Time Intervals Lesson Plan
Time Intervals Lesson Plan
Time Intervals Lesson Plan
Revised 09/09/14 JC
Candidate:
Subject:
Grade level(s):
Date:
Amanda Olsen
Math
3rd
Standard: 3.MD.1 Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve
word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g. by representing the
problem on a number line diagram.
I. DESCRIPTION OF CONTENT & CONTENT TYPE (Fact, Procedure, Concept, or
Principle):
Intervals of time (Procedure)
II. LEARNING OUTCOME (Objective):
Given cardboard clocks, students will understand (level of cognition) how to find intervals of time
(content) by completing problems that include adding and subtracting time (proving behavior or activity)
with 100% accuracy (level of performance).
DOK Level: 2 because students will show their knowledge of finding intervals of time by solving problems
correctly.
Language Demands
III. CURRICULUM CONNECTION (How lesson fits into larger unit sequence):
Intervals of Time Unit: Preceding Lesson- What does time mean to us, Following lesson- Adding and
Subtracting time on digital clocks
IV. INSTRUCTION
A. ENGAGEMENT (Motivational Activity):
Let the students get used to playing with the clocks by allowing them to match the time on their clock to
the oral time I say. This allows them to understand how to physically tell time on a clock.
B. INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE (Teaching Methodology With Student Activities):
Steps:
1. Intervals of time
T: Define intervals of time
T: Intervals of time is the difference between the occurrence of two events measured in time
S: Students will repeat to a partner what intervals of time is in their own words
2. 15 minutes on the clock
T: Define and show students what 15 minutes looks like on the clock
T: 15 minutes is between the hour and half hour on the clock
S: Students will show me on their clock what 15 minutes looks like
3. Half hour on the clock
T: Define and show what half of an hour looks like on the clock
T: Half hour equals 30 minutes
S: Students will show their partner what half hour looks like on their clock
4. 45 minutes on the clock