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What time is it?

Students will learn to recognize analog and digital clocks. They will also gain skills to tell time to the hour on both clocks.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

By Alysia Baysden.

Telling time

Students will demonstrate telling time to the nearest minute kinesthetically. A large clock is made on the floor by using masking tape and index cards. The index cards serve as the numbers and the masking tape serves as the minutes.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Tracy Gregory.

Color-coded time

This lesson introduces telling time to the minute using the analog and digital clocks. The hands are color-coded to assist with hour and minute hand discrimination. The student will use the time on the digital clock, which can then be transferred to the more difficult analog clock.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Anne Clodfelter.

Hands up for telling time

This introductory lesson on telling time will expose children to clocks and how they work. Children will begin to understand how to tell time and how the two separate hands on the clock operate. They will also gain understanding of the concept of time in general.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics)

By Lisa Williamson.

Telling time practice

Students will practice telling time skills using an applet developed by Shodor Educational Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted for the use of the materials as part of the workshop "Interactivate Your Bored Math Students."

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Mathematics)

By Bonnie Boaz.

Time - Light and shadow (pre-visit)

Students examine the interplay of the earth and the sun by studying shadows. Students construct a sun clock and record shadows several times during a school day in order to use the earth and the sun to measure time.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science)

By Denise Young.

Grandfather clock at Allen House

This view of the inside of the Allen House in Alamance County, N.C. shows the kind of furniture that was present when the house was occupied in the late 1700s. To the right of an open door is a tall grandfather clock, made entirely of wood and brought from...

Format: image/photograph

Disney World timelines

The students have won a trip to Disney World but there are several things they have to do before they get to Orlando. The students will make a timeline to display these events and answer questions about them.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

By Jennifer Williams.

Geography centers

A geography unit in which students investigate and compare their hometowns and other cities. The unit incorporates nine centers: math, science, social studies, reading, writing, computers, puzzles and games, art, and listening. They all have activities that are integrated with the geography unit.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)

By Laurie Perry.

Forces, Motion, and Simple Machines

Investigate forces and motion in technological designs, including friction, forces, inertia, simple machines, and gravity.

Format: bibliography/help

Bridging the differences: Cultural background of Mexican students entering U.S. schools

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.4

Making the transition from life in Mexico to life in the United States can be difficult for students of Mexican origin. Schools and teachers can make that transition easier by understanding students' cultural backgrounds and by employing a few simple strategies.

Format: article

By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

"Where Am I?" Reading guide and activities

In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 3.3

This lesson for grade 8 will help students to understand the article "Where Am I? Mapping a New World" through the use of a graphic organizer and a reading guide.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

The United States in the 1790s

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.3

The new national government began in unity, with George Washington's election to the presidency. But divisions within Washington's government, between Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, led to the creation of the nation's first political parties.

Format: article

A Siouan village

In Intrigue of the Past, page 4.6

In their study of an excavated village site, students will record observations about a site feature and infer how past peoples used individual features and the site as a whole. They will also summarize how archaeologists use observation and inference to determine past lifeways.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Where am I? Mapping a New World

In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 3.2

Early European travelers to the Americas reported bits and pieces of information back to Europe. Over the centuries, mapmakers assembled these reports into maps. As time went by, explorers and mapmakers compiled an increasingly accurate understanding of the Americas and of the world. To do so, they had to invent new tools for mapmaking, embrace radical new ideas about the shape of the world, and discard cherished beliefs.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Resources on the web

Biological clocks

Students will be introduced to the concept of biological clocks in a tangible, hands-on way. The teacher will then lead them to identify internal clues they experience at different times of the day and talk about their own biological clocks. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

BioInteractive

A collection of biology-focused teaching materials and activities that include virtual labs, videos, animations, and research articles. (Learn more)

Format: website/activity

Provided by: Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History, and Why We Use It

An article that describes the history, the benefits, the issues, and the laws associated with Daylight Saving Time. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: California Energy Commission

Star search

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students observe stars in the night sky and are encouraged to stargaze on their own. This lesson is geared toward second and third graders who have some experience in the area of observing the night sky. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mixing In Math

This site offers 40 activities that can be used to teach and practice math skills during everyday routines. Activities are designed for use in after school programs, daily school routines, and at home for kids ages 5-13. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: TERC