Unit 7: Time

The days of the week and months of the year are mixed up together.



On a separate piece of paper, try to write them in the correct order.

What day is today?

What day is tomorrow?

What day was yesterday?

Write the correct month in each box.

| Last month | This month | Next month |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| | | |

Name 3 things that take about a second.

Name 3 things that take about a minute or just a few minutes.

Put these units of time in order from the shortest to the longest.

month minute day hour week

Draw a line to match the units of time that are the same.



Tip: Use a calendar to help you.

Write these dates in numbers only.

- The day after Tuesday 4th January 2022
- The day before Saturday 2nd February 2019

Write the circled dates in words.





Tip: Remember to write the day when you write the date in words.

February is the only month with 28 days, 29 in a leap year. All the other months have 30 or 31 days.

Is there a pattern to how many days there are in each month? Discuss with your partner.

Look at this year's calendar.

In which months will you find these dates?

- Monday 4th
- Wednesday 18th
- Saturday 23rd

Here are some units of time: day, week, hour, month.

The shortest unit is ...

Here are some units of time: day, week, hour, month.

The longest unit is ...

Here is the calendar for October 2022.



Write the ringed dates in words and numbers.

What day of the week is 01/11/22?



Tip: Use the calendar in question 2 to help you.

What day of the week is 30/09/22?



Tip: Use the calendar in question 2 to help you.

For this activity you will need to work in pairs.



One of you will use a timer that shows seconds, and the other will choose one of the following tasks:

a. Counting to 20
b. Drawing a simple stick man
c. Standing on one foot for as long as possible
d. Saying a nursery rhyme
e. Walking slowly round the room

The person who has the timer will set the stopwatch to zero and then time how long it takes for the other to do the chosen task. Remember to say 'GO!' as you start the timer and to stop it as soon as your partner finishes the task.

Make a note of how long that task took, then swap over and repeat the same task.

You could then each try another task and write down the times taken.

Now you're going to estimate how long you think the following tasks will take before you time yourselves:

a. Saying the alphabet
b. Counting to 100
c. Writing the numbers 1 to 10 clearly

Write down the estimate and then see how close you are when you are timed.

How are you making your estimates each time?