Time Match: Quarter Past is a hands-on and meaningful activity designed to support students in building their understanding of quarter past times. By combining time recognition with personal daily routines, this task helps students connect abstract time concepts with real-life experiences in a relatable and engaging way.

Students begin by cutting out a selection of analogue or digital clock faces displaying quarter past times. These are matched to the correct written time boxes on the worksheet. Once the clocks are placed, students complete a prompt by either writing what they typically do at that time or drawing a picture in the space provided. This encourages time awareness and strengthens the connection between numeracy and daily routines.

Whether used as part of your time unit, daily warm-up, or literacy integration, Time Match: Quarter Past supports learning in a practical, reflective, and engaging format that suits a variety of learners.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and match analogue and digital clocks showing quarter past times
• ✅ Connect time concepts with daily routines and personal experiences
• ✅ Strengthen vocabulary related to time and daily sequencing
• ✅ Develop fine motor and visual discrimination through cutting and pasting
• ✅ Reinforce written expression and drawing skills through reflection

What’s Included:

• Printable worksheet with written quarter past time prompts
• Clock face cut-outs in analogue and digital formats
• Open-ended space for writing or drawing related to daily routines

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheet and clock face sheet
• Scissors and glue
• Pencils, crayons or markers

How to Use:

1. Introduce the task and review the concept of “quarter past” on both analogue and digital clocks.
2. Students cut out the clock faces and paste them into the correct boxes beside each written time.
3. They complete the sentence prompt “At this time, I would be…” by writing or drawing an appropriate response.
4. Share responses as a class or display completed work as part of a daily routine wall.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a maths rotation activity focused on time
• 💡 Pair with a daily routine discussion to reinforce time awareness
• 💡 Set as independent work or partner tasks to encourage collaboration
• 💡 Use to build oral language as students share what they do at various times of day

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Model one complete example with the class to clarify the task expectations
• 💛 Enlarge to A3 size for students who need additional writing or drawing space
• 💛 Provide sentence stems and time routine posters to support early writers
• 💛 Integrate with calendar or daily schedule lessons for real-world relevance

Time Match: Quarter Past is a simple yet effective way to explore time through a personal and purposeful lens. It’s the perfect addition to your toolkit for building confident, time-literate learners.