Take time to tell the time. Players compete in an online game of tug of war as giraffes. They determine the correct time in words for the displayed analog clock. Each correct response pulls the rope just a little farther.

Concepts

telling time, time, analog clocks, clocks

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pupils write the time in words and numerically when viewing time on an analog clock
• Set up a tournament with classmates competing against each other

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes individuals know the expressions quarter past, half past, and quarter till in reference to time

Pros

• Shows the missed questions with the correct responses
• Allows teachers to assign the class to the activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

3.MD.A.1