Distinguish Morning and Afternoon Times
Read the supplied everyday context, then pair its clock time with a.m.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and a pencil; drawing and spoken explanations are welcome. An adult may read directions and options aloud.
- Supplied worked-case record: A fictional club meets at 3:15 in the afternoon.
- All quantities and shape descriptions are supplied in the worked example and questions; no purchase or personal information is needed.
Learn the idea
A twelve-hour clock repeats its hour labels twice in a day. The labels a.m. and p.m. distinguish those parts of the day. Morning after midnight is a.m.; afternoon and evening after noon are p.m. Noon is 12 p.m. and midnight is 12 a.m.
Read the supplied everyday context, then pair its clock time with a.m. or p.m. Use the noon and midnight boundary correctly. Explain why the same hour number alone may describe two different times.
Noon is 12 p.m.; midnight is 12 a.m. The hour label repeats, so use the supplied time-of-day context. Make a simple day strip with midnight, morning, noon, afternoon, and evening.
- Make a simple day strip with midnight, morning, noon, afternoon, and evening.
- Follow the worked example. Point to each number or shape feature and say what it tells you.
- Read the supplied everyday context, then pair its clock time with a.m.
- Try the question and then the three practice questions. Check your answers and explain any change you make.
See the method in action
A fictional club meets at 3:15 in the afternoon. Write 3:15 p.m. A breakfast at 7:00 in the morning is 7:00 a.m. The letter labels give information absent from the repeated clock number. A noon meeting is 12:00 p.m., not midnight. Noon is 12 p.m.; midnight is 12 a.m. The hour label repeats, so use the supplied time-of-day context. Make a simple day strip with midnight, morning, noon, afternoon, and evening.
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Helpful tips
- Noon is 12 p.m.; midnight is 12 a.m.
- The hour label repeats, so use the supplied time-of-day context.
See the answer and explanation
8:00 a.m.
Morning breakfast is before noon.
Take it further
Label 10:00 at night. Expected: 10:00 p.m.
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