Summary
In “Time Trouble,” the Numberjacks leap out of the sofa to fix a maths problem all about time. A full episode (~14 min) from the BBC CBeebies maths-adventure series — a quick, friendly way to anchor a numeracy warm-up or maths centre.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Time helps us order our day; the clock's hands show the hour, and events happen in a sensible order.
- What went wrong with time in the episode?
- What do you do in the morning, afternoon and night?
- Can you show 3 o'clock on a clock face?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: time, clock, hour, o'clock, before, after.
Try it: Draw a clock face showing o'clock for something you do each day.