LESSON 24

Date :
Duration : 60 minutes
Class : 6
Topic : 6. Time
Learning Area : Duration
Learning Objective : Use and apply knowledge of time to find the duration.
Learning Outcome : Compute time period from situations expresses
in fractions or duration.
Activities : i) Group activity
ii) Discussion
Thinking skill : Generating ideas, mental calculation
Moral Values : Confidence, willingness to try.
Resources : Paper strips, textbook
Vocabulary : of, multiply, cancellation method, simplify, improper
fraction, mixed number, denominator

Reflections :
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 SCRIPT FOR LESSON 24

CLASSROOM / INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHER / PUPILS

STEPS LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
Set Induction

1 Pupils greet the

Good morning class. How are you today?
teacher.
Mental / Oral Stage
2 Pupil 1, what time did you sleep last Teacher randomly
night? selects a pupil to
What time did you wake up this morning? answer.
3 Teacher asks pupils
Class, how many hours did she/he sleep
the duration of his/her
last night?
sleeping time.
Yes. He/She slept for ______ hours.
Pupils respond
4 Before we start, I would like to ask a few Teacher writes the
questions? answer given by the
pupils on the board.
How many months in a year? Pupils answer the
questions
5 Can you say the names of the months in Pupils answered.
order?
Demonstration Stage
6 Alright, very good. Today we are going to
Teacher writes down
learnt how to compute time period in
the topic on the board.
fractions of duration.
7 Class, look at this paper strip. Teacher shows a
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paper strip labeled with
months.
Could you please tell me how many
months are there in this paper strip?
Yes. There are twelve months in a year. Pupils answer.

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8 Next, I am going to fold this paper strip
into two equal size to get half from 12
months.
(Fold the paper from end to end)
Teacher folds the
paper strip.
JA FE MA AP MA JU JU AU SE OC NO DE
N B C R Y N L G P T V C

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9 Teacher shows the

Now, could you tell me how many months strip with half of the
are there in this part? folded.
Teacher asks pupils.
Good.
Pupils answer.
Half of twelve months
equals six months.
10 Teacher writes down
Now, I am going to show you how to write the fraction and the
it in mathematical sentence. number sentence on
the board.
“of” means “multiply”. 1
of 12 months
So we can write it as 2

1 1
X 12 months = X 12 months
2 2

( One over two time twelve months ) Teacher emphasizes

the word “of”
11 Teacher shows the
number line and
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 months explain how to use it.
We can solve the question by using Teacher divides the
number line. class into 4 groups.
I will divide you into groups.
Please sit in your groups.
Ok, copy the questions from the board.

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 1
a) of 6 months =
6
1 Teacher write the
b) of 6 months =
3
questions on the board
1
c) of 6 months =
2
2
d) of 6 months =
3
12 Ok, now ,Let us check the answers Teacher highlights the
together. number ‘1’ on the
The first question. number line.

1 2 3 4 5
6 6 6 6 6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 months
1
Teacher points at .
6
Teacher points at 1.
Ok, class look at this number line.
One over six means one part out of six
parts.
So, it shows one month.
So, one over six of 6 months is 1 month.
13 The second question. Teacher highlights the
number ‘2’ on the
1 2 3
number line.
3 3 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 months

Ok, class look at this number line.

One over three means one part out of 1
Teacher points at .
three parts. 3

So, it shows is two months. Teacher points at 2.

So, one over three of six months is two
months.
The third question.
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 1 2
2 2
1
Teacher points at .
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 months 2
Teacher points at 3.

Ok, class look at this number line.

One over two means one part out of two
parts.
So, it shows is three months.
So, one over two of six months is three
months
15 The last question.

1 2 3
3 3 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 months

Ok, class look at this number line.

Two over three means two parts out of 2
Teacher points at .
three parts. 3

So, the number is four. Teacher points at 4.

So, two over three of six months is four
months.

16 Now, I want to let you know that there Teacher shows the
is another way to solve this question. pupils how to calculate
That is using “Cancellation Method”. using the cancellation
Back to the previous question, method.
1
2
1 x 12 months = 6
x 12 months
2
months
Teacher highlights ‘2’
and ‘12’ on the board.
Look at the denominator “2” and the
whole number “12” , 1
= X 12 months
both can be divided by 2. 2 6
1
1 2 3
3 3 3 131

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 months
 So, 2 divided by 2 is 1 and 12 divide by 2
is 6. = 1 X 6 months
1 times 6 is 6. = 6 months
So the answer is 6 months.

Development Stage
17 Next, let us look on Example 2 in your Teacher asks pupils to
Text book on page 143. refer their textbook.
Pupil 2, please read it aloud

Two and two over five of fifty years can be Teacher explains while
written writing on the board.
As 2
2 of 50 years
2 5
. 2 of 50 years
5 2
2 X 50 years
of’ means multiply. 5
So, replace of with the symbol ‘X’

You have two ways to solve this question.

The first method is converting the mixed
number to improper fraction first, then
time to fifty.
12
( X 50 years )
5
The second method is two times fifty then
plus two over five time fifty.
2
( 2 X 50 ) + ( X 50 )
5
= 100 + 20
=120

18 Now, try to solve the questions. Teacher writes the

1 questions on the
a) 2 of 6 months =
6
board.
1
b) 3 of 6 years =
3

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 I give you 10 minutes to finish it. Pupils do their
individual work.
Ok, anybody want to try to do on the
Teacher randomly
board.
select a pupils to do on
the board
20 Now, let us check it together.
Teacher checks the
Ok, first
Convert mixed number to improper answer and explain it
fractions. to the pupils.
Two and one over six multiply six months.
So, thirteen over six multiply by six
months.
.
By using cancellation method,
denominator ‘6’ and whole number ‘6’ can
be simplify by dividing by 6
1
= 2 of 6 months
6
1
= 2 X 6 months
6
1
13
= X 6 months
6
= 13 X 1

= 13 months or
The second way is two times six then
plus with one over six time six.
1
(2X6)+ ( X6)
6
= 12 + 1
=13
21 Ok, the second question, Teacher checks the
Ten over three times six month. answer and explain it
By using cancellation method, to the pupils.
denominator ‘3’ and whole number ‘6’ can
be simplify by dividing 3.
1
= 3 of 6 months
3

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 1
= 3 X 6 months
3
10
= X 6 months
3
= 10 X 2 months
= 20 months
Or
The second way is three times six then
plus with one over three time six.
1
(3X6)+ ( X6)
3
= 18 + 2
=20 months

22 Ok, take out your exercise book and open Pupils do their work on
page 143. the exercise book
Do exercise ‘Let’s Do It’ on your exercise
book.
Closure

23 Have you finished your exercise? Pupils hand in their

Please pass up your exercise book. work.
24 That’s all for today Pupils thank the
Thank you. teacher.

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