Telling Time for 3rd Grade

Telling Time

• 3rd-grade students learn to tell time to the nearest five minutes on an analog clock
• Understand the concept of AM (morning) and PM (afternoon/evening)
• Identify the short and long hands on a clock
• Practice reading times on a clock, such as:
  • Half past the hour (e.g., 3:30)
  • Quarter past and quarter to the hour (e.g., 2:15, 2:45)
  • On the hour (e.g., 4:00)

Time Vocabulary

• Introduce basic time-related vocabulary:
  • Yesterday, today, tomorrow
  • Morning, afternoon, evening
  • Weekdays (Monday to Sunday)
  • Months of the year (January to December)
• Focus on using time-related phrases in sentences, such as:
  • "I'm going to the park at 2 o'clock."
  • "I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning."

Daily Routines

• Discuss daily routines and how they relate to time:
  • Morning routine (e.g., waking up, brushing teeth, eating breakfast)
  • Afternoon routine (e.g., going to school, playing outside)
  • Evening routine (e.g., having dinner, doing homework, going to bed)
• Use time-related vocabulary to describe daily routines, such as:
  • "I wake up at 7:00 am."
  • "I have lunch at 12:00 pm."

Schedules

• Introduce the concept of schedules and timetables:
  • Understand the importance of schedules in daily life
  • Create and follow simple schedules, such as:
    • A daily routine schedule
    • A weekly schedule for school or extracurricular activities
• Practice reading and interpreting schedules, such as:
  • "The bus leaves at 8:00 am."
  • "I have a piano lesson at 4:00 pm."

Time Zones

• Introduce the concept of time zones and their differences:
  • Understand that time zones are regions on Earth that follow a uniform standard time
  • Learn the basic time zones in the world, such as:
    • UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
    • EST (Eastern Standard Time)
    • PST (Pacific Standard Time)
• Practice converting times between time zones, such as:
  • "If it's 10:00 am EST, what time is it PST?"

Telling Time

• 3rd-grade students learn to tell time to the nearest five minutes on an analog clock
• Understand AM (morning) and PM (afternoon/evening) concepts
• Identify short and long hands on a clock
• Read times on a clock, including:
  • Half past the hour (e.g., 3:30)
  • Quarter past and quarter to the hour (e.g., 2:15, 2:45)
  • On the hour (e.g., 4:00)

Time Vocabulary

• Introduce basic time-related vocabulary:
  • Yesterday, today, tomorrow
  • Morning, afternoon, evening
  • Weekdays (Monday to Sunday)
  • Months of the year (January to December)
• Focus on using time-related phrases in sentences:
  • "I'm going to the park at 2 o'clock."
  • "I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning."

Daily Routines

• Discuss daily routines and their relation to time:
  • Morning routine (e.g., waking up, brushing teeth, eating breakfast)
  • Afternoon routine (e.g., going to school, playing outside)
  • Evening routine (e.g., having dinner, doing homework, going to bed)
• Use time-related vocabulary to describe daily routines:
  • "I wake up at 7:00 am."
  • "I have lunch at 12:00 pm."

Schedules

• Introduce the concept of schedules and timetables:
  • Understand the importance of schedules in daily life
  • Create and follow simple schedules:
    • Daily routine schedule
    • Weekly schedule for school or extracurricular activities
• Practice reading and interpreting schedules:
  • "The bus leaves at 8:00 am."
  • "I have a piano lesson at 4:00 pm."

Time Zones

• Introduce the concept of time zones and their differences:
  • Understand time zones as regions on Earth with uniform standard time
  • Learn basic time zones:
    • UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
    • EST (Eastern Standard Time)
    • PST (Pacific Standard Time)
• Practice converting times between time zones:
  • "If it's 10:00 am EST, what time is it PST?"

Types of Toys

• A toy is an object for a child to play with
• Dolls are toys that represent human figures
• Games are activities for entertainment or recreation
• Puzzles are toys or games that require thought to solve
• Blocks are wooden or plastic cubes used for building
• Stuffed animals are toys filled with soft material
• Figurines are small statues or models of people or animals
• Building sets are collections of pieces used to build structures

Actions with Toys

• Play is to engage in activity for enjoyment
• Build is to construct something using blocks or other materials
• Assemble is to put together the parts of a toy
• Create is to make something new using imagination
• Share is to give someone else a turn with a toy
• Collect is to gather and store toys
• Sort is to arrange toys in a particular order

Describing Toys

• Colorful toys are bright and vibrant in color
• Soft toys are gentle to the touch
• Electronic toys are operated by electricity
• Educational toys are designed to teach or inform
• Vintage toys are old-fashioned or from an earlier time
• Interactive toys respond to a user's actions
• Durable toys are able to withstand use and handling

Possessive Adjectives

• My refers to something belonging to the speaker
• Your refers to something belonging to the person being spoken to
• His refers to something belonging to a male person
• Her refers to something belonging to a female person
• Its refers to something belonging to an animal or thing
• Our refers to something belonging to the speaker and others
• Their refers to something belonging to them

Sentences About Ownership

• The sentence "This toy is mine" shows possession using the word "my"
• The sentence "Those blocks are yours" shows possession using the word "your"
• The sentence "He always plays with his new game" shows possession using the word "his"
• The sentence "The doll is hers" shows possession using the word "her"
• The sentence "The cat chases its tail" shows possession using the word "its"
• The sentence "We share our toys with our friends" shows possession using the word "our"
• The sentence "They left their toys at home" shows possession using the word "their"