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Year 2 Compare Durations of Time

This Year 2 Compare Durations of Time lesson covers the prior learning of comparing time, before moving onto the main skill of comparing durations of time.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 2: (2M4a) Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
Mathematics Year 2: (2M4b) Compare and sequence intervals of time

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of comparing time, before moving onto the main skill of compare durations of time. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Compare Durations of Time Video Tutorial Katie explains how to work out durations of time and compare them. She uses key vocabulary and terminology including minutes, hours, quarter past, half past, quarter to and half an hour.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 2 Compare Durations of Time lesson covers the prior learning of comparing time, before moving onto the main skill of comparing durations of time.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 1 Comparing Time Game is designed to check pupils’ understanding of comparing time in hours, minutes and seconds.

2 Varied Fluency

Varied Fluency from the old Resource Pack
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Woksheet

Woksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Compare Durations of Time Game aims to support pupils' knowledge of time and duration to order and compare times.

2 Application

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This compare durations of time extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the compare durations of time lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of compare durations of time.

Application and Reasoning from the old Resource Pack
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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Interactive Challenge Activity

Interactive Challenge Activity

This Year 2 Compare Durations of Time Maths Challenge aims to extend pupils' understanding of time. Children will use their own knowledge of minutes and hours to solve the problem. Pupils will drag the times into the table to make it correct.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Additional Activities

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Summer week 8 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This Time Consolidation Year 2 resource will help your pupils consolidate their understanding of Summer Block 3: Time.