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Grade 2 Math · Chapter 8 · Lesson 1
Time to Five Minutes
The long hand counts in fives.
10 problems · about 13 minutes · 2.MD.C.7
What this lesson teaches
The child reads and writes time to the nearest five minutes on an analog clock.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes.
- Skip count by 5 round to the long hand.
- The short hand still tells the hour.
Warm-Up Review
From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.
2 problemsReview — Line Plots: 2 marks at 4, 5 at 5, 1 at 6. How many things in all?
Answer 8
Why 2 + 5 + 1 = 8.
Review — Bar Graphs: Bars of 10 and 6. How many more is the first?
Answer 4
Why The difference is 4.
Warm Up
Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.
4 problemsThe long hand is on the 5. How many minutes past?
Answer 25
Why The 5 means 25 minutes.
How many minutes does each number on the clock stand for?
Answer 5
Why Each number is 5 minutes.
The long hand is on the 3. How many minutes?
Answer 15
Why 5, 10, 15.
The long hand is on the 6. How many minutes?
Answer 30
Why Halfway round.
Build It Up
The same ideas with more to keep track of.
2 problemsThe long hand is on the 11. How many minutes?
Answer 55
Why Nearly all the way round.
How many minutes are in one hour?
Answer 60
Why 12 fives.
Stretch Yourself
Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.
2 problemsBreak Time: The long hand points at the 2. How many minutes past the hour is it?
Answer 10 minutes
Why The 2 means 10 minutes.
Home Time: The long hand points at the 9. How many minutes past the hour?
Answer 45 minutes
Why The 9 means 45 minutes.