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Year 2 Summer Block 3

Summer Block 3: Measurement – Time (Year 2)

Teach time confidently with this complete Year 2 time unit, aligned with the White Rose Maths small steps for Summer Block 3. Pupils learn to tell the time using an analogue clock, including o’clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to and telling the time to 5 minutes.

Across the block, children practise drawing the hands on a clock face, writing the time accurately and understanding key units of time, including the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day. They also solve problems involving time intervals, including how to find and compare durations of time, supporting fluency and problem-solving within the Year 2 measurement curriculum.

Each lesson includes planning, teaching slides, practical activities and Year 2 time worksheets. If you are looking for telling the time Year 2 resources, clock face activities or a full teaching sequence for time intervals and duration problems, everything is included in one place.

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View Small Steps and Curriculum Objectives

Week 7

  • Tell time to the hour
  • Tell time to the half hour
  • O’clock and half past
  • Quarter past and quarter to
  • Tell the time to 5 minutes

Week 8

  • Write the time
  • Hours and days
  • Find durations of time
  • Compare durations of time

National Curriculum Objectives

  • Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times
  • Know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day
  • Compare and sequence intervals of time

Year 2 time worksheets, lesson packs and teaching resources

Support your teaching of Year 2 time with this complete Summer Block 3 unit, aligned with the White Rose Maths progression. These resources help pupils tell the time using an analogue clock, including o’clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to and telling the time to 5 minutes.

Children practise reading and writing the time and drawing the hands on a clock face accurately. They also build understanding of key time facts, including minutes in an hour and hours in a day, before applying learning to time intervals through finding and comparing durations of time. These lessons support fluency, reasoning and problem-solving across the Year 2 measurement curriculum.

What’s included in this Year 2 time unit?

  • Year 2 time worksheets (differentiated to support all learners)
  • Interactive teaching slides with clear modelling and examples
  • Structured lesson planning linked to each White Rose small step
  • Clock face activities and practical tasks for telling the time
  • Problem-solving tasks for time intervals and duration of time
  • Revision mats and retrieval tasks to help pupils retain key learning

These resources are ideal for whole-class teaching, intervention groups and consolidation, helping pupils build secure understanding of telling the time and comparing durations in Year 2.

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