Max Maths, Year 5, Work Book, 24-hour timetables

The Max Maths workbook for Year 5 includes a section on understanding and using the 24-hour clock, which is an essential skill for reading and interpreting time in a more universal format. Practice 2 focuses on converting times from a 12-hour clock to a 24-hour clock and vice versa. Students are asked to complete charts where they match times in the 12-hour format with their equivalent in the 24-hour format, distinguishing between a.m. and p.m. hours. This exercise helps to reinforce their understanding of how the day is divided into two 12-hour segments and how these relate to the 24-hour system used in many parts of the world.

Further tasks include writing times in words, offering a practical application of the conversion skill and ensuring that students can communicate times clearly in written English. Another activity requires students to look at clock faces and write down two possible 24-hour clock times, enhancing their ability to interpret visual time cues. Drawing hands on the 12-hour clock to represent given 24-hour times provides a hands-on approach to learning, while matching times to letters in a list consolidates the concept of converting times between formats. The workbook also includes problem-solving exercises, such as drawing clock hands to show a given digital time, determining which part of the day it is, and calculating future times, all of which are valuable skills in everyday life.