There are 366 different Starters of The Day, many to
choose from. You will find below some starters on the topic of Time. A lesson starter does not have to be on the same
topic as the main part of the lesson or the topic of the previous lesson. It is
often very useful to revise or explore other concepts by using a starter based on a
totally different area of Mathematics.
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Time Starters:
Work out the date Will was born by answering some number questions.
Work out the date for various given amounts of time after the beginning of the year.
How many full hours are left till the end of the year?
Calculations involving hours and minutes based on the runing times of popular DVDs.
Can you work out from the five clues given what the mystery number is?
Estimate then work out the period of time equal to the given number of seconds.
How fast can you answer 24 mixed times tables questions?
Eight mathematical questions about the current weather and times in four cities around the world.
Exercises
Birthday Days
Compute the name of the day of the week from the given birthday clues.
Clock
A large analogue clock to use for telling the time practice with the whole class
Clock Times Pairs
The traditional pairs or Pelmanism game adapted to test the ability to compare analogue and digital times.
Months of the Year
Match the month name with the month number in this drag and drop activity
Telling The Time
Practise reading a clock face and solving problems involving converting between units of time.
Time Arithmetic
Practise adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing times with these self-marking exercises.
Time Sort
Arrange the analogue and digital clock faces in order from earliest to latest
Time Totals
Ten questions requiring a time calculation based on popular films.
Timer
A simple visual aid which acts as a stopwatch recording the number of minutes and seconds that have passed or are left.
Today's Date
A customisable lesson Starter featuring today's date.
Train Timetables
An interactive exercise on reading train timetables and making time calculations.
Walking Times
Questions about the time it takes to walk between places in London according to the Walking Tube Map.
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