Convert from days to weeks and months to years
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use knowledge of the units of time to convert from days to weeks and years to months.
Key learning points
- There are 7 days in a week
- There are 12 months in a year
- There are between 28 and 31 days in a month
Keywords
Day - Any 24 hour period.
Week - Any seven day time period.
Month - One of the 12 parts of the year.
Common misconception
Pupils will need to be able to count in steps of 7 and 12 to succeed in this lesson and have a good recall of the 7 and 12 times tables. Calculation errors will occur frequently if not.
Consider pre-teaching pupils still insecure with this, and / or providing scaffolding such as a times tables grid.
Teacher tip
A double number line is explored as a means of conceptualising the conversion between days and weeks. This can also be used as a support or a scaffold for pupils during Practice tasks.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How many days are there in one week? days.
Q2.How many months are there in a year?
Q3.Select all the multiples of 7
Q4.Select all the multiples of 12
Q5. × 7 = 84
Q6.12 × = 60
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How many days are there in 3 weeks?
Q2.How many months are there in 3 years?
Q3.2 weeks and 3 days is the same as how many days?
Q4.2 years and 3 months is the same as how many months?
Q5.Order these durations from shortest to longest.
Q6.Order these durations from shortest to longest.
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