NCERT Revision Notes for Class 1 Maths Chapter 10: How do I Spend my Day? – Free PDF Download

Chapter 10 of Class 1 Joyful Mathematics, How do I Spend my Day?, introduces the concept of time — the order of daily activities (morning, afternoon, evening, night), simple clock reading in “o’clock” form, and understanding the sequence of events during a day.

Key Concepts

Parts of the day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night, each linked with typical activities like waking up, having lunch, playing, or sleeping.

Sequence of events: understanding which activity happens first, next, and last during a daily routine.

Reading a clock (o’clock time): reading simple clock times where the minute hand points to 12 and the hour hand points to a number, such as “7 o’clock”.

Longer and shorter durations: comparing which activity takes more time or less time, such as brushing teeth (shorter) versus sleeping at night (longer).

Days of the week: naming and ordering the seven days of the week as part of understanding time beyond a single day.

Worked Examples

Example 1

Arrange these activities in the order they usually happen in a day: sleeping at night, having breakfast, going to school. Correct order: having breakfast, going to school, sleeping at night.

Example 2

A clock shows the hour hand at 8 and the minute hand at 12. What time is it? It is 8 o’clock.

Example 3

Which activity takes longer — drinking a glass of water or watching a full movie? Watching a full movie takes longer.

Quick Recap

• A day is divided into morning, afternoon, evening, and night.
• Daily activities happen in a sequence — first, next, and last.
• On a clock, when the minute hand points to 12, the hour hand shows the “o’clock” time.
• Some activities take a longer time to finish than others.
• There are seven days in a week, each with its own name and fixed order.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Mixing up morning and evening activities, such as saying breakfast happens at night.
• Reading the hour and minute hands the wrong way round on a clock.
• Placing daily activities in the wrong order when asked to sequence them.
• Assuming a bigger or more exciting activity always takes longer, without thinking about actual duration.
• Forgetting the correct order of the days of the week, especially around the weekend.

Home Practice Tips

• Talk through the child’s daily routine together and name what part of the day each activity belongs to.
• Practise reading a clock at home whenever the hour hand points exactly to a number.
• Play an ordering game with picture cards of daily activities and ask the child to arrange them correctly.
• Compare the time taken for two activities, like eating a snack versus a full meal.
• Practise saying the days of the week in order, forward and backward.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Why is it useful for a Class 1 child to learn about parts of the day?
Understanding morning, afternoon, evening, and night helps children make sense of their daily routine and builds early awareness of time.

Q2. How can I help my child read “o’clock” times on a clock?
Start with a real or toy clock, point out that when the minute hand is on 12, the hour hand alone tells the o’clock time, and practise with a few different hours.

Q3. What is the easiest way to teach the days of the week?
Sing or say the days in order daily, and connect each day to something the child does regularly, like a school day or a weekend outing.

Q4. How do children learn to compare durations of activities at this stage?
Through simple comparisons of familiar activities, like saying that sleeping at night takes longer than brushing teeth, without using exact minutes or hours yet.

Q5. Does this chapter teach minutes and seconds?
No, at the Class 1 level, the focus is on o’clock times, parts of the day, and sequencing events; minutes and seconds are introduced in later classes.

Full walkthrough: Chapter 10 Solutions · Extra Questions.

Written by Satish

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