Virginia SOL 1.MG.3.c
The Standard
Tell time to the hour and half-hour, using analog and digital clocks.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of passage of time (to the nearest hour and half-hour) and the calendar.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read clock faces when the minute hand points to 12 or 6. They match each clock face to a digital time and name the hour correctly.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student identifies times such as 3:00 and 3:30 on either clock type. The student places both hands correctly and explains that 3:30 is halfway between 3:00 and 4:00.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often swap the hour and minute hands or read the hour hand as 4 when it sits between 3 and 4. They may write 3:30 as 3:06 because the minute hand points to 6.
How to Assess It
- Give an exit ticket: Draw the hands for 4:30, then write the digital time shown by an analog clock set to 7:00.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs movable clocks and time cards. One student builds each time, and the other checks the hand positions.
Show 2:30 and ask, “Which hour has passed, which hour comes next, and how do you know?”
Play Clock Match with analog and digital cards. Students turn over two cards and keep pairs showing the same time.
Create a pretend school schedule with events on the hour or half-hour, then have students set a clock for each event.
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