In this lesson, children use analogue and digital clocks to find start and end times to the nearest minute. They use a range of concrete and pictorial methods to help them. There is a teaching presentation accompanied by differentiated activities with a range of fluency, reasoning and problem-solving questions.

National Curriculum Objectives:
Mathematics Year 3:

tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year
compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

Differentiation:
There are three levels of differentiation in this pack: ‘working towards,’ ‘expected’ and ‘greater depth’.

Level of this Pack:
Age: 7-8
 England & Wales: Year 3
 Scotland: Primary 3
 Rep. Ireland: Second Class
 Australia: Grade 2
 USA: Grade 2

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