Five pages that build elapsed time one step at a time. Page 1 shows a start clock and an end clock on the hour and half hour: students write both times, then the hours and minutes between them. Page 2 does the same inside one hour, counting by 5 minutes. Page 3 puts each problem on a one-hour time line, where students draw jumps to find an end time or the minutes that passed. Page 4 has two tables, one to find each end time and one to find each start time. Page 5 has six word problems with a.m. and p.m. times, some with two steps.
Model page 3 on the board before handing it out: start at the first time, jump to the next quarter hour, jump by 15 minutes, and finish with a small jump. A geared teaching clock helps on pages 1 and 2, since students can turn the minute hand and watch the hour hand creep toward the next number.
Ask your child how long everyday things take: when does dinner start, when does it end, and how much time was that? Car rides, bedtime routines, and TV shows all make good elapsed time questions.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page elapsed time pack for 3rd grade. Find how much time passed between a start clock and an end clock, count the minutes within one hour, jump along time lines, find end times and start times in tables, and solve one- and two-step word problems with a.m. and p.m. times. Answer keys included.
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