2nd Grade: Learning like Clockwork

Hello! My name is Aiselyn!

 I am Freshman at Arizona State University. In my free time I love making crafts and doing DIY projects. I hope his creative clock project will help you understand how digital time and an analog clock are related. Feel free to decorate or make your clock as colorful as possible!

After today’s activity you should be able to tell time both digitally and by an analog clock. Also understanding the appropriate usage of a.m. and p.m.

This will meet the Arizona Common Core standard 2.MD.C.7, by teaching students to tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.

What you will need:

● Provided template 

● Piece of cardboard 

● Clear tape 

● Glue 

● Scissors 

● String/yarn ● Pencil

• Scissors 
• Pencil/Pen
• Construction paper 
• Tack
• Pen/Pencil
• Markers 
• Paper plates 

Directions:

1. First, take your smaller paper plate and write all the numbers 1 through 12 around the circle.
2. Then take your larger plate in write quantities from 0- 55. These Quantities should match up with the correct number that it is associated to, see photo for example.  I cut part of my smaller plate to fit but you can just use one plate and write the quantities around your number.

3. Now cut out 2 smaller strips of construction paper to fit your clock. Make sure to make one larger to represent our hours hand and the smaller piece to represent the minutes hand. Use your scissors to puncher a whole in the center of your clock. Push your tack through this whole and fold the sides out. 

4. Next cut 2 long strips of construction paper. On one write the numbers one through 12 and on the others write the numbers 0 – 55 counting by fives.

5. Below your hands cut out four slits in you are paper plates. These should be as wide as your strips of paper to allow them to slide back and forth. Put a colon in the middle to represent a digital clock.

6. Weave your strip of paper representing hours through the 1st two slits and tap the ends together. 

7. Weave your strip of paper representing minutes through the remaining slits and tape the ends together.

8. Now if you have a partner go ahead taking turns choosing random times and have the other represent it on their clock.

9. If your solo no worries! I want you to try 11:45, 4:55, or 7:25.

10. Your practice can be endless! Use the digital clock to pick random time and try to recreate them using the analog clock hands. 

Result: You should have a working clock with two functional hands and alternating numbering to create various combinations of digital time. Your clock should have included both numbers and their time quantities. You now should be able to practice how to tell time between a digital and analog clock. 

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