A Day at the Zoo

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 2 and 3 to build confidence with elapsed time through fun, real-world zoo scenarios. By calculating minutes passed, determining ending times, and comparing time intervals, learners practice addition and subtraction with hours and minutes, schedule reading, sequencing, and practical time management skills in an engaging context.

Learning Goals

• Elapsed Time Calculation (Gr. 2-3): Determine how much time has passed during activities like feedings, shows, and breaks.
• Time Addition & Subtraction: Add and subtract hours and minutes accurately to find start and end times.
• Reading Daily Schedules: Interpret simple schedules and timelines to answer time-based questions.
• Real-World Problem Solving: Apply time concepts to familiar, meaningful situations.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with elementary math standards for time and measurement.
• High-Interest Theme: Zoo activities keep students motivated and attentive while practicing core skills.
• Clear, Student-Friendly Problems: Supports independent work and guided instruction alike.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for math centers, small groups, independent practice, assessment review, homework, or homeschool instruction.

This A Day at the Zoo worksheet helps students strengthen essential time skills through relatable, story-based problems. By working with schedules and elapsed time in a familiar setting, learners improve accuracy, sequencing, and confidence managing hours and minutes. Whether used in the classroom or a homeschool setting, this printable provides engaging, no-prep practice that supports strong foundations in time and real-world math problem solving.

This worksheet is part of our Time Word Problems collection.