Elapsed Time

This week we will be working on elapsed time in math. This tends to be a very challenging skill for third graders. Ways that you can help:

  • Make sure that your child can tell time. Especially check to see if they can tell time when it is getting close to a new hour and therefore the hour hand is close to the next number. 
  • Get your child an analog watch.
  • Ask your child simple and real world elapsed time questions. "We are having dinner in 15 minutes. What time are we having dinner?"
  • Watch the homework videos on the parent help website.
Students will be learning to do elapsed time on a number line. I know this may be  new strategy for you. I made this simple video last year to show the strategy.


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