Telling time to the minute
Mathematics · Measurement · procedural
Measure and begin to record time in hours, minutes, and seconds
What mastery looks like
- Use a sand timer or stopwatch to time an activity
- Begin to understand that 1 minute = 60 seconds
- Record a duration in simple terms (e.g. 'it took about 2 minutes')
Check your understanding
If Telling time to the minute watches the second hand go all the way round a clock, can they count that as one minute — and estimate roughly how many minutes their favourite TV show lasts?
Prerequisites
Required first