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’
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’
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
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 ___.
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
20 minutes to
23 minutes to
13 minutes to
10 minutes to 3
10 minutes to 2
24 minutes to 5
24 minutes to 4