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Year 3 · Mathematics and statistics · Measurement

Time

Telling time to 5 minutes and the nearest minute, past and to, durations, units of time and the calendar.

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  • 3D lesson: Time — Read a 3D clock to 5 minutes and to the nearest minute, say times past and to the hour, work out how long things take and learn units of time and the months.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 1 (Years 0–3), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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