Our Daily Routines: Telling Time Through Pictures Across Classrooms

Students introduce themselves to the partner class and talk about what a typical day looks like. They share one or two things they do every day.

Students draw or collect pictures for waking up, breakfast, school, lunch and bedtime. They write the clock time next to each picture and check together that the times make sense.

Students show their timelines to the partner class, ask each other questions about times and routines, and note similarities and differences. They talk about what they found surprising and why.

Each group presents a short summary of what they learned about the partner class routines and how time is told. They reflect together on how the two classes are alike and different.

Students practice speaking about their daily routine by saying the time for each activity, first in pairs and then with the partner class using their picture timelines. They listen to a partner's routine and ask one question about a time or activity they find different.