Thanksgiving elapsed time activities for 3rd grade

A pretend Thanksgiving schedule gives elapsed time a clear purpose: how long until the next event? Write a start time and end time for setting the table, a family game or a short walk. Children can mark jumps on an open number line before solving similar printed problems. The times are classroom examples, not cooking instructions.

For example, a game starts at 2:35 PM and ends at 3:10 PM. Jump 25 minutes to 3:00, then 10 minutes to 3:10, for 35 minutes altogether. Ask the child to explain why subtracting 35 from 10 alone would not represent the whole interval. Start with whole or half hours if crossing an hour is still difficult.

The year-round Elapsed Time pack has 20 practice pages covering whole and half hours, clocks, end times, start times, crossing noon, story problems and mixed review, with answer keys. It does not contain Thanksgiving artwork. Telling Time supports clock-reading first, and Math Word Problems provides a separate strand of story practice. The 2nd to 4th Grade Math Skills Bundle includes Elapsed Time, Place Value, Rounding, Area and Perimeter, and Making Change; the two other packs shown here are separate.

What you get

The pack is a US Letter PDF (A4 works with fit to page): 20 practice pages, a 20-page answer key, a how-to page with tips for parents and teachers, a color-in progress tracker and a cover page. Download it right after checkout and print as many copies as you need for your family or one classroom.

Tips

• Label the start, end and direction of every number-line jump.
• Separate crossing an hour from crossing noon when introducing the tasks.
• Check by adding the duration to the start time and seeing whether it reaches the end.