Roman Numeral Clocks

Year 4 MathsRoman Numerals3 pages

About this worksheet

A Year 4 sheet that puts Roman numerals on a clock face, over three pages. Page 1 shows six analogue clocks marked I to XII, set to 3 o'clock, half past 7, quarter past 10, quarter to 2, 20 past 5 and 10 to 12. Pupils write each time in a box. On page 2 a blank clock has twelve empty boxes for the numerals, and a question asks why some real clocks show IIII for 4. The key gives each time in words and digits. It links England National Curriculum Roman numerals to telling the time.

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Roman Numeral Clocks: Roman Numerals - page 1

Roman Numeral Clocks: Roman Numerals - page 2

Roman Numeral Clocks: Roman Numerals - page 3

Curriculum objectives covered

Measurement

“tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks”

This is a Year 3 objective that Year 4 pupils revisit here. They read six clocks marked with Roman numerals and write each time.

Number - number and place value

“read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value”

Pupils write I to XII on the blank face on page 2 and think about IV and IIII.

What's inside this worksheet

Read the Clocks

Six clocks with Roman numerals, each with a box underneath for the time. Every hand points at a five-minute mark.

Complete the Clock Face

A blank clock with twelve boxes around the edge. Pupils write the numerals from I to XII.

Why IIII

A written question on four dotted lines about why clockmakers sometimes write 4 as IIII instead of IV.

Answers

Each time in words and digits, the numerals clockwise from XII, and several sensible reasons for IIII.

How teachers use it

Telling the time

Do clock 2, half past 7, together first. Pupils often misread the hour hand when it sits between two numerals.

Clock face challenge

Use page 2 as a memory task. Pupils fill in the blank face without help, then check it against the answers.

Discussion

Show a photo of a real clock with IIII and let pupils share their theories from question 2 before you give any of the usual explanations.

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