This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 4 learners, but if you have strong students, it can also work in grade 3. This lesson was designed with Chinese in it as the L1 of the learners, but after purchase and download the PowerPoint can be edited, so all Chinese can be removed or changed into any language.
🌟 Grade 4 ESL Lesson – What Time is It? (Harder Version)
Target Vocabulary:
time · hour · minute · a.m. · p.m. · quarter past · quarter to · half past
Target Language:
• What time is it? → It’s ____.
• Excuse me, what time is it? → It’s ____.
• There are 60 minutes in one hour.
• A quarter past __ / A quarter to __ / Half past __.
• What time is it? → It’s 7:15 a.m. / It’s 2:45 p.m.
Lesson Overview:
This PowerPoint takes students beyond basic time-telling and introduces more challenging concepts like quarter past, quarter to, and half past, while reinforcing the difference between a.m. and p.m.. With fun, interactive activities and games, students will practice telling time in both 12-hour and 24-hour formats, using real-life questions and responses.
The lesson includes:
✅ Introduction to time expressions (a.m., p.m., quarter past, quarter to, half past)
✅ Flying Time Game to test time knowledge
✅ Spinning Wheel Game to reinforce time-telling practice
✅ Interactive slides to ask and answer questions like "What time is it?"
✅ A Four Corners Game for dynamic, speaking practice
✅ Review and wrap-up slides to consolidate all new vocabulary and concepts
Perfect for:
• Grade 4 ESL or EFL classrooms (40–50 students)
• Speaking-focused lessons with structured practice
• Cambridge Kid’s Box 3–4 support or general CEFR A1–A2 level learners
Created and classroom-tested by Teacher Matt, this PowerPoint helps bring the concept of telling time to life in a clear, visual, and engaging way—complete with a video walkthrough for confident teaching.
Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.
Slide total: 90
