Its November

and were . . .

TELLING TIME!!!

Ms. Clai Watkins 2nd Grade 2011-2012

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his month, the students will learn how to tell time at the five-minute intervals. We will explore time in many different ways. Our goal is to immerse the students into the subject. Although we will practice quite often in the classroom, we encourage you to practice at home with your child as well. After all . . . practice makes perfect! he box below shows how our November topic of learning fits into the North Carolina Common Core Standards for mathematics at the 2nd Grade level.

North Carolina Common Core Standards: Mathematics

In Grade 2, instructional time should focus on four critical areas: (1) extending understanding of base-ten notation; (2) building fluency with addition and subtraction; (3) using standard units of measure; and (4) describing and analyzing shapes. Measurement and Data Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. Relate addition and subtraction to length. Work with time and money. Represent and interpret data. Work with time and money. 2.MD.7 Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.

Encourage your child to practice telling time at home. Here are some great Web sites that both of you will enjoy! If you are viewing the hardcopy of this Newsletter, use the address in parentheses. Interactive game in which children are able to compare radial time, the face of the clock, with digital time (http://goo.gl/0CHTh) Children can move the hands on an interactive analog clock to see how this affects the time displayed on a digital clock (http://goo.gl/a4PPA)

Does your child have it down pat? Great! Try taking things to the next level . . . Fun game where kids are given a time and then asked what time it will be in X hours (http://goo.gl/j51qg) Timed game where children are given a digital clock time and are asked to show the time on an analog clock (http://goo.gl/oJaG7)

Its November
and were . . .

TELLING TIME!!!

Ms. Clai Watkins 2nd Grade 2011-2012

n class on Tuesday, Nov. 1, each student will make a unique interactive clock to bring home. Students will be instructed to practice telling time with their handmade clock for 20 minutes every day after school for the month of November. We encourage you to call out times and see if your child can make the clock match. Also, you can set the clock and have your child tell you the time. Students should practice the different terms related to telling time (i.e. a.m., p.m., noon and midnight) as much as possible. Remember Practice makes perfect!!!

This month, we will be reading a number of fun books about clocks and telling time. Some of our selections are listed below. Telling Time: How to Tell Time on Digital and Analog Clocks! by Jules Older The Clock Struck One by Trudy Harris Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins Tick-Tock Sharks by Elizabeth Mills Midnight Fright by Kathryn Heling & Deborah Hembrook

n Monday, Nov. 14, each student will begin keeping a journal that records what he or she did at six different times per day. The student should record the time, explain the activity and draw a picture of the activity. This journal will be due on Monday, Nov. 21. Please encourage your child to use his or her interactive clock to show each time that is recorded in the journal.

It is important for your child to know key vocabulary in order to tell time. Help by using these words and terms around the house as much as possible! a.m. p.m. Noon Quarter past Digital Quarter till Half past Noon Midnight Analog

DAYS OFF IN NOVEMBER

Nov. 11: Veterans Day Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Break Nov. 24: Thanksgiving Break Nov. 25: Thanksgiving Break