Use a fun online tool for a class telling-time competition.
telling time, time, clock, minutes, hour
In this activity, teams of students will compete for the best score in a variety of activities related to telling time. They will use the Web-based tool Clock Wise, which can be employed to reinforce time-telling skills at three different levels:
Before introducing this easy-to-use tool to your students, you will want to familiarize yourself with how it works.
Note: This activity is a reinforcement activity. It should be done after students have been introduced to and practiced the skill.Before playing the game, appoint a scorekeeper to keep track of all teams' points. You can set up a classroom competition using Clock Wise in a wide variety of ways. Two possibilities include:
You can even differentiate instruction using this online tool. You know where your students' time-telling skills are, so choose the level of the game (Easy, Medium, or Hard) that best suits -- or challenges -- your individual students.
Clock Wise is a tool your students will want to use over and over again. You might add this online resource to your list of classroom-approved "free-time computer resources." It is also a good tool for helping students who might be having difficulty grasping the concept of telling time.
Create an after-the-game assessment tool in which students identify the exact time on a variety of printed clocks. You can even use cut-and-pasted clocks from the Clock Wise site to create the activity.
GRADES Pre-K - 2
NM-MEA.PK-2.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
NM-MEA.PK-2.2 Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine Measurements
GRADES 3 - 5
NM-MEA.3-5.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
NM-MEA.3-5.2 Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine Measurements
GRADES Pre-K - 12
NM-REP.PK-12.1 Create and Use Representations to Organize, Record, and Communicate Mathematical Ideas
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