Up
2 Minutes
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• Greet students: "Today, we're going to become time detectives!"
• Guide students through the Time Match Warm-Up . Match visual analog clocks to digital times.
• Discuss purpose: "So we know when it's lunch or time to go home!"
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2. New Concepts
4 Minutes
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• Use Slide Deck to introduce parts: Short Hand (Hour) and Long Hand (Minute).
• Explain "o'clock" (long hand on 12) and ":30" (long hand on 6).
• Connect analog and digital displays side-by-side.
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3. Guided Practice
3 Minutes
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• Distribute What Time Is It? Activity .
• Work through first examples together. Help students trace/draw hands or write numbers.
• Provide immediate verbal praise and high-fives.
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4. Wrap-Up
1 Minute
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• Recap importance: "Great work, detectives! You can tell time!"
• Ask: "What tells the hour: the short hand or the long hand?"
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Differentiation & Support
• Use physical manipulatives (Geared Clocks) for students who need tactile input.
• For students with limited motor skills, provide "time stamps" or pre-cut numbers to glue.
• Highlight the hour hand in red and minute hand in blue on practice sheets to match slide visuals.
Tick Tock Slides Time Detectives!
Let's learn about clocks and time.
Teacher Note:
Welcome students and get them ready to learn about time. Keep it upbeat and simple!
What is an Analog Clock?
1
Numbers 1-12
2
Short Hand: Tells the Hour
3
Long Hand: Tells the Minute
12 3 6 9
Teacher Note:
"Hour hand is short, minute hand is long." Use gestures to emphasize length.
Time to the Hour: O'Clock!
When the long hand points to 12, it's O'CLOCK!
12 3
3:00
12
7:00
Teacher Note:
Emphasize the long hand pointing straight up to 12. Use a physical clock if available.
Time to the Half Hour: :30
When the long hand points to 6, it's :30!
6
1:30
6
8:30
Teacher Note:
Connect to "half a circle" or "half past the hour". Show that the short hand is between two numbers.
What is a Digital Clock?
It just shows Numbers!
10 Hour
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30 Minute
Teacher Note:
Remind students that these are the same hours and minutes as the analog clock hands!
Analog and Digital Match!
12 3
3:00
6
10:30
Let's Practice!
Time Match Warm-Up
Match the clocks with the correct times on your worksheet.
Great Job!
You are Time Detectives!
Keep practicing every day.
Time Match Warm Up Time Match
Warm-Up Activity
Name:
Date:
Look at the clocks! Draw a line from the analog clock to the digital time that matches.
Analog Clocks
12 3
12 6
12 9
Digital Times
6:30
3:00
10:00
Keep going, Detective! You're doing great!
Time Match Answer Key Answer Key • Teacher Resource
Time Match
Answer Key
Correct matches are shown with red arrows below.
Analog Clocks
12 3
12 6
12 9
Digital Times
6:30
3:00
10:00
Time Detective Activity What Time Is It?
Activity Sheet
Name:
Date:
Look at each clock. Write the time in the digital box OR draw the hands on the clock face.
12 3 6 9
What time is it?
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4:30
Draw the hands:
12 3 6 9
12 3 6 9
What time is it?
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11:30
Draw the hands:
12 3 6 9
🌟 Challenge: Draw your favorite time on the back! 🌟
Time Detective Answer Key Answer Key • Teacher Resource
What Time Is It?
Answer Key
12
Correct Answer:
1:00
4:30
Correct Hands:
12 6
12
Correct Answer:
7:00
11:30
Correct Hands:
12 6
