Math Games: Telling Time on Analog Clocks

The grade threes enjoyed learning how to tell time on digital and analog clocks. They were especially excited on the day when they got to practice their new skills with games on the iPad!  Here are some games to practice at home.

Hickory Dickory Dock - Can you make the mouse run up the clock by choosing the correct clock representation? 

When converting 12 hour time (what we commonly use) to 24, remember to add 12. When converting 24 hour back to 12 hour time, remember to subtract 12.

Diphthongs: oi/oy and ow/ou

 A diphthong, also known as a gliding/sliding vowel,  begins on one sound and moves to another vowel sound, all in one syllable. 

OI spells the /oi/ sound at the begining or middle of a syllable or word, like in "choice" or "joint." OY spells the /oi/ sound at the end of a syllable or word, as in "employ" or "toy."

OU spells the /ow/ sound at the beginning or middle of a syllable or word, as in "sound" or "house." OU spells the /ow/ sound at the beginning, middle, or end of a syllable or word, as in "down" or "crowd." 

Games to Practice

Practice reading to match up a variety of oi and oy words.

Can you practice you ow/ou spelling to complete this crossword puzzle?

Decodable Texts to Practice

This cute tale of a cow with superstar dreams has plenty of opportunities to practice the ow and ou diphthongs!

This very interesting book is the true story of Margaret Strong, whose legacy is a modern day toy museum! Practice the oi and oy diphthongs as you read about her.

Heart Words to Review

Monday....(remember, the irregular o looks like a full moon, and Monday originally meant 'Moon's Day!')

Wednesday...(originally "Woden's Day," after Woden, a god in Germanic/Norse mythology!) - we like to remember the irregular spelling with a cute video of 2 owls getting married (wed) in their nest (nes).

February... (originally named after Februum, a festival with a purification ritual during that month in the Ancient Roman calendar.) -- the "ar" makes an irregular sound.

eye... all 3 of the letters are irregular! It helps to remember that the two E's look like eyes

heart... We learned that in Old English, it actually was pronounced with this spelling (like "heert"), but over hundreds of years vowels shifted and now we don't say it that way, but the traditional spelling remains.