Learning to read analogue clocks and understand how time is measured can be challenging for some students. This presentation guides students through the process of reading time to the nearest minute, understanding units of time and making reasonable estimates about how long activities take.

Students will learn the parts of an analogue clock, identify the hour and minute hands and practise reading times to the nearest minute. They will also explore duration by choosing appropriate units of time (seconds, minutes, hours and days), estimate how long everyday activities take and solve simple time-planning problems.

How to Use Our Telling Time Teaching Slides in Your Classroom

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your maths instruction in the classroom.

🧑‍🏫 Group Lesson

Project the slides onto a screen and work through them as a class. Students can record their answers in notebooks, on mini whiteboards, or discuss their thinking with classmates as they complete the time-telling and estimation activities.

🗣️ Turn & Talk

Invite students to pair up with a nearby classmate for a focused Turn & Talk. Encourage them to explain how they determined the time on an analogue clock, justify their estimates for different activities, or discuss which unit of time would be most appropriate for a given task. These conversations help students build confidence, mathematical vocabulary and reasoning skills.

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