- Year 3
Tell and write the time to the nearest minute past and to
I can tell and write the time to the nearest minute ‘past’ and ‘to’
- Year 3
Tell and write the time to the nearest minute past and to
I can tell and write the time to the nearest minute ‘past’ and ‘to’
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- When the minute hand has gone beyond the 6, we count the minutes left to get to the next hour.
- The minute hand shows how many minutes past the hour it is.
- Between the hours on the clock face the scale also shows five minutes.
- After half past the hour we give the time as minutes to the next hour.
Keywords
Minutes past - How many minutes have gone by since the last hour.
Minutes to - How many minutes there are until the next hour.
Common misconception
When showing times on clocks (for example drawing hands onto blank clock faces or manipulating mini-clocks with movable hands) pupils may not consider the position of the hour hand.
Frequent exposure to both examples and non-examples (such as those in the slide deck) will help pupils to see that the hour hand will not be in an 'o'clock' position if it is ___ minutes to ___.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How many minutes are there in an hour?
Q2.What do you add to 30 to make 60? 30 + = 60
Q3.What do you add to 40 to make 60? 60 = 40 +
Q4.What do you add to 35 to make 60? + 35 = 60
Q5.How many minutes past the hour is this? It is minutes past the hour.
Q6.How can you describe the position of the minute hand? Select all that apply.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the stem sentence: If it is 42 minutes past the hour, it is minutes to the next hour.
Q2.How many minutes to the hour is being shown on this clock?
Q3.How many minutes to the hour is being shown on this clock? minutes to
Q4.Match the ‘minutes past’ times with the correct ‘minutes to’ times.
20 minutes to
23 minutes to
13 minutes to
Q5.The clock is showing minutes to 5
Q6.Match the ‘minutes past’ times with the correct ‘minutes to’ times.
10 minutes to 3
10 minutes to 2
24 minutes to 5
24 minutes to 4