Duration: Formal Units of Time
Match Time Units
Draw a line to match.
How Long Does It Take?
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Brushing your teeth
A school day
Eating lunch
Watching a movie
Seconds, Minutes or Hours?
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Clapping your hands once
Playing a board game
Sleeping at night
Singing a song
More Time Estimates
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Writing your name
A flight to another country
Running 100 metres
Which Takes Longer?
Circle the activity that takes longer.
Which takes longer?
Which takes longer?
Which is shorter?
Which is shorter?
Sort by Duration
Sort these activities.
Match Durations
Match.
Work Out the Duration
Calculate how long each activity takes.
School starts at 9:00 am and finishes at 3:00 pm. How many hours? ___
A movie starts at 2:30 pm and finishes at 4:00 pm. How long? ___
You started reading at 7:15 pm and stopped at 7:45 pm. How many minutes? ___
Recess is from 10:30 am to 10:50 am. How many minutes? ___
More Duration Problems
Calculate.
Lunch is from 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm. How many minutes? ___
A bus trip takes 45 minutes. If you leave at 8:00 am, when do you arrive? ___
A cake bakes for 1 hour 30 minutes. If it goes in at 3:00 pm, when is it ready? ___
Convert Units of Time
Circle the correct answer.
How many minutes in 2 hours?
How many seconds in 3 minutes?
How many hours in 2 days?
How many days in 2 weeks?
More Conversions
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How many minutes in half an hour?
How many seconds in 1 minute?
How many hours in half a day?
Home Activity: Time It!
Time different activities at home!
- 1Time how long it takes you to brush your teeth. Was it more or less than 2 minutes?
- 2How long does it take to eat dinner? Estimate first, then check the clock.
- 3Time how long you can hold your breath. Was it more or less than a minute?
- 4Work out how many hours you are awake each day.
Match Time Conversions — Set A
Match each time to its equivalent.
Match Time Conversions — Set B
Match.
Time Conversions — Set A
Circle the correct answer.
3 minutes = ___ seconds
5 hours = ___ minutes
3 days = ___ hours
4 weeks = ___ days
Time Conversions — Set B
Circle the correct answer.
2.5 hours = ___ minutes
90 seconds = ___ minutes and ___ seconds
180 minutes = ___ hours
1 fortnight = ___ days
Reading Clocks — Set A
Circle the correct time shown on the clock.
Hands at 12 and 3
Hands at 6 and 2
Hands at 9 and 4
Hands at 12 and 6
Reading Clocks — Set B
Circle the correct time.
Minute hand at 9, hour hand between 2 and 3
Minute hand at 3, hour hand at 7
Minute hand at 6, hour hand between 4 and 5
Calculate Duration — Set A
Work out how long each activity takes.
Started: 8:15 am Finished: 9:45 am Duration: ___
Started: 10:30 am Finished: 12:00 pm Duration: ___
Started: 2:00 pm Finished: 4:30 pm Duration: ___
Calculate Duration — Set B
Work out the duration.
Movie starts at 7:15 pm and ends at 9:45 pm. Duration: ___
School from 8:45 am to 3:15 pm. Duration: ___
Sleep from 8:30 pm to 6:30 am. Duration: ___
Calculate Finish Time — Set A
Work out when the activity finishes.
Starts at 9:00 am. Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes. Finishes at: ___
Starts at 11:15 am. Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes. Finishes at: ___
Starts at 3:30 pm. Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes. Finishes at: ___
Calculate Start Time
Work backwards to find the start time.
Finishes at 11:00 am. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Started at: ___
Finishes at 3:45 pm. Duration: 2 hours. Started at: ___
Finishes at 8:00 pm. Duration: 45 minutes. Started at: ___
AM and PM Problems
Solve using am and pm.
It is 11:00 am. In 3 hours it will be: ___ (am or pm?)
It is 10:30 pm. In 2 hours it will be: ___ (am or pm?)
A train leaves at 8:50 am and arrives 3 hours 20 minutes later. Arrival time: ___
Time Word Problems — Set A
Solve each problem.
Jake practises piano for 30 minutes every day. How many minutes in 1 week? ___
A film is 1 hour 45 minutes long. It starts at 2:15 pm. When does it end? ___
Time Word Problems — Set B
Solve.
Lily reads for 20 minutes every day for 2 weeks. Total reading time in minutes? ___ In hours? ___
A class runs from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. How many classes can fit between 9 am and 3 pm? ___
Sort Activities by Duration
Sort these activities from shortest to longest.
Sort: Before or After Noon?
Sort each time.
Time Number Bonds — Minutes
Find the missing minutes in an hour (60 minutes total).
Time Number Bonds — Hours in a Day
Find the missing hours in a day (24 hours total).
Time Spent on Activities Tally
Count the tally marks for time spent.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Reading | ||
Sport | ||
Screen time | ||
Homework |
Daily Schedule Graph
This graph shows hours spent on each activity in a typical school day.
| Sleep | |
| School | |
| Meals | |
| Play | |
| Other |
How many hours are in a day altogether?
What takes up the most time?
What fraction of the day is spent at school?
My Daily Schedule
Plan your ideal school day timetable.
Wake up: ___ am
School starts: ___ am Lunch: ___ pm School ends: ___ pm
After school activity from ___ to ___. Duration: ___
Bedtime: ___ pm Total awake time: ___ hours
Time Reflection
Write about time.
Why is it useful to measure time? ___
What unit of time is most useful for planning your school day? ___
What is the most interesting thing you learnt about time? ___
Read the Clock — Set A
Write the time shown.
Hour hand between 4 and 5, minute hand on 6: ___
Hour hand between 8 and 9, minute hand on 3: ___
Hour hand pointing exactly at 12, minute hand on 12: ___
Hour hand between 11 and 12, minute hand on 9: ___
Read the Clock — Set B
Write the digital time for each description.
Quarter past three: ___
Half past seven: ___
Quarter to nine: ___
Twenty past eleven: ___
Time Facts Quiz
Circle the correct answer.
A century = ___ years
A decade = ___ years
A fortnight = ___ days
A millennium = ___ years
Match Time Events to Durations
Match.
Plan the School Day
Plan a school day with 6 sessions each 50 minutes long.
School starts at 8:55 am. Session 1: 8:55 am – ___ Session 2: ___ – ___ Session 3: ___ – ___
Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Session 4: ___ – ___ Session 5: ___ – ___ School ends: ___
Time Problems — Mixed
Solve each time problem.
A train journey takes 2 hours 45 minutes. Train leaves at 10:20 am. When does it arrive? ___
Swimming class is 1 hour 10 minutes. It ends at 3:40 pm. When did it start? ___
Minutes in an Hour
Fill in the missing time.
Hours in a Day
Fill in the missing hours.
Time in 5-Minute Intervals
Fill in the missing times.
Count by Hours
Fill in the missing times.
Time Conversions — Set A
Circle the correct conversion.
1.5 hours = ___ minutes
2.5 hours = ___ minutes
90 minutes = ___ hours
45 minutes = ___ hour?
Which Is Longer?
Circle the longer duration.
Which is longer?
Which is longer?
Which is shorter?
Which is longer?
Reading the Clock
What time is it?
The minute hand points to 6. It is half past the hour. The minute hand has moved ___ minutes.
Quarter past 4 in digital time is...
Quarter to 8 in digital time is...
Match Analogue to Digital Time
Match each clock description to digital time.
Match Durations
Match equivalent durations.
Sort: Less Than or More Than 1 Hour?
Sort these durations.
Sort: AM or PM Activity?
Sort these activities.
Timeline of My Day
Create a timeline of your school day.
List 5 events in your school day with their start times: 1. ___ at ___ 2. ___ at ___ 3. ___ at ___ 4. ___ at ___ 5. ___ at ___
Calculate how many hours and minutes pass from the first to last event: ___
Duration Word Problems — Set A
Solve each problem.
A concert starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:45 pm. How long is the concert? ___
A trip takes 3 hours 20 minutes. It starts at 8:10 am. When does it end? ___
A movie is 2 hours 5 minutes long. It ends at 4:30 pm. When did it start? ___
Duration Word Problems — Set B
Solve.
You study from 4:30 pm to 6:15 pm. How long did you study? ___
Cooking started at 5:45 pm. It took 1 hour 25 minutes. When did it finish? ___
The school trip lasted 4 hours 40 minutes. It started at 8:50 am. When did it end? ___
Calculate Elapsed Time
Find the elapsed time.
Start: 9:15 am End: 11:45 am Elapsed time: ___
Start: 2:30 pm End: 5:00 pm Elapsed time: ___
Start: 8:45 am End: 3:15 pm Elapsed time: ___
Future and Past Times
Calculate the new time.
3 hours after 9:30 am = ___
2 hours 30 minutes before 6:00 pm = ___
45 minutes after 11:30 am = ___
1 hour 20 minutes before 8:00 pm = ___
Tally: How Long Do Activities Take?
Record estimated durations.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Under 5 min | ||
5–30 min | ||
30 min – 1 hour | ||
Over 1 hour |
Time Spent on Activities Per Day
This graph shows average daily time (in hours).
| School | |
| Sleep | |
| Screen time | |
| Play | |
| Other |
What takes the most time?
How many hours are school and play combined?
How many hours is the total? Is that right for 24 hours?
Time Reflection
Write about time in your life.
How many hours do you spend at school each week? ___
How many hours do you sleep each week? ___
What would you do with an extra hour each day? ___
Home Activity: Time Diary
Keep a time diary for one day!
- 1Record what you do each hour from when you wake up until bedtime.
- 2Calculate how long you spent on each activity.
- 3Which activity took the most time?
- 4How many minutes of free time did you have?
How Long in Minutes?
Circle the correct number of minutes.
1 hour and 15 minutes = ___ minutes
2 hours and 30 minutes = ___ minutes
90 minutes = ___ hours and ___ minutes
3 hours = ___ minutes
Minutes in Hours
Fill in the missing minutes.
Time to the Hour
How many minutes to the next full hour?
Match: Activity to Duration
Match each activity to a reasonable duration.
Plan Your School Day
Plan a school day using time units.
School starts at 9:00 am. Maths for 1 hour. Maths ends at: ___
Lunch at 1:00 pm for 40 minutes. Lunch ends at: ___
School ends at 3:30 pm. How long is the whole school day? ___
Sort Activities by Duration
Sort each activity into the correct column.
How Students Spend Their Weekend
This graph shows hours spent on each activity.
| Reading | |
| Playing outside | |
| Watching TV | |
| Helping at home |
How many hours were spent reading and playing outside?
Which activity took the most time?
If sleeping took 20 hours, what was the total hours accounted for?
Home Activity: Daily Time Tracker
Track how you spend time on a weekend day!
- 1Record every activity from waking up until bedtime. Note start and end times.
- 2Calculate the duration of each activity in minutes.
- 3Which activity took the most time? Were you surprised?
- 4How many hours did you spend on screens vs. outdoors?
AM or PM?
Circle AM or PM for each event.
Eating breakfast at 7:30
Watching the sunset at 7:45
Midnight snack at 12:15
Noon lunch at 12:00
Time Sequences — Every 15 Minutes
Fill in the missing times.
Time Elapsed
Find the missing time in each elapsed time problem.
Match: Duration to Activity
Match each duration to the most realistic activity.
Calculate Elapsed Time
Find how long each activity took.
Film starts at 1:15 pm and ends at 3:00 pm. Duration: ___
School starts at 8:45 am and ends at 3:15 pm. Duration: ___
How did you calculate the elapsed time?
Sort Events: Morning, Afternoon or Evening?
Sort each daily event into the correct time of day.
How Long Do Activities Take?
Tally how long students say each activity takes.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Under 5 minutes | ||
5–30 minutes | ||
30–60 minutes | ||
Over 1 hour |
Time Zone Exploration
Explore time zones across Australia.
If it is 3:00 pm in Sydney, it is 2:30 pm in Adelaide. How much difference is that? ___
Perth is 3 hours behind Sydney. What time is it in Perth when Sydney is at noon?
Why do different places in Australia have different times?
Home Activity: TV Guide Time Planning
Use a TV guide to practise reading time!
- 1Find 5 TV shows. Calculate how long each one runs.
- 2Which show runs the longest? By how many minutes?
- 3If two shows play back-to-back starting at 7 pm, what time do they finish?
- 4Make your own TV schedule for a Saturday morning using 30-minute blocks.
Days and Weeks
Circle the correct answer.
How many days in 3 weeks?
How many hours in 2 days?
How many minutes in 2.5 hours?
How many seconds in 2 minutes?
Days in Weeks
Find the missing number of days.
Days of the Week Sequences
Fill in the missing day in each sequence.
Match Time Conversion
Match each time measurement to its equivalent.
Planning a Holiday
Plan a 2-week school holiday.
2 weeks = ___ days. List one activity for each day:
How many hours of the holiday are for sleeping? (Assume 8 hours/night)
How many waking hours is that in total?
Sort by Duration: Shortest to Longest
Sort these time durations from shortest to longest.
Home Activity: Monthly Calendar Challenge
Use a calendar to solve time problems!
- 1Count how many days until your next birthday.
- 2How many Saturdays are there this month?
- 3If today is the 5th, what date is 3 weeks from today?
- 4How many school days are left this term? Count them.
Reading a Timetable
Bus timetable: Dep 8:00am, Arr 9:30am. Dep 10:15am, Arr 11:45am.
How long is the first journey?
If you arrive by 11:00 am, which bus do you take?
What time does the second bus depart?
Timetable Time Differences
Find the journey time for each service.
Match: Activity to Reasonable Duration
Match each activity to its most realistic duration.
Plan a School Excursion
Plan the timing for a school excursion.
Depart school 9:00 am. Travel 45 min. Arrive at: ___
Spend 2 hours at the site. Leave at: ___ Arrive back by: ___
Total time away from school: ___ Is that more or less than a full school day?
Sort: Does Duration Change with More Practice?
Sort each activity — does it take less time as you practise more?
After-School Activities Duration
Record how long students spend on each after-school activity.
| Item | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|
Less than 30 min | ||
30–60 min | ||
1–2 hours | ||
More than 2 hours |
Home Activity: Public Transport Time Table Explorer
Explore public transport timetables!
- 1Find a bus or train timetable for your area online (with a parent).
- 2Plan a journey from your suburb to the city centre. How long does it take?
- 3Find the first and last service of the day. How many hours does the service run for?
- 4If you missed the 9:15 am bus, when is the next one? How long would you wait?