Primary Maths • Years 0–6

Time Resources

Read clocks, measure duration and solve elapsed time.

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Maths at a glance

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Hour7:00
Half past3:30
Quarter to9:45
Duration1 h 25 min

Learning pathway

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Year 0Daily sequence and time languageYear 1Days and time to the hourYear 2Hours, half-hours and quarter-hoursYear 3Five-minute and minute accuracyYear 4Time to the minute and durationYear 5Elapsed time and timetablesYear 6Complex elapsed-time problems

Key skills

What learners practise

sequencing events and routinesreading analogue clock facesreading digital timeusing hours and minutescalculating duration and elapsed timereading calendars and timetables
Teaching tips
  • Link clock times to events learners know, such as the start of school or lunch time.
  • Show the same time on an analogue clock and a digital clock. Talk about how they match.
  • Use an open number line or timeline to work out elapsed time in manageable jumps.

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MeasurementPlace valueAdditionMoneyAll topics

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