Time - Hours in a day - Planning

In a Year 3 lesson about understanding time, students explore the concept of hours in a day and ordering events accordingly. The lesson aims to solidify their grasp of daily time frames and the sequence of activities within a day. Resources such as worksheets, a presentation, and sticky notes are provided to support the learning process. The lesson begins with a review of key vocabulary, including terms related to time, such as 'o'clock', 'half past', and 'quarter past', as well as 'noon', 'midday', and 'midnight'. To reinforce previous learning, students are asked to order family birthdays and discuss the intervals between them, with a particular focus on the uniqueness of a leap year birthday.

During the class, children engage in practical partner work, creating timetables with sticky notes to visualize the order of daily events, from waking up to the end of the day. This hands-on activity encourages comparison and discussion about daily routines. The lesson also introduces new vocabulary, and through Activity 2, students learn the difference between midday and midnight and why certain times, such as 8 o'clock, appear twice in one day. Reasoning questions deepen their understanding, prompting them to differentiate between concepts like a school week and a calendar week. Independent learning is facilitated through differentiated worksheets, and the lesson concludes with a reflection activity, prompting students to articulate what they've learned about time and the ordering of events. The lesson is structured to cater to varying levels of understanding, from working towards expected levels to achieving greater depth, where children not only place times and events in the correct order but also use more complex language like 'sunset' and 'sunrise'.