Calculating With Time in Football

Pupils will practise calculating with units of time.

Summary

This pack includes various differentiated activities to develop pupils' skills when solving problems involving units of time. Pupils will think like a young referee and practise adding times and calculating the difference between two times while calculating with hours, minutes and seconds as well as times of the day.

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Pupils will be able to:

  • calculate total times (adding minutes)
  • calculate the time between two events (subtracting minutes)
  • make calculations involving times of the day (addition and subtraction).

Curriculum links

England: Maths (Key Stage 2)

Wales: Mathematics and Numeracy (Progression Steps 2 and 3)

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Introduction to Calculating With Time in Football

Understand the maths required to tackle the activities in this pack.

Being able to calculate with time is important in football. Learn how to use different techniques to add minutes, subtract minutes and make calculations involving times of the day.

Main Activity: Level 1

Practise making calculations and solving problems that involve measures of time during Premier League football matches.

This is level 1 of 3. Choose the correct level for your class. 

Main Activity: Level 2

Practise making calculations and solving problems that involve measures of time during Premier League football matches.

This is level 2 of 3. Choose the correct level for your class. 

Main Activity: Level 3

Practise making calculations and solving problems that involve measures of time during Premier League football matches.

This is level 3 of 3. Choose the correct level for your class. 

Film: Calculating with time in football

Kevin Friend explains the importance of timekeeping in his job as a Premier League referee.

Worksheet: Event Cards

Print off these match event cards for pupils to use when making their timeline. These cards can be used across all three levels.

Worksheet: Match Report

Pupils will write a football match report based on the results of a Premier League football match from this season, using knowledge of adding and subtracting time.

Access a football match timeline and the results of any game on the Premier League website.

 

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