Elapsed Time - Problem Solving 13.2

Introduce young mathematicians to the concept of elapsed time with this simple upper-elementary math lesson. Using the help of the included number line graphic organizers, children work through a series of guided and independent practice...

Four quick questions provide the perfect 10-15 minute exercise for your youngsters. Encourage your learners to draw clocks to help them solve each of the four word problems! The final question combines elapsed time with basic money math. 

Third graders read word problems to determine the elapsed time, given the start and end time.

Address any kind of math concept or problem with a series of problem-solving strategies. Over 12 days of different activities and increasing skills, learners practice different ways to solve problems, check their answers, and reflect...

In this problem solving strategies worksheet, students solve 2 word problems where they use models and the "solve a simpler problem strategy" to help them solve the problem. The problems contain fractions. A detailed example that uses a...

Time flies when you're teaching math! Okay, maybe not for everyone, but this lesson will have your young mathematicians calculating elapsed time before you know it.

Teaching young children about elapsed time can be quite a task. Thankfully, there are materials available that can assist both the teacher and the student with a tricky concept. Each slide in this presentation provides definitions and...

Word problems are great, but they can get tricky sometimes. Clear up the confusion that goes along with elapsed time word problems by using a T-Chart. The lessons starts with a review of how to show intervals of time on a number line,...

Identify the larger number, place the smaller number on the bottom, and then subtract in order to determine elapsed time. Animated slides of each step are also narrated by a friendly voice to teach elementary math minds how to solve such...

Learn the strategy of using a number line in the fourth of a five part series on solving elapsed-time word problems. Two examples help lead learners through the thought process behind identifying the variables in a word problem and then...