Worked example · Humanities · Year 3
LNF: Numeracy → Learning about geometry helps us understand shape, space and position, and learning about measurement helps us quantify in the real world → Measurement
A secure Year 3 response, annotated so you can see which success criterion each part meets. It is also the answer key. Clocks: A 2:15, B 8:45, C 10:30, D 12:00, E 9:15, F 4:00. Order: B, E, C, D, A, F. How long: 1 hour, 1 and a half hours, 2 and a half hours, 1 hour. The school, timetable, notebook and log book are invented. Step 5 answers will be different for every school; the ones here are only an example.
| Clock | Event | Time in words | Digital time |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Needlework and drawing | quarter past 2 | 2:15 |
| B | The bell rings. Line up in the yard. | quarter to 9 | 8:45 |
| C | Drill exercises in the yard | half past 10 | 10:30 |
| D | Walk home for dinner | 12 o’clock | 12:00 |
| E | Say the times tables out loud | quarter past 9 | 9:15 |
| F | School ends. Walk home. | 4 o’clock | 4:00 |
Every time is read and written 2 ways. On clock B the short hand is nearly at 9, so it is quarter to 9, not quarter past 8. Watch for this mistake. Evidences criteria 1 and 2.
| Time in words | Digital | What happens | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarter to 9 | 8:45 | The bell rings. Line up in the yard. | B |
| 9 o’clock | 9:00 | Register and a prayer | no clock |
| quarter past 9 | 9:15 | Say the times tables out loud | E |
| 10 o’clock | 10:00 | Writing on slates with slate pencils | no clock |
| half past 10 | 10:30 | Drill exercises in the yard | C |
| 11 o’clock | 11:00 | Copying sums from the blackboard | no clock |
| 12 o’clock | 12:00 | Walk home for dinner | D |
| half past 1 | 1:30 | Back to school. Reading out loud. | no clock |
| quarter past 2 | 2:15 | Needlework and drawing | A |
| 4 o’clock | 4:00 | School ends. Walk home. | F |
The pupil’s rows are in bold. Needlework (2:15) goes after 1:30 because the afternoon numbers start again after 12. Evidences criteria 2 and 3.
| (a) quarter past 1 Digital: 1:15 | (b) half past 11 Digital: 11:30 | (c) 3 o’clock Digital: 3:00 | (d) quarter to 4 Digital: 3:45 |
(a) Long hand on 3, short hand just past 1. (b) Long hand on 6, short hand halfway between 11 and 12. (c) Long hand on 12, short hand on 3. (d) Long hand on 9, short hand nearly at 4.
The long hand is clearly longer. The short hand is between 2 numbers for quarter past, half past and quarter to. A short hand pointing exactly at 4 for quarter to 4 is a common mistake. Evidences criteria 1, 2 and 4.
(a) 9 o’clock to 10 o’clock is 1 hour.
(b) 12 o’clock to 1 o’clock is 1 hour. 1 o’clock to half past 1 is half an hour. Total 1 and a half hours.
(c) Half past 1 to half past 3 is 2 hours. Half past 3 to 4 o’clock is half an hour. Total 2 and a half hours.
(d) 11 o’clock to 12 o’clock is 1 hour.
Challenge: 9 o’clock to 4 o’clock is 7 hours (count the big jumps: 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4). Take away 1 and a half hours for dinner: 5 and a half hours of lessons.
The pupil counts in hours, then adds the half hour. Counting jumps on the time line avoids getting stuck at 12. Evidences criterion 5.
| Event | Cwm Derwen, 1895 (invented) | My school today (example) |
|---|---|---|
| School starts | 9 o’clock (9:00) | quarter to 9 (8:45) |
| Playtime | half past 10 (10:30) | quarter past 10 (10:15) |
| Dinner | 12 o’clock (12:00) | 12 o’clock (12:00) |
| Home time | 4 o’clock (4:00) | half past 3 (3:30) |
Same: We both have dinner at 12 o’clock.
Different: We eat dinner in school, but the Victorian children walked home for dinner. We go home half an hour earlier.
Times are written in words and in digital. The pupil gives 1 clear same and 1 clear different, using the times. Answers will vary with each school. Evidences criteria 2 and 5.
(a) Monday to Friday is 5 days. They were not at school on Saturday and Sunday.
| Log book line | Season |
|---|---|
| “Very cold. Snow on the mountain. The stove is lit all day.” | winter |
| “New lambs in the fields next to the school.” | spring |
| “Hot and sunny. All the windows are open.” | summer |
| “Brown leaves are falling into the yard.” | autumn |
The days of the week and the seasons are named correctly, with a clue from each line. Evidences criterion 6.
Half an hour after quarter past 2: quarter to 3, which is 2:45.
The bell: quarter to 9 is before 9 o’clock, by 15 minutes (a quarter of an hour).
Favourite time: answers will vary. Check that the hands match the words and the digital time.