am and pm | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? This clock is showing ten minutes past 12
- True
- False ✓
What time is midday? Midday is ______ o’clock
- '12' ✓
How many hours are there between midnight and midday? There are ______ hours between midnight and midday.
- '12' ✓
How many hours are there between midday and midnight? There are ______ hours between midday and midnight.
- '12' ✓
How many hours are there in a day? There are ______ hours in a day.
- '24' ✓
Match the activity to the time of day it usually takes place.
- Breakfast
  
  ⇔
  
  before midday ✓
- Lunchtime
  
  ⇔
  
  midday ✓
- Walking home from school
  
  ⇔
  
  after midday ✓

Exit quiz

Match the part of the day with the correct meaning.
- am
  
  ⇔
  
  the time between midnight and midday ✓
- pm
  
  ⇔
  
  the time between midday and midnight ✓
Select all of the activities that usually take place in the am.
- Waking up ✓
- Going to bed
- Walking to school ✓
- Walking home from school
- Having breakfast ✓
Select all of the activities that usually take place in the pm.
- Arriving at school
- Walking home from school ✓
- Walking to school
- Brushing teeth before bed ✓
- Having breakfast
Match the time with am or pm.
- midday
  
  ⇔
  
  pm ✓
- midnight
  
  ⇔
  
  am ✓
What hour comes after 11 pm?
- 11 am
- 12 am ✓
- 12 pm
What hour comes after 11 am?
- 11 pm
- 12 am
- 12 pm ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

There are 24 hours in a day.
The time between midnight and midday can be referred to using 'am'.
The time between midday and midnight can be referred to using 'pm'.

Common misconception

Pupils might instinctively believe that midnight is 12 pm. There is often confusion about the use of am and pm with midnight and midday.

Utilise opportunities for quickfire counting outside the Maths lesson, from different starting points. For example, 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2pm, or 9 pm, 10 pm, 11 pm, 12 am. 1 am.

Keywords

Am - The half of the day from midnight to midday.
Pm - The half of the day from midday to midnight.