Read Time to Five Minutes: Explore and Explain Worksheet — Grade 2
Read Time to Five Minutes: Explore and Explain: Read clock hands and five-minute intervals. Starts with 2 practice tasks. Answer guidance included. Print on Letter/A4 or save as PDF from the print window.
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Unit goals and teaching guide →Independent activity · About 10 minutes · Pencil
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About this practice
Grade 2 · Mathematics · Matching answer key included · US Letter and A4
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Teaching guide, sample answers and curriculum references
Before you begin
Use the prerequisite representations before moving to independent work.
How to use this worksheet
- Begin with: Read the clock to the nearest five minutes.
- Connect the response to: Read this second clock.
- Ask students to apply the idea: Draw clock hands for 3:10. Place the hour hand correctly between numbers.
A common mistake to discuss
Check the meaning of each quantity, the operation and the units; a numerical answer alone does not show the full reasoning.
What to practice next
Continue to Read Time to Five Minutes: Practice Independently.
Original instructional material written for this practice.
Source reference: Common Core mathematics: selected grade or course targets.
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