Unit Plan 16 (Grade 1 Math): Tell & Write Time to the Hour
Tell and write o’clock times on analog and digital clocks in Grade 1; identify hour vs. minute hands, model daily schedules, and describe events as earlier or later.
Focus: Read analog and digital clocks to the hour; write o’clock times; model times on a daily schedule and reason about earlier/later.
Grade Level: 1
Subject Area: Mathematics (Measurement & Data)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
Students learn the structure of clocks—hour hand, minute hand, and the numbers 1–12—and use that structure to tell and write times to the hour. They connect clock reading to a simple daily schedule, explaining which events come earlier or later and why.
Essential Questions
- What do the hour hand and minute hand tell us on an analog clock?
- How do I write an o’clock time on a digital clock (like 3:00)?
- How does a schedule help me talk about earlier and later?
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to:
- Identify the hour hand and minute hand and tell o’clock times on an analog clock.
- Write digital times to the hour (e.g., 7:00) and match analog ↔ digital representations.
- Place classroom events on a simple daily schedule and describe earlier/later relationships.
- Draw hour hands correctly for given o’clock times and explain thinking with models/words.
Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 1 (threaded across the unit)
- 1.MD.3: Tell and write time in hours (to the hour focus in this unit).
- Mathematical Practices: MP.4 (Model with mathematics) emphasized; MP.6 threaded for precision.
Success Criteria — Student Language
- I can point to the hour hand and say the o’clock time.
- I can write a matching digital time with :00.
- I can place times on a schedule and tell what is earlier or later.
- I can draw the hour hand to show a time and explain why.