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This lesson follows along with the story of the grouchy lady bug. Information about this story (and where to buy it) can be found on the book tab on the bar up top.
Objective: Students will be able to tell time to the hour and half-hour using an analog clock.
Materials
Activity
Before reading the story, have a brief discussion with students about the importance of time and being able to read a clock.
Explain that you are going to read a story about the Grouchy Lady Bug and have students pay close attention to the time in the story.
After you have read through the story, pass out a copy of the companion worksheet.
As you read through the story a second time, stop at each new animal and give students a few moments to complete the worksheet.
Once you have read through the story a second time, have students come up and demonstrate on a large manipulative clock the correct time for each animal and have students check their answers.
*This lesson can also be taught in a literary unit as it has students describing events in the story.
Assessment:
Evaluate student responses on the worksheet. Students should correctly sequence the time of day with the animal the lady bug challenges.
Strategies for Differentiation
If students appear to be struggling, project the story using a document camera. Students can use the clock in the story as a model for their own clocks.
References:
The Alabama Learning Exchange
http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=10294
Objective: Students will be able to tell time to the hour and half-hour using an analog clock.
Materials
- Copy of The Grouchy Lady Bug
- Grouchy Lady Bug companion worksheet: found here
- Large Manipulative Analog Clock
Activity
Before reading the story, have a brief discussion with students about the importance of time and being able to read a clock.
Explain that you are going to read a story about the Grouchy Lady Bug and have students pay close attention to the time in the story.
After you have read through the story, pass out a copy of the companion worksheet.
As you read through the story a second time, stop at each new animal and give students a few moments to complete the worksheet.
Once you have read through the story a second time, have students come up and demonstrate on a large manipulative clock the correct time for each animal and have students check their answers.
*This lesson can also be taught in a literary unit as it has students describing events in the story.
Assessment:
Evaluate student responses on the worksheet. Students should correctly sequence the time of day with the animal the lady bug challenges.
Strategies for Differentiation
If students appear to be struggling, project the story using a document camera. Students can use the clock in the story as a model for their own clocks.
References:
The Alabama Learning Exchange
http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=10294