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Elapsed Time

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this elapsed time worksheet, learners, with a partner, calculate the answers to five word problems involving time that has elapsed.
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Rock Around the Clock

For Teachers 1st
First graders use a Judy Clock to learn time to the hour and half hour. They practice by ringing a bell and telling the time. They complete an activity sheet after practicing for several days.
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To Tell the Truth

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore art history. They play a game inspired by the old game show "To Tell The Truth".
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Astronomy: Picture Time

For Teachers K - 12th
Students investigate how to tell time by observing the placement of objects in the sky. Researching on the Internet, they locate the time for sunrise and sunset, the time the full moon rises, and the difference between clock and solar...
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To The Clock of Eras

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the events of geological time using a chart called a "Clock of Eras". In this geological events lesson plan, 3rd graders compare a standard clock to a geological clock. In addition, students consider periods...
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Using a Sundial

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the use of a sundial to tell apparent time. For this sundial lesson, students watch a teacher demonstration using a flashlight to create shadows. They discuss what happens to shadows of different objects as the position...
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Time for Technology Glyphs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a time for technology glyph using Kidpix4. They complete a circle map on things they like to do on while on the computer and write about their favorite thing to do while on a computer.
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Maps: U.S, Time Zones

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students perform various activities to demonstrate knowledge of time zones. They connect with an interactive map to discover what time zone they are in. They create clocks out of paper plates and simulate different time zones.
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Time for All Ages

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover time keeping by analyzing technological advances in history.  In this time lesson, 4th graders create and complete a KWL chart based on their research of a famous timekeeping invention, such as a sundial....
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Space Awareness

Making A Sundial

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Can people really measure time just by using the sun? Scholars venture outside on a nice, sunny day to build sundials and learn how people measured time 600 years ago. The class builds two different sundials while gaining practice with...
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Clockwise/Counterclockwise Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice the concept of moving in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to tell time using addition and subtraction.
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Mapping the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study historical maps to view how the world evolved from medieval times through the Renaissance. They work in groups to examine the maps and present a report on one of the listed maps.
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Clock

For Teachers 1st
In this telling time worksheet, 1st graders will read a two sentence description of a clock. There is a large picture of an analog clock.
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Film English

365 Grateful

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Encourage gratitude with a short film. Pupils first explore what grateful means and come up with five things they are grateful for. After a discussion, they watch the short film twice and discuss the content after each viewing,...
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Historical Climate Cycles

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
What better way to make predictions about future weather and climate patterns than with actual climate data from the past? Young climatologists analyze data from 400,000 to 10,000 years ago to determine if climate has changed over...
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The Earth Moves Around the Sun

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students demonstrate that the movement of the sun causes shadows which were used as the first indicators of telling time.
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Time and Timetables

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, after answering a variety of questions involving time expressed in different ways, draw a table to illustrate time in words as well as digits. In connection, they observe time on analogue watches and clock faces along with what...
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Tattling and Telling

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways to prevent bullying. In this character education lesson, students discuss the difference between tattling and telling and perform a puppet show to illustrate these differences.
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Persuasive Letters and The Tell Tale Heart

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write persuasive letters based on "The Tell Tale Heart." They brainstorm topic sentences, main ideas, and details. They analyze the character and determine if he is innocent or guilty. They create a map listing their reasons to...
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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Moon

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover scientific facts about the Moon and how some American Indian Tribes used the moon to measure time. They accomplish this by listening to stories and poetry, writing stories, communicating with an astronaut,...
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Cat Time

For Teachers 1st
First graders demonstrate telling time on clocks. They stand at one end of a field while the teacher calls out a time. They )cats) who set their clocks to the correct time try to run past the teacher (bulldog) without getting caught.
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Angles and Turns

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Junior geometers investigate the concepts of angles and turns using straws to perform a hands on activity. This is helpful for kinesthetic learners who have a hard time with mathematics. The lesson includes the dialogue to be used during...
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Telling A Story

For Teachers Pre-K
Students discover that every story has a start, middle and end. In this literature lesson, the teacher models using a picture to show the parts of the story. Students each take a picture and tell a story using start, middle and end.

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