Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Time

We have been practicing telling time. Students in grade 3 need to be able to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes using both digital and analogue clocks.  A number of students struggle to read times that are close to the nearest hour (ie. 8:55) as the hour hand is almost pointing at the next hour (9).  Please practice telling time with your child. 
We are also working on passage of time.  For example, students need to be able to identify what the time will be in one hour or what time an activity will finish if it takes 15 minutes.  Try to involve your child in conversations regarding time.