1st Grade Times Lesson Plan

Topic: Understanding concepts of time: today, yesterday, tomorrow; understanding clocks and calendars are tools that measure time

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to understand the concepts of today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
• Students will be able to understand how clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.

Materials

• Textbook or other reading materials on time
• Clock or watch
• Calendar

Warm-up

• Ask the students if they know what time it is now.
• Ask the students if they know how to find out what time it is.
• Introduce the concept of today, yesterday, and tomorrow.Ask the students if they know what these terms mean.

Direct Instruction

• Show the students a clock and explain how it is used to measure time.
• Show the students a calendar and explain how it is used to mark off time.
• Explain that there are different names for the different times of the day (morning, afternoon, evening).

Guided Practice

• Show the students a picture of a clock or calendar and ask them to identify it.
• Ask the students to point to the different hours on the clock or the different days on the calendar.
• Encourage the students to use their own words to describe the purpose of the clock and the calendar.

Independent Practice

• Divide the class into groups and give each group a different task to complete.
• For example, one group may need to measure the time it takes to complete a task, another group may need to schedule a meeting, and another group may need to plan a vacation.
• Ask the students to use the clock and the calendar to complete their task.

Closure

• Review the different ways of measuring time and the words we use to describe time.
• Ask the students to share any interesting or funny stories about measuring time.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice activity and give feedback on their ability to select appropriate words to describe time
• Observe the students during the independent practice activity and give feedback on their ability to use clocks and calendars to measure time.