Wyoming Math 2.MD.7

Math2nd GradeMeasurement and Data

The Standard

Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks in five minute increments using a.m. and p.m.

2023 Wyoming Mathematics Content and Performance Standards · Work with time and money.

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students count by fives around an analog clock to read the minutes and use the short hand to read the hour. They write the matching digital time and use a.m. or p.m. when a daily event gives a clue.
What Mastery Looks Like: At 2:55, a student reads the hour as 2, even though the short hand is near 3. They can write 2:55 p.m. for an afternoon event and set both hands to match.
Common Misconceptions: Students may read the number under the minute hand as the minutes, calling 4:25 '4:5.' They may name the next hour when the short hand is close to it or assume every 7:00 is a.m.
How to Assess It: Show a clock with the minute hand on 8 and the hour hand between 8 and 9, labeled 'before school.' Ask students to write its digital time with a.m. or p.m., then draw hands for 3:25 p.m.

Lesson moves

Give pairs paper clocks with movable hands and cards such as 6:35 a.m.; partners set the hands and check each other.
Ask, 'Could 7:30 be breakfast and bedtime? What clue tells you whether to write a.m. or p.m.?'
Play clock match with analog clock cards, digital time cards, and morning or afternoon event cards; students make sets of three.
Copy arrival and dismissal times from your school schedule, then draw matching clock faces and label each time a.m. or p.m.

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