Rechenkiste

The worksheets themselves are in German – just as in class. The editor is only available in German so far.

Measures · typical for Grades 3 to 5

Time spans – worksheets to print

How long does something take? Work out the start, the length and the end.

  • Choose the number of tasks and the difficulty yourself
  • With an answer sheet and, if you like, a QR code to the answers
  • At three levels (★ to ★★★) and as group A and B
  • As a single worksheet or as a task on a mixed worksheet
Create a worksheet: Time spans How it works: explanations & examples
This is how it looks on the worksheet – with new numbers every time.
Understand & practise together

Time spans: explained simply

Start time, duration and end time are connected. If two are known, you can calculate the third.

How to work it out

  • Start + duration = end. To find the start, work backwards from the end.
  • An hour has 60 minutes; a day has 24 hours. To find a duration, count to the next whole hour, then continue.

An example, step by step

A film starts at 14:45 and ends at 16:10. How long does it last?

  1. From 14:45 to 15:00 is 15 minutes.
  2. From 15:00 to 16:00 is 1 hour, followed by another 10 minutes.
  3. Altogether: 1 hour 25 minutes, or 85 minutes.

Understand other variations

Across midnight

From 23:30 to 00:15 the next day is 30 minutes to midnight plus another 15 minutes: 45 minutes in total.

Your turn

Start 9:40, duration 35 minutes: when does it end?

Show the answer and method

20 minutes to 10:00, then another 15 minutes: it ends at 10:15.

Ready-made worksheets: Time spans

Click the picture to see the worksheet large and print it. “Use” opens it in the editor.

Grade 3 · SingleTime spansHow long does it take? Up to 3 hours
Use
Grade 5 · SingleTime spans past midnightUp to 24 hours, start, length or end
Use
Grade 3 · MixedQuantities & word problemsTime spans, lengths & weights, money, word problems
Use

Related