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Year 2 Time: summary and key words
Part of the Year 2 time chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Minutes and hours | 1 hour = 60 minutes. Half an hour = 30 minutes. A quarter of an hour = 15 minutes. 1 day = 24 hours. |
| Past the hour | The short hand is the hour. Count the long hand in fives. Write 2:05 with two digits. |
| Quarter past and half past | Long hand on 3 = quarter past. Long hand on 6 = half past. |
| To the hour | Count the minutes to the next hour. Quarter to: 15 minutes before the next hour. |
| Draw the hands | The long hand shows the minutes. The short hand shows the hour, between two numbers if it is not o’clock. |
| Earlier, later and how long | Compare the hours first. Count on to the next hour, then count on the minutes. |
Can you…?
- I know there are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
- I know there are 24 hours in 1 day.
- I can tell the time to five minutes, like 3:10 or 3:25.
- I can say quarter past, quarter to and half past.
- I can write the time with numbers, like 3:15.
- I can draw the long hand and the short hand for a time.
- I can say which time is earlier or later.
- I can count on to find how long something takes.
Key terms
- hour
- a unit of time. There are 60 minutes in 1 hour and 24 hours in 1 day.
- minute
- a unit of time. There are 60 minutes in 1 hour.
- short hand
- the hand that shows the hour on a clock.
- long hand
- the hand that shows the minutes on a clock.
- quarter past
- 15 minutes after the hour. The long hand is on 3.
- quarter to
- 15 minutes before the next hour. The long hand is on 9.
- half past
- 30 minutes after the hour. The long hand is on 6.
- to
- the minutes before the next hour, like twenty to 4.
- digital time
- a time written with numbers, like 3:15.
- earlier
- before another time.
- later
- after another time.
- timetable
- a list that shows when things start and finish.