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Year 3
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Year 3
am and pm
I can tell the time using am and pm
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are 24 hours in a day.
- The time between midnight and midday can be referred to using 'am'.
- The time between midday and midnight can be referred to using 'pm'.
Common misconception
Pupils might instinctively believe that midnight is 12 pm. There is often confusion about the use of am and pm with midnight and midday.
Utilise opportunities for quickfire counting outside the Maths lesson, from different starting points. For example, 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2pm, or 9 pm, 10 pm, 11 pm, 12 am. 1 am.
Keywords
Am - The half of the day from midnight to midday.
Pm - The half of the day from midday to midnight.
The slides are fully editable. In Cycle 2, feel free to change the story of a typical day for Lucas (and the feedback example given for the Practice task) to better reflect the experiences of your pupils.
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Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
True or false? This clock is showing ten minutes past 12
True
Q2.
What time is midday? Midday is o’clock
Q3.
How many hours are there between midnight and midday? There are hours between midnight and midday.
Q4.
How many hours are there between midday and midnight? There are hours between midday and midnight.
Q5.
How many hours are there in a day? There are hours in a day.
Q6.
Match the activity to the time of day it usually takes place.
before midday
midday
after midday
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match the part of the day with the correct meaning.
the time between midnight and midday
the time between midday and midnight
Q2.
Select all of the activities that usually take place in the am.
Going to bed
Walking home from school
Q3.
Select all of the activities that usually take place in the pm.
Arriving at school
Walking to school
Having breakfast
Q4.
Match the time with am or pm.
pm
am
Q5.
What hour comes after 11 pm?
11 am
12 pm
Q6.
What hour comes after 11 am?
11 pm
12 am