Teaching elapsed time 3rd grade

lapsed Time Worksheets teach time intervals going forwards and backward to elementary students of all ages. These printable elapsed time activities are free and cover a variety of math concepts like telling time, understanding the clock, hours, half hours, and more!

One of the hardest concepts to teach in second grade was time. But that challenge was also the most rewarding for me! So when I moved up to third, I figured ALL my 3rds would know how to tell and therefor elapsed time (the third grade standard) would be like a dream boat… Yeah… not […]

Elapsed Time- 3rd Grade

I don't know why it is, but teaching elapsed time is just so hard! The concept seems so foreign to the kids, though they deal with it on a daily basis. I am really stumped as to what makes this so difficult for them to grasp and figure out. So, to help make the idea more concrete, I whipped out some good old sentence strips and had the kids practice with concept with their own life as an example. I asked them to think about a typical weekday afternoon. From 2pm until 6pm (so when they get…

We just wrapped up our elapsed time unit and let me just say….WHEW! It was fun but it was a challenge. Partly because so many of my third graders came to me struggling to even tell time. #yikes Tips to introduce teaching elapsed time: I began by giving my kids a pre-assessment to determine if they even knew how to tell time. I was blown away by how many students couldn’t not correctly write the correct hour. They understood how to find the minute hand, but when the minute had was past 30…

If you've taught elapsed time, you know it can be tough for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Let's dig into elapsed time activites and strategies to support your students!

We are Becky and Greg from York, PA. Becky just started her 13th year of teaching first grade. Greg is a high school social studies teacher. We love teaching and this blog is a peek into our world.

Reviewing elapsed time with this no-prep game show is the most engaging way to give your students a review & for you to assess their mastery! This game will make it much more fun, whether you are test prepping or just giving your students a comprehensive review! Concepts include telling time to the minute, elapsed time to the hour & minute, elapsed time on a number line, & word problems. CLICK HERE to see how easy it is to use this PowerPoint game in your classroom!