⏰Telling Time to the Minute — Whole Class Game

This fun and competitive game will get students up and moving while practicing how to tell time to the minute.

To play, choose between the two styles of play: Read the Clock or Draw the Hands. For each style of play, the class will be split into two teams. Each team will send a student up to compete against each other. The goal is to answer the question the fastest and “knock” the other player out!

When playing “Read the Clock,” students will read the analog clock and write the correct digital time.  When playing  “Draw the Hands,” students will look at a digital clock and draw the corresponding hands on the analog clock.

The team with the most points at the end of a predetermined amount of time wins!

Modifications for Your Telling Time Activity

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by using the activity as a guided review rather than a competitive game. Additionally, provide access to previous assignments, as well as posters and handheld clocks to manipulate while solving each problem.

➕ Elapsed Time Challenge

For students who need a bit more of a challenge, consider playing the game but with
Switch over to working with elapsed time. Choose an amount of time that the students have to add to each clock.

💃 The Mirror Game🕺

This activity works best with small groups because you’ll need enough dry erase boards and markers for each student. Divide your class into two groups seated in 2 lines facing each other. Project a slide and give students a set time to record their answers on their board. The students turn their boards around on your cue so their partner can see their answers. If both students in a pair have the correct answer, they get 2 points. If one has the right answer, the team gets 1 point.

Easily Prepare This Time Game for Your Students

Use the Download button for the Google Slides version of this resource. This game is designed to be played in Present mode. 

This resource was created by Colleen Burke, a teacher in New York and a Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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