Taking Year 3 - Time Outdoors

Telling the time to 5 minutes.

LO: To tell the time to 5 minutes.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII.

During this outdoor lesson, children will use chalk and sticks to secure their understanding of how to read an analogue clock to 5 minutes. This easy to resource lesson can also be used to cover time to 1 minute intervals too!

Using a 24-hour clock

LO: To use a 24-hour clock.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To tell and write the time from an analogue clock, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.

The main activity of this outdoor lesson gives your children plenty of opportunity to practise telling the time and converting between 12-hour and 24-hour time, while incorporating discussion to develop their reasoning skills.

Calculating start and end times

LO: To calculate start and end times.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To tell and write the time from an analogue clock and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
To compare durations of events.

Deliver an active outdoor lesson for your children to apply their time knowledge to calculate start and end times and durations of events. The easy-to-resource main activity is a great alternative to using worksheets.

Measuring time in seconds

LO: To measure time in seconds.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

To estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours.

During this outdoor lesson your children will develop their skills in using stopwatches to estimate and read time in minutes and seconds, while taking part in team games to apply this skill in context, recording and comparing times.

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Year 3 - Time

Telling the time to 5 minutes.

LO: To tell the time to 5 minutes.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Using a 24-hour clock

LO: To use a 24-hour clock.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Calculating start and end times

LO: To calculate start and end times.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

Measuring time in seconds

LO: To measure time in seconds.

National Curriculum Objectives covered:

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