Today we will use a colon to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list. Separate=to break apart Introduce= to show for the first time

What are we going to use today? Today we will use a colon to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list.

What do we know about telling time? It has numbers and two little dots in the middle. Those little dots are called colons!

Colons : Today we will use colons to separate hours and minutes. We will also use colons to introduce a list. Let’s take a look at this!

Using colons with time Use a colon between the hour and the minutes when writing the time in numerals. Between numbers in time A colon is used between the parts of a number which indicates time. Examples: The race begins at 1:30 P.M. The train will arrive at 6:42 P.M.

Time The clock here shows that it is 4 in the afternoon. We write this using a colon. The correct way of writing this is 4:00 pm.

Some more time This clock shows that it is 1 in the afternoon and 54 minutes. We write this as 1:54 pm.

How about lists? Use a colon before a list of items, especially after expressions such as the following and as follows. A colon is used to introduce a list. Examples: Here's what I want you to do: grab my bag, warm up the car, and take me to the station. When you go to the exam, take these items: paper, pencil, and an eraser.

Here’s another example Make sure that you come prepared to school daily. The materials you should bring to school include: pencils, pens, notebook, paper, and backpack.

So how will it look like on the CST’s?

Let’s practice I think I’ll go to the 7 00 PM movie later. Steps to using colons. 1.Look at the sentence. 2.Think about where to place a colon 3.Place the colon where it is appropriate

Let’s practice I need to go to the candy store and get the following candies Snickers, Mars Bar, Skittles, and M&M’s. Steps to using colons. 1.Look at the sentence. 2.Think about where to place a colon 3.Place the colon where it is appropriate

Let’s practice I want to go to the store at 8 00 pm to pick up the following items to bake my cake flour, sugar, frosting, and shortening. Steps to using colons. 1.Look at the sentence. 2.Think about where to place a colon 3.Place the colon where it is appropriate

So what did we use today? Today we used a colon to separate hours and minutes and to introduce a list.