NCERT Joyful Mathematics, Class 2, textbook pages 98–112

How to teach Class 2 Maths Chapter 9, Which Season is it?, at home

Seasons, calendar and telling the hour, taught with things you already have at home: a 10-minute activity, a game for the week, a 5-day plan and the mistakes to watch for.

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NCERT Class 2 Maths Chapter 9 Which Season is it?: what it teaches

Time gets real in Class 2: seasons and the festivals in them, reading a calendar (months, days, weeks), and reading a clock at the hour and at simple times. Your child learns time by using the family calendar and the kitchen clock.

Why it matters later. Reading calendars and clocks is a life skill. Class 3 moves on to minutes and duration, which needs the hour and the calendar learned here.

See it: this chapter in pictures

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The book names five seasons, each with its own festivals.
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Find today, then count the days to the next festival.
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At o’clock times the long hand is always on 12.

You need

  • a wall calendar
  • an analogue clock (or draw one on a paper plate with a split-pin for hands)
  • a pencil

Tonight’s 10 minutes

  1. On the calendar, find today, your child’s birthday and the next festival. How many months away?
  2. Count the days in each month together. Which months have 31 days?
  3. Set the paper-plate clock to 8 o’clock. Explain: the short hand shows the hour, the long hand is on 12.
  4. Through the day, ask what time it is at breakfast, lunch and bedtime, and check on the clock.

Words to use

  • season
  • month
  • week
  • day
  • o’clock
  • hour hand
  • minute hand
  • calendar

Watch for

  • Reading the long hand as the hour. The short hand is the hour. Say “short hand, hour; long hand, minutes”.
  • Thinking every month has 30 days. Use the knuckle trick: knuckles are 31-day months, gaps are the shorter months.

What it sounds like at home

A short example of the conversation. Your words will differ; the questions are what matter.

YouWhat does the short hand point to?

Your child7.

YouAnd the long hand?

Your child12.

YouSo what time is it?

Your child7 o’clock. Dinner time!

A game for this week: What time is it?

  1. Set the paper-plate clock to any hour.
  2. Your child reads the time and says one thing they usually do then.
  3. Now your child sets a time for you to read.
  4. Add half past once hours are easy.

A 5-day plan, 10 minutes a day

  1. Day 1Seasons and festivals: when is each?
  2. Day 2Calendar: find today and birthdays.
  3. Day 3Days in each month, knuckle trick.
  4. Day 4Read o’clock times on a clock.
  5. Day 5What time is it? game.

Everyday moments to practise

  • Counting days to a birthday on the calendar.
  • School starts at a fixed hour.
  • Which season is it now?
  • Festivals: which month are they in?

Quick check

Ask these at the end of the week. Tap to see the answer.

How many days are there in a week?

7.

How many months are in a year?

12.

The short hand is on 3 and the long hand on 12. What time is it?

3 o’clock.

Ready for the next chapter when your child…

  • Names the months in order.
  • Reads a calendar to find a date and day.
  • Reads o’clock times on a clock.

Activities, wording and illustrations are Mathify Kids’ own, following the topics of NCERT’s Joyful Mathematics (Class 2). See the full Class 2 parent guide for every chapter.

Questions parents ask

What time topics are in Class 2 maths?

Seasons and festivals, days, weeks and months on a calendar, and reading a clock at the hour.

How do I remember which months have 31 days?

Use your knuckles: count January on a knuckle, February in the gap, and so on. Knuckle months have 31 days.

Should my child read minutes in Class 2?

O’clock and simple times are enough now. Minutes are in Class 3.