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Telling The Time - Grade 2 level
Telling The Time
Grade 2 level
Description
In this lesson students will learn how to tell the time. First they will describe what they see in the first slide and discuss why we need to know about time in our life. Ss will mention the main components of a clock: short hand and long hand and what they refer to. athey will practice reading time on different colorful watches. They will have a listening practice about the word stress in the vocabulary they've just learnt. They will work in pairs to say different versions of time. They will learn what "am & pm" are. Then they will have a speaking activity in which they will tell what time they do different activities during the day. Finally they will write short phrases to tell what time it is in the clocks they have in the handouts. Depending on the remained time they'll sing a song about analog clock and how to read time.
Materials
hand outs , slides on power point, board
hand outs , slides on power point, board
Procedure (34-48 minutes)
Warmer/Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students
Students will answer the questions : what do you see in the pic? why do we need to learn about time? After that they'll see some pictures of wall clocks.
Exposure (4-5 minutes) • To provide the students with new way of telling the time.
The students will see the clock with the new vocabulary of telling the time. They will practice how to tell the time in a different way. They'll do drilling one by one and as whole class.
Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the new vocabulary of telling the time
The students will have a handout in which they'll be able to read comfortably time
Clarification (5-8 minutes) • To clarify the order Ss should follow when reading time
The students will see and read the slide They should pay attention to order (minutes+ past or to + hour). They will have their handouts with the times they'll ask and answer their friends as pair work.
Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To concept check their knowledge of when using the words "past" and "to" to tell time
They ask each other about time in the wall clock and answer in pair work
Semi-Controlled Practice (4-5 minutes) • To concept check their knowledge of telling time
They will see the picture on the slides and have a discussion about the different activities they might do during their day. They will ask and answer questions in pairs.
Freer Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with a freer practice of telling and talking about the time
The students will have to write correctly clock time on the handouts
Extra Activity, sing a song (3-5 minutes) • To concept check their knowledge about reading time
let students be engaged in singing all together to enhance their understanding in a fun way
