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60 seconds is equivalent to 1 minute.

Time (Year 3)

Learning about time in KS2 Maths helps children read clocks, calculate durations, and understand how time connects to daily routines, timetables, and real-life activities.

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Fascinating Fact:

Big Ben in London is one of the most famous clocks in the world and has been telling time since 1859.

In KS2 Maths, pupils explore how to tell the time using analogue and digital clocks, measure intervals, and convert between units such as hours, minutes, and seconds. Understanding time helps with planning, estimating durations, and solving problems linked to real-world situations like travel or television schedules.

  • Analogue Clock: A clock with moving hands to show hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds.
  • Digital Clock: A clock that displays the time using numbers instead of hands.
  • Interval: The amount of time between two points, such as the start and end of an activity.
How do you tell the time on an analogue clock?

Look at the short hand for the hour and the long hand for the minutes. Each number represents five-minute intervals on the clock face.

What is the difference between a 12-hour and 24-hour clock?

A 12-hour clock splits the day into AM and PM, while a 24-hour clock counts all the hours from midnight to midnight.

Why is learning to tell the time important?

It helps children plan their day, arrive on time, understand timetables, and solve problems that involve durations and schedules.

1 .
Which of these statements is true?
12:10 pm is in the morning
12:10 am is in the afternoon
12:10 pm is in the afternoon
12:10 am does not exist
a.m. is morning and p.m. is afternoon
2 .
What is equivalent to 1 minute?
60 seconds
2 hours
30 seconds
100 seconds
Just as there are 60 minutes in an hour, there are 60 seconds in a minute
3 .
How many minutes in one hour?
10 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
Half an hour is 30 minutes and quarter of an hour is 15
4 .
What is equivalent to 52 weeks?
Millennium
Century
Year
Decade
There are also 12 months in 1 year
5 .
How many days in a year?
200 days
250 days
300 days
365 days
Except for leap years - they have 366 days
6 .
Which unit of time would you use to measure how long it takes to brush your teeth?
Hours
Weeks
Minutes
Years
It should take about 3 minutes to brush your teeth
7 .
How many days in 1 week?
2
7
10
30
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
8 .
If a digital display showed 2:10 what time would it be on the analogue clock?
Ten minutes past 1
Ten minutes to 1
Ten minutes past 2
Ten minutes to 2
The number on the left shows the hour and the number on the right is the number of minutes past the hour
9 .
24 hours is the same as what?
1 day
1 month
1 week
1 year
There are many more than 24 hours in a week, a month and a year!
10 .
How would you write twenty minutes to four on a digital clock?
3:40
4:20
4:35
4:40
It has not reached 4 o'clock yet so the digital display will show a 3
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Time

Author:  Amanda Swift (Primary School Teacher & Educational Content Developer)

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