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Designed to meet these objectives:
Math
• Students will tell and write time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour,
and at five-minute intervals in digital and analog form.
• Students will solve problems involving time concepts.
Our Time Cubes Activity Kit is an exciting, hands-on way to help students
tell time! The kit comes with 28 digital time cubes, two blank time cubes,
and five different activity cards with engaging problem solving questions.
Students simply roll cubes to show digital time and move hands on a clock
to show analog time. Best of all, everything is stored in a handy can with
a plastic lid that is also an analog clock with movable hands!
What’s Included
• Analog clock with movable hands
• 28 digital time cubes
• 2 blank cubes
• 5 activity cards
• Storage can with lid
• Reproducible with blank clock faces
About the Kit
The Time Cubes Activity Kit is perfect for small groups, pairs, or
individuals to use.
CAUTION - This product contains foam. If a child bites
into the foam very hard, it could tear and become a potential
choking hazard. Adult supervision during use is
recommended. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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For direct instruction, gather a group of students and give them the
materials. Allow them a few minutes to explore the cubes (the kit comes
with enough material for seven students to work at one time). Each
student will need four cubes—two blue and two red. The blue cubes
show the hour and the red cubes show the minute. Make sure that each
student has one blue cube with the numbers 1 through 6, one blue cube
with the numbers 7 through 12, one red cube with 00 through 25, and
one red cube with 30 through 55. (The two blank cubes can be used in
case one of the other cubes is lost.)
You can use all of the cubes, or choose individual cubes to work with,
depending on the concept you wish to teach. Use all the blue cubes and
only the 00 red cubes for time to the hour. Use the blue cubes and only
the 00 and 30 red cubes for time to the half hour. Use the blue cubes and
only the 15, 30, and 45 red cubes for time to the quarter hour. Use all the
cubes for time to the five-minute mark. Make a copy of the reproducible
on page 4 of this guide for each student. You can have them write
answers on the back of it, or make the copies double-sided so students
have 12 clock faces to use.
When students are familiar with the concepts, place the kit in your
learning center for independent use.
Suggested Activities
•R
oll a blue and a red cube. Ask students to name the time. Have them
write it down on a piece of paper. Then, invite a volunteer to show the
time using the analog clock lid.
•U
se the reproducible provided with this guide. Make a copy for each
student to use. Roll a time and have students draw that time on their
clocks. Make sure they write the digital time as well.
•P
rovide individual analog clocks for students to use. Roll a time, then
have students use their clocks to show the analog time.
•C
hoose an activity card and roll a time. Read the card and work with
students to complete all of the activities. Use the analog clock to show
elapsed time or time before or after. Invite volunteers to move the clock
hands, then have students write the answers on paper.
•H
ave students roll times and write them down on a piece of paper.
•M
ake a reproducible for each student to use. Ask them to roll a time,
and then draw the time on the reproducible. Remind them to include
the digital time as well.
• If a small group is working together, provide them with individual analog
clocks to use. Tell them to take turns rolling a time. Each student should
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move the hands on her own clock to show the time, then hold it up so
the group can compare. Make sure everyone gets a turn to roll.
• Choose an activity card for a small group or for partners to complete.
Provide them with a reproducible to show their work.
Extension Activities
• Roll a time and discuss the concept of a.m. and p.m. Have students
write the time and add a.m. or p.m. after it. Then, have them list three
things they could do at this time of day.
• Provide students with a reproducible. Invite volunteers to name an
activity they do at school. Then, have them use the cubes to show the
digital time that activity is done. Have students draw the time on a clock.
Meeting Individual Needs
ELL
Create a picture chart of time-related vocabulary, such as hour, half hour,
and so on. Encourage students to refer to the chart as they are using the
activity kit. Read through the activity cards and discuss any words they do
not understand.
Reteach/Extra Support
Work with a small group of students. Begin by discussing time to the
hour, then move to half hour and quarter hour. Use the activity cards
individually for hour times, then half hour, and so on. Have students work
in pairs to complete activities.
Challenge
Set a timer and challenge students to see how many different times they
can roll, write, and draw in five minutes. Encourage students to create
another activity card with time questions. Have them challenge a partner
to solve the problems.
Informal Assessment Ideas
• Observe students as they use the kit independently. Are they able to
correctly tell and write a time?
• Work with small groups of students. Begin by assessing time to the hour.
Give each student a reproducible and have them roll six different times.
Ask them to complete the reproducible to show the times. Repeat
with half hour, quarter hour, and five-minute increments. Collect these
papers and keep them for your records. Use them to guide further
instruction.
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