Tick Tock, Tick Tock Telling Time

My students are gearing up for our unit on telling time. Telling time is so important to our kiddos. I've taught fourth grade for two years and experience many students who have difficulties telling time. It's my job as a first grade teacher to build the foundation needed for the upper grades.
First, I want to give kudos to all of the hard working STAAR teachers. I teach in Texas and this week teachers across this great state will be administering the STAAR test. These students have been hard at work gearing up for this very important test. Teachers from Kinder thru Fifth grade have played in important role in preparing our students. Good Luck!!!
This year, my goal was to enhance my academic word walls. I've created a reading, math, writing, science, and social studies word walls. This is my campus expectations for all classrooms. I enjoy making mini anchor charts with academic vocabulary for my academic word walls. This makes it visible for students and basically reminds me to use it while teaching. Anchor charts are so important in the classroom because it is a visual representation for students to refer to while learning a new concept.

For my next math unit, I wanted to brighten up my math wall so I created these bright vibrant anchor charts for telling time. The anchor charts include: Analog, Digital, Clock Hands, and O'Clock posters.

 After creating these telling time posters,  I got to thinking since the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be testing this week. I will be with my students for a long period of time. NOOOOOO! Just Kidding!!

 


During this unit, I wanted to engage but teach my students about time by capturing their attention with some arts and crafts. So, I created a froggy time craft and caterpillar time craft for my kiddos. This would hopefully keep them busy during this weeks testing.
You can purchase these telling time posters and crafts below.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tick-Tock-Telling-Time-Posters-Crafts-1818740

These past few weeks, I've been reading Texas theme books such as The Three Little Tamales, Little Red Hot, and Armadilly Chili.

 


This Friday, my students will be off for the Battle of Flowers holiday. This is a San Antonio holiday. Every April, San Antonio holds a 10 day party called Fiesta. There are hundreds of events held all over the city, including parades, fireworks, games, rides, and so much fun! San Antonio celebrates Fiesta to honor the heroes of the Alamo and to commemorate the Battle of San Jacinto.

My class will be having a Mini-Fiesta this week to celebrate the each of the Texas theme books I read this week.