1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Quick votes. Which takes longer: blinking your eyes, or sleeping all night? Clapping once, or a whole PE lesson?
2 - Watch and Notice ~7 mins
Some things take just a moment. Some take a long time. Watch how we sort them first, then how three everyday events line up from shortest to longest.
Watch this last pair carefully. A clap is over at once. A PE warm-up can feel quick, but it lasts many claps, so it takes longer.
3 - Try It Together ~7 mins
Today we sort together. Is each event a moment or a long time? A clap, a blink, tying a shoelace, a PE lesson, and sleeping all night. Put each card where it belongs.
Sort the events
4 - Write a Moment and a Long Time ~2 mins
In your maths copy, write one thing that takes a moment and one thing that takes a long time.
5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins
Today we work through these together: a clap and a night's sleep; brushing teeth, eating dinner and sleeping; four school-day events; then five events from quickest to longest.
Compare how long things take
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