Team Teaching: Math

"Telling Time With the Grouchy Ladybug"

Grade: 1st

Subject: Math

Class Time: 30 minutes

Concepts: Students will apply concepts of coloring ability and their ability to tell time.

Objectives: The students will demonstrate an understanding of using clocks to tell time by using manipulatives they created with 100% accuracy. (QCC 1st grade standard 3) The students will use a variety of art materials and techniques to model, construct, and compose original artworks.

Motivation: Show students The Grouchy Ladybug book. Tell them it will help them with telling time. Ask students what their favorite time of day is.

Vocabulary: Clock, hands, arrow, o'clock, time, hour, clockwise, counter-clockwise

Instructional Strategies:

Show the large clock and how its hand moves.

Ask students to state reasons why we need clocks.

Today, we will learn to tell time with the grouchy ladybug and fun clocks. Before we can do that, we need to discuss some key words that may be unclear or have more than one meaning so that when we use them to tell time, we all know how to interpret those words.

Modifications: Students with special needs can work with a partner.

Assessment: Students will be asked to hold up their clocks with the time specified showing in order to do an "around the room" quick glance at the clocks. Each student must be able to move the clock hands to show a specified time with 100% accuracy. Students will also be assessed on the design of their ladybugs including neatness and creativity.

Materials/Supplies:

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

ladybug clock cut outs for each student

Paper and pencil

Various coloring utensils

Fasteners

Large teacher clock

Resources:

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

Closing Statement:

As a class, review the activity with the clocks and ask them questions about telling time by the hour. Ask students what they liked the most about the story? What was the best part of learning to tell time this way?

For the ladybug clock template:

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/lit/ladybugclock.ppt#256,1,Slide