Calculate Elapsed Time to Solve the Riddles!

Are you looking for a fun way for your students to practice calculating elapsed time? Teach Starter has created a resource you can use with your students that focuses on finding elapsed time to find the answer to fun, kid-friendly riddles. This resource includes worksheets to practice finding elapsed time in different formats, including problems that require

• Finding the Elapsed Time Between Two Given Times
• Finding the Start Time when Given Elapsed and End Time
• Finding the End Time when Given the Start Time and Elapsed Time

Elapsed Time Practice Made Fun!

This resource includes three different riddle worksheets for students to practice calculating elapsed time using one and five-minute increments. On each worksheet, students must solve 12 elapsed time problems. To solve these problems, students must use a strategy of their choice (number line, t-chart, etc). Once students have completed the problems, they must use the letters in each box to complete the answer to the riddle at the bottom of the page.

An answer key is included with your download to make grading fast and easy!  

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the Download button to download the printable Elapsed Time Worksheet PDF, or use the dropdown arrow to select the editable Google Slides version of this resource. 

This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a teacher in Colorado and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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