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Learning to tell the time in KS2 Maths helps children manage their day, understand schedules, and solve problems involving hours, minutes, and seconds in real-life situations.

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Fascinating Fact:

Clocks help us plan our day by showing when to wake up, go to school, eat lunch, and go to bed.

In KS2 Maths, pupils learn how to tell the time accurately using both analogue and digital clocks. They practise reading the time to the nearest minute, calculating durations, and comparing times of day. These skills are essential for keeping to timetables, understanding schedules, and managing daily routines effectively.

  • Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.
  • Minute: A smaller unit of time — 60 of these make one hour.
  • Analogue Clock: A clock with moving hands that point to numbers showing hours and minutes.
How do you read time to the nearest minute?

Look at the minute hand to see how many small marks it has moved past the hour number. Each mark represents one minute.

What is the difference between AM and PM?

AM means before midday, while PM means after midday. Together, they divide the day into two 12-hour parts.

Why is learning to tell the time important?

It helps children organise their day, follow timetables, and solve everyday problems like knowing when to leave for school or how long tasks take.

1 .
Which of these times is in the afternoon?
12:30 am
1:25 am
7:35 am
3:40 pm
a.m. is morning and p.m. is afternoon
2 .
How long would it take to boil an egg?
3 seconds
3 minutes
3 hours
3 days
Boiled eggs don't take long to cook at all
3 .
How long would it take to grow a long beard?
4 hours
4 weeks
4 months
4 centuries
Although only fully grown men can grow long beards!
4 .
What is equivalent to 100 years?
Century
Millennium
Decade
Week
There are 100 years in a century, just like there are 100 centimetres in a metre
5 .
Which unit of time would you use to measure how long you are in bed at night?
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
Days
You need about 10 hours of sleep each night
6 .
How would quarter to six be displayed on a digital clock?
5:15
5:45
5:55
6:45
Quarter to is equivalent to 15 minutes to
7 .
How many days in September?
28 days
29 days
30 days
31 days
30 days hath September, April, June and November
8 .
Which unit of time would you use to measure how long since the Romans lived in Britain?
Weeks
Months
Decades
Centuries
The Romans left Britain 1,500 years, or 15 centuries, ago
9 .
How many years is a millennium?
1 million years
1,000 years
100 years
10 years
There are 1,000 years in a millennium, just like there are 1,000 millimetres in a metre
10 .
What time on an analogue clock is 3:58?
Two minutes to 3
Two minutes past 3
Two minutes to 4
Two minutes past 4
3:58 is 58 minutes past 3 which means there are 2 minutes left until 4 O'clock
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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