Tell and write the time to the nearest minute past
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can tell and write the time to the nearest minute past
Key learning points
- The minute hand moves around the full circle in one hour
- The minute hand shows how many minutes past the hour it is
- Between the hours on the clock face the scale also shows 5 minutes
Keywords
Minutes past - A way of expressing how many minutes have gone by since the last o’clock time.
Common misconception
When representing the time, pupils do not always remember that both the minute and the hour hand have a role to play when showing any given time - often leaving the hour hand in the o'clock position.
Lots of examples and non-examples are shown in Cycle 2 of the slide deck to tackle this misconception. However, practice makes perfect. Give frequent quickfire opportunities outside of the Maths lesson for pupils to show times on mini clocks.
Teacher tip
Time is a complicated concept. A bead string is used to present the idea that the scale on a clock face for minutes and then for hours is the same as a curved number line. You could look at the linked Year 2 unit for ideas on taking this outside to create lines and clocks for pupils to walk along.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select all of the numbers that appear between 45 and 50
Q2.When it is quarter past the hour, how many minutes have gone by?
Q3.When it is half past the hour, how many minutes have gone by?
Q4.When it is quarter to the next hour, how many minutes have gone by?
minutes.
Q5.What time is being shown here?
25 minutes past
Q6.What time is being shown here?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The minute hand is showing minutes past.
Q2.The minute hand is showing minutes past.
Q3.The minute hand is showing minutes past.
Q4.What time is being shown here? 17 minutes past
Q5.Which of these clocks is showing 39 minutes past 6?
Q6.It is 32 minutes past 2. Where should the hour hand be?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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