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Which subject	Mathematics
What age group	Year or Grade 4
What topic	Time
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Introduction

As we go about our daily lives, we use time to keep track of our activities. We wake up at a certain time, go to school or work at a certain time, have lunch at a certain time, and go to bed at a certain time. Time management is an essential skill for everyone, and it starts with the basics of telling time.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Tell time on an analogue clock to the nearest minute
• Understand the concepts of AM and PM
• Solve simple word problems involving time

Warm-up Activity: Time Challenge

Let's see how good you are at telling time! I'm going to show you some pictures of analogue clocks, and you have to tell me what time it is. You'll have 10 seconds for each picture. Ready? Let's go!

Main Activity: Telling Time

Now that we've warmed up, let's learn the basics of telling time. First, we need to understand the parts of an analogue clock:

• The hour hand - the shortest hand that shows the hour
• The minute hand - the longest hand that shows the minutes
• The second hand - the thinnest hand that shows the seconds (this is optional)

To tell time, we first look at the hour hand and see which hour it is pointing to. Then we look at the minute hand and see which minute it is pointing to. For example, if the hour hand is pointing to 3 and the minute hand is pointing to 15, then the time is 3:15.

It's important to remember that there are 60 minutes in an hour, and that the minute hand moves faster than the hour hand. We also need to be mindful of whether the time is in the morning (AM) or the afternoon/evening (PM). We use AM for the time before 12 noon and PM for the time after 12 noon.

Let's practice telling time together using worksheets and interactive games.

Extension Activity: Time Word Problems

Now that we know how to tell time, let's use this skill to solve some word problems!

1. John woke up at 6:30 AM. He brushed his teeth for 10 minutes and then had breakfast for 20 minutes. What time did he start brushing his teeth?
2. Emily's dance class starts at 4:45 PM and lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time does her dance class end?
3. It takes Alan 45 minutes to walk home from school. If he leaves school at 3:15 PM, what time will he get home?

Let's work on solving these together and make sure to show our work!

Conclusion

Great job, everyone! We've learned the basics of telling time, and we can now use this skill to manage our time more effectively. Keep practicing and honing this skill, and you'll be a time-telling whiz in no time!