Differentiated Time Lessons

Hi!

I have been working on time, elapsed time, and adding and subtracting of time for a while now. Teaching third grade and others, we get stuck with several different levels of where students are when telling time. We can go from the basics of counting the clock by 5’s to adding and subtracting time easily. I have created a product that can help scaffold telling time and more, a little easier.

There are four differentiated sections in this product for telling time. Each section is scaffolded or differentiated into varying levels of difficulty. When I first used this product, I copied each section and as a class we scaffolded to the more difficult levels together.

The first part of this product includes the basics of telling time with quarter of the hour, five minutes, and to the minute. This section increases with difficulty.

The second section is for beginning elapsed time while using a number line. In this section, students will have to be able to tell time (decipher the beginning and end time) and then be able to show how much time has elapsed using a number line.

The third section is adding and subtracting time when given the amount of elapsed time. Students will also use a number line to figure out each time measurement as well.

The fourth and final section, looks at elapsed time a little differently. Students have to complete charts to discover the missing time variable.

Overall, I felt my students really did well with this approach. I was able to go back and use the different differentiation levels with the appropriate math group for reteach if necessary.  This lesson also provided a challenge for those needing an extension. Finally, each section also provides a quiz.

If you are interested in this product click ---> Telling Time

Enjoy!

Erin

Race the Wild: Savanna Showdown

Hi All!

    Race the Wild: Savanna Showdown is the last book in the Kristin Earhart ecosystem series. Similar to the other books in this series, this book delivers ecosystem and animal interactions in a great way.

    This book series is most appropriate for students in grades 2 – 4. A brief overview of this last book includes the last leg of the four-leg race. The Red team continues its journey through the African Savanna. The team comes across many different animal species but also shows an inner conflict amongst the characters. This story is great to use for character development and problem/solution.

The main ideas students can take away are:

1.     The greatest migration on land.

2.    The African Savanna food chain interaction.

3.    Wildlife facts on the aardvark, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, termite, wildebeest, Nile crocodile, and more!

4.    Ngorongoro Crater and how it supports life in the savanna.

    This book is worth the read and I highly recommend this series. If you are interested I did complete a literature unit on this book as well as the others. The literature unit focuses on comprehension, character traits and development, fact journals, maps, persuasive writing, and more.

    These are some pics from the unit. If you are interested please click on this link: Race the Wild: SavannaShowdown.

Thanks,

Erin Hansen