Grade 4 · Measurement
Telling Time with Analog and Digital Clocks
Grade 4 introduces the full skill of clock reading: analog (12-hour), digital (both 12-hour and 24-hour), and the fractional language of half past and quarter to. The fractional connection is mathematically powerful: the clock face is a circle divided into 60 equal minutes, and 15 minutes is one quarter of 60, so quarter past and quarter to are fractions of the hour. Traditional First Peoples time-keeping using celestial and environmental cues connects time to ecological knowledge.
LESSON VIDEO
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Lesson video
A short walkthrough to play in class or assign for flipped/at-home viewing.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN
✓Tell time using analog and digital clocks, including 12-hour and 24-hour formats
✓Understand a.m. and p.m. and the 24-hour clock convention
✓Know the number of minutes in an hour and read time in 5-minute intervals and to the nearest minute
✓Connect fractions to clock reading: half past, quarter to, quarter past
✓Understand First Peoples use of sun, moon, and stars for traditional time-keeping
BUILDS ON