Pack your bags - it’s time to climb the mountain of time! In this collaborative digital game, students work together to climb higher by deciding which unit of time measurement is most appropriate for different events. Each correct answer helps them advance up the mountain, with the scenery changing as they progress.

Students will be presented with a variety of everyday events and will choose whether to measure them in seconds, minutes, hours, days, or another relevant time unit. The game helps build understanding of how different units of time apply to real-world situations and develops reasoning skills in an engaging way.

At the end of the hike, students receive a polaroid-style snapshot showing how far they made it and their score - encouraging them to replay and aim even higher as a team!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Select appropriate units of measurement for different time intervals
• ✅ Build understanding of the relationship between time units
• ✅ Apply knowledge of time to real-world contexts
• ✅ Strengthen reasoning and decision-making skills
• ✅ Engage in collaborative learning with shared goals and visual progress

How to Play:

1. Students are shown a real-world event and asked to select the most appropriate unit of time to measure it.
2. Each correct answer helps move the player or team further up the mountain trail.
3. Some trail sections may require more than one correct answer to complete.
4. The game can be played individually or in a team, with everyone contributing to the climb.
5. At the end, students receive a polaroid snapshot showing their score and how far they climbed.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during time and measurement units to build understanding of time concepts
• 💡 Ideal for Years 1-3 students learning about different units of time
• 💡 Add to rotations or centres for interactive and collaborative time-telling practise
• 💡 Extend learning with group sorting activities or classroom discussions about measuring time

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Let’s Hike – Units of Measurement: Time builds understanding of time measurement through a fun and collaborative mountain-climbing adventure where every correct decision helps the team climb higher!