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Skills Covered

  • Know that a.m. runs from midnight to noon: the night and the morning
  • Know that p.m. runs from noon to midnight: the afternoon and the evening
  • Choose a.m. or p.m. from what is happening at that time
  • Place times of day on a time line from midnight to midnight
  • Read an analog clock to five minutes and write the time with a.m. or p.m.
  • Tell which time comes first and put times of day in order

How to Use This Pack

Five pages about a.m. and p.m. Page 1 starts with a reminder (a.m. is midnight to noon, p.m. is noon to midnight) and has twelve everyday things, each with a picture and a time, like waking up at 7:00 or a bath at 7:30: students circle a.m. or p.m. The first one is done as an example. Page 2 is a time line of one day from midnight to midnight, shaded for night, morning, afternoon and evening, with empty boxes at eight times; students write each event's letter in its box and write a.m. or p.m. beside it. Page 3 is Mia's Saturday schedule with the times but no a.m. or p.m.: students add them from what she is doing, then answer four questions about her day. Page 4 has eight clocks, each beside a picture of the sky at sunrise, in the daytime, at sunset or at night, to write as a time with a.m. or p.m. Page 5 asks a.m. or p.m. in short sentences, which time comes first, whether a time is before or after noon, and puts four times in order from earliest to latest.

In the Classroom

Draw a long line on the board from midnight to midnight and mark noon in the middle. Ask students what they are doing at 7:00 in the morning and at 7:00 in the evening, and write each one on the right half of the line. Point out that the same clock time comes twice a day, which is why we say a.m. or p.m. A class daily schedule makes a good warm-up for page 3.

At Home

Talk about the times in your child's day: when do you wake up, eat lunch, eat dinner, go to bed? Ask whether each one is a.m. or p.m. Look out the window together at different times and talk about whether it is morning, afternoon, evening or night.

Tips for Success

  • a.m. is from midnight to noon: the night and the morning
  • p.m. is from noon to midnight: the afternoon and the evening
  • Think about what is happening: is it light or dark, are you at school or in bed?
  • Every clock time comes twice a day, once in the a.m. and once in the p.m.
  • Any a.m. time comes before any p.m. time on the same day

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

  • 2.MD.C.7 Read and record clock times in 5-minute steps on clock faces and digital displays, and use a.m. and p.m. correctly.

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A.M. and P.M.

2nd Grade

A 5-page a.m. and p.m. pack for 2nd grade. Circle a.m. or p.m. for twelve everyday times, from waking up and riding the bus to bath time and bedtime, then place eight events on a time line from midnight to midnight. Write a.m. or p.m. on a girl's Saturday schedule, read clocks beside a picture of the sky (sunrise, daytime, sunset or night) and write the time with a.m. or p.m., and finish with which time comes first, before or after noon, and four times in order from earliest to latest. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.

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What’s Included

  • 5 worksheets in color and in black and white, with answer keys (15 pages)
  • Twelve everyday times to circle a.m. or p.m., with a worked example and a reminder
  • A time line from midnight to midnight and a Saturday schedule to finish
  • Clocks with a sky picture, plus which time comes first, before or after noon, and times in order
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