On Any Day That Ends With Y

A Story About TimeBy Julie Besse

Math TEKS

Kindergarten

• Compare times (11B)

First Grade

• Describe time on a clock-hours, half hours (8B)

On any day that ends with Y, I do things just the same. I check the clock to see the time, it becomes a

little game.

Would you like to play?

It’s morning time, so very early. The sun is up, and so am I. What time is it? I can not tell, would you like to try?

The little hand is on the six, the big hand is on the twelve. What do you think?

IT’S SIX O’CLOCK!

6:00AM

Now I’m heading off to school. What will I learn today? Will I learn to tell time? I hope it is fun! If it’s hard, I won’t give up, NO WAY!

This looks different than the last clock we saw. The big hand is on the six, and the little hand is between seven and eight. What time could it be?

IT’S SEVEN-THIRTY!!

7:30AM

It’s lunchtime now, and this sandwich looks good! What time is it? Will somebody help me? Oh how I wish YOU would!

What does the clock say? I’ll give you a clue. It’s one hour after twelve and one hour before two.

That’s right! IT’S ONE O’CLOCK!

1:00PM

What time is it now? It’s time to make dinner. This time game’s a snap. I’ll for sure be a winner.

What time is this? What does the clock show? I’m not really sure. I think maybe you know.

IT’S SEVEN O’CLOCK!

7:00PM

Boy am I tired! It’s been a long day! I’ll need a good night’s sleep before I can get up to play.

This clock tells me it’s bedtime, but what time is that? I know, now I know! I’ve got this time thing down pat!

IT’S NINE-THIRTY!! HOORAY!

9:30PM

Sometimes telling time is not easy, but it’s important to try. We tell time everyday, well on any day that

ends with Y.

The End