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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
1 hr
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Year
2008
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Interpret Clock Time

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Save yourself a few minutes of planning with this elementary math lesson on elapsed time. Through a series of collaborative and independent learning activities, children explore different real-world situations as they learn how to determine passage of time.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

elapsed time, time word problems, hours, minutes, time intervals, measurement, word problems

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Integrate this lesson into a math series on elapsed time in the upper-elementary grades
  • Cut the Clock Sheets in half, using each problem as an exit card assessment during a lesson series on elapsed time
  • As homework, have the class calculate how much time they spend doing different activities like brushing their teeth, completing their homework, playing video games, etc.

Pros

  • Word problems involve calculating elapsed time to the nearest five minutes
  • Lesson includes all supporting materials
  • Answer keys are provided for the included assessments

Cons

  • None

Common Core

3.MD.A.1 4.MD.A.2 MP4 MP6

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