Tick and Tock's Clock Book Posted By Jessica Reader

Author: 

Debbie Rivers-Moore

Illustrator: 

Catherine Vase

Recommended Grade Level:

1st and 2nd Grade
      
This book seems more aligned towards grades 1 & 2 math standards but may be used to satisfy individual learning goals for low-performing students in 3rd and 4th grade.

CCSSM Content Standards:

1.MD.3

          3.Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks. 

2.MD.7

          7. Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m. 

CCSSM Standard for Mathematical Practice:

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 Model with mathematics
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP5 Use appropriate tools strategically

Summary:

 Follow the lovable Tiger Twins, Tick and Tock, through a typical day of mayhem and fun and help them tell the time as they go. The easy-to-read clock with its moving hands is visible on every page and the hands can be altered to match the times in the story. The noisy clicking of the hands gives an added encouragement to toddlers eager to tell the time. 

Rating:

5-Stars


Classroom Ideas/Lesson Ideas

I think this book is a good intro for time-telling . It is a story that all students can relate to from waking up in the morning and other day-to-day rituals. 

You can work on telling time by the hour, half-hour, skip counting by 5's and by 10's.