“Time is not measured by clocks but by moments.”
In the mind of a child, this statement is pretty inaccurate. Statements such as, “When is my mom/dad coming?” or “What time is lunch?” contradict the statement above because children are looking for a time. Clocks and time are a big part of our day. While time in general is pretty abstract at this age, children understand it in a way that’s relevant to them.
In K/PREK1, we talked about clocks after we finished our poetry session. I used authentic assessment by asking questions to see how much prior knowledge children had pertaining to clocks. We identified the hour and minute hand and specifically what happens when the minute hand is on the 12. I moved the hour hand to different numbers and children would indicate what the time was. For example, when I had the minute hand stationary on the 12 but moved the hour hand, they would respond, “3 o’clock”, “5 o’clock”, or “10 o’clock” depending on where I placed the hour hand.
We are going to dive deeper into the clock tomorrow!
K.M.2: Understand concepts of time, including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.
What a Thursday we had. Please enjoy a few pictures from our day!
Breakfast– Oatmeal squares and fresh banana/oranges.
Lunch– Brown rice with shredded pork, fresh oranges/pears, and fresh carrots/cucumber.
PM snack– Whole wheat crackers and sunflower seeds.
Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots/cucumber.
Have a fantastic evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 2/21