ESSENTIALmaths Year 2 maths plan: Telling the time - O'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to

This learning sequence develops pupil understanding of how a clock face works and how connections can be made across the curriculum to counting in multiples, multiplication facts and fractions. Pupils focus on o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. In a later learning sequence, pupils apply this understanding of telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes.

HFL maths advisers have mapped and connected the curriculum in each year group term by term. Each half-term is developed with an easy to pick up and use set of sequences with step by step guidance. Examples of how concrete and pictorial representations can benefit pupils’ learning as well as other mastery techniques are included. Ideas to deepen and extend mathematical thinking for all learners, examples of great questions and resources to support pupils’ talk and reasoning are embedded.

The full suite of Year 1 to Year 6 ESSENTIALmaths planning materials are available to purchase from https://www.hertsforlearning.co.uk/resources/essentialmaths for both single and mixed-age classes.

Contact the HFL Education maths team at primarymaths@hfleducation.org for further information.