Introduction to First Grade Math Learning Time
-Common Core Math CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.B.3 and Next Generation Science Standards.Earth and Space Science.1-ESS1-2
First Grade Math Learning Time covers time through a cross-curricular approach between science and math. The lesson includes worksheets and projects that that help students understand the concept of time.
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Materials List for First Grade Math Learning Time
–First Grade Learning Time lesson
–scissors
-watch
–poster board
–tape measure
–flashlight
-analog and digital clock
–markers
–yarn
–glue
–kid’s paint
–paint brush set
–foam craft balls
–sidewalk chalk
Step 1: Check out the full Shadow Time lesson on Teachers Pay Teachers
The full lesson incudes teacher materials list and notes, vocabulary cards, worksheets, projects, an asessment, lesson plan, and more!
Here are a few thumbnail images from the lesson:
Step 2: Comlete the worksheets for the Learning Time lesson
Here is a sample of one of the worksheets:
Step 3: Complete the First Grade Math Learning Time project by observing how your shadow changes throughout the day
In this hands-on project about shadows, we observed how our shadows change throughout the day. We also discussed why our shadows changed direction.
One thing you have to do before completing this project is be sure that you have enough room on both the east and west side of you so you can trace your shadow as it changes direction throughout the day.
Around 9 am, we headed out to our patio and we started by tracing our feet with sidewalk chalk.
Jack traced my shadow from my head to my toes so we could remember how long our shadow was at 9 am. Then we came back out again around noon and stood in the same spot.
We saw that our shadows had significantly decreased in size!
At around 6 pm, we found out that our patio was not big enough to measure our shadow to the east. Also our house was now blocking the sun to the west!
So we improvised and went out to trace our shadow in the front yard.
Look at how long our shadow was now!!!
Jack just started spinning on his own and said he was the Earth. I thought that was a great time to explain to him that the sun is not actually moving across the sky but the Earth is spinning. In this first video he spins a bit too much and in the second one he settles down a bit and really gets to see how the sun is sometimes at his back and sometimes at his front as he spins like the Earth. This shows why we have day and night and why the sun looks like it moves across the sky.
Step 4: Complete the Shadow Time project from the Learning Time lesson
Jack and Lila used washable paint to paint the Earth and sun.
This is one of the completed Earths that we will now put on the poster board to learn about the seasons!
Here is our completed season projet!
