Virginia SOL 3.MG.3.b
The Standard
Match a written time (e.g., 4:38, 7:09, 12:51) to the time shown on analog and digital clocks to the nearest minute.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of time to the nearest minute and solve single-step contextual problems involving elapsed time in one-hour increments within a 12-hour period.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the hour and exact minute shown on analog and digital clocks. They connect clock faces, digital displays, and written forms of the same time.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students accurately read analog and digital clocks, including times between five-minute marks. They use the hour hand’s position to identify the correct hour and write minutes with two digits.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may switch the hour and minute hands or read each number as one minute. They may place the hour hand directly on a number even when part of the hour has passed, or omit the zero in times such as 7:09.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Show analog clocks set to 4:38 and 7:09, then ask students to write each time and choose its matching digital display.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs movable clocks and time cards, then have students set each clock and explain the position of both hands.
Display an analog clock at 12:51 and ask, “How do you know the hour is still 12?”
Play a memory game using matching sets of analog clock cards, digital clock cards, and written-time cards.
Use a classroom schedule and ask students to match each listed event time to an analog clock face.
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Related Standards
- 2.MG.2.d
Match a written time (e.g., 1:35, 6:20, 9:05) to the time shown on an analog clock to the nearest five minutes.
- 1.MG.3.f
Match the time shown on a digital clock to an analog clock to the hour and half-hour.
- 3.MG.3.a
Tell and write time to the nearest minute, using analog and digital clocks.
- 1.MG.3.c
Tell time to the hour and half-hour, using analog and digital clocks.
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