TEMPO: Time, always on the move, one of life’s earliest challenges is to describe… a moment … in time…. OK drop the big music… it’s giving me a headache… all I’m saying is, if people ask
VOX POP:What time is it ?
TEMPO:…or….
VOX POP:How long’s it going to take?
TEMPO:You need to know, so me… I’m Tempo by the way… and my good friend Sabrina, a fabulous upcycler, are going to help you get time….well and truly told
VOX POP – GROUP:Round the Clock !
SABRINA:Hello! Welcome to my workshop! I’m Sabrina and I’m an upcycler - which just means ……I make new things out of old things.Nice one! Who said the best place for chairs is on the ground??
TEMPO:Today’s the day! We open the doors… yo yo yo…
SABRINA: That is my mate Tempo … he’s meant to organise the workshop but… gets a bit… well …you’ll see…Tempo!
TEMPO:Forgive my manners. Helloooo peeeople.I am Tempo and Tempo means me.
SABRINA:Tempo, why are you singing ‘Today’s the day… ?We don’t open our workshop to customers until next week…
TEMPO:Ah…I should have reminded you yesterday but then yesterday became today and you know…
SABRINA:Right… let’s check the calendar
SABRINA:Nah it’s fine Tempo . . we don’t open till the 11th of March which is…TODAY…
TEMPO:I have some explaining to do …we’ll be right back after this short break ahem… talk amongst yourselves …
On a calendar… I would write someone’s birthday, or important meeting
Some people keep calendars from other years… from what they were doing – this one is from 2008 when I was only 2 years old
A calendar would be useful because it could tell you what day, month, year and date it is
Calendars are useful because… em… you get to write, you can write things down on them which everyone might not remember. It’s my party today, so me and my friends are all putting it in the calendar, so calendars are useful ‘cos you get to put things in which you might not remember.
Every day you cross one out and on special occasions you put, like, pictures of something that stands out.
I like to use the calendar that comes after the year we’re at, so I can look up people’s birthday dates before it’s actually come.
If you didn’t have a calendar you would forget and my friends might not turn up to my party.
A date that I’ve put in my calendar is when my cousin was getting married, and I was bridesmaid. This is 2014 – January – and it tells you up in the corner what date it is. That was the day of the wedding, and that was the day of the rehearsal for the wedding.
TEMPO:Sabrina! Sabrina! We don’t have to open the doors till 4 o’ clock. Don't worry…
SABRINA:OK…ok… cool… Excellent. When is that?
TEMPO:When's what?
SABRINA:4 o’ clock?
TEMPO:You know 4 o’ clock in the afternoon - when I’m having my afternoon tea and scones. Madame really needs to buy herself a clock.
SABRINA:I just look out the window
TEMPO:No! That only tells you if it’s day or night… Not having a clock has got you into a lot of trouble… Need I mention ‘the chicken’??
TEMPO:Oh yeh…the fancy dress birthday LUNCH?But someone – no names mentioned - showed up at tea time… Uhuh wonder who that was? Hmm…. Hmmm… hmmm
And yes, your bottom did look quite big in that costume. Nice tail feathers though mate !!! C’mon, c’mon shake your little tail feather.
SABRINA:I was a chicken! They HAVE big bottoms! I still have that costume – and the invitation…Now where does it say the time? Aha - 1 o’ clock…
TEMPO:The party was from 1 o’ clock till 3 o’ clock but Mrs funky chicken showed up at 4 o’ clock and everyone had gone home.
SABRINA:
Tempo you are right. I need a clock
TEMPO:YEEEEHHHAH!!! I need a break. You show her!
CHILDREN WITH CLOCKS – STILLS & VOX POPS:
Clocks are our friends.
TEMPO:Here’s a clock, here’s another one. This is a clocky clock. Ooo more clocks. Would you like to buy this clock
C’mon Sabrina – get a clock.
TEMPO:Clocks are everywhere…. Clocks are your friends…. Get… a … clock… Sabrina
Clocks are very very very very very very very very very very very very very useful….
SABRINA:Aw! Thank you! Hmmm…?? Can you hear that?
TEMPO:What?
SABRINA:THAT is the sound of my great upcycling brain working…All those clocks have given me an idea.
SABRINA:Ta ra !
TEMPO:A TOY clock…Genius…
SABRINA:You can move the hands round… look…. Tick tick tick woo……
TEMPO:You need to add a working mechanism, that way you’ll have a clock which actually TELLS THE TIME… hang on I’ve got the very thing
SABRINA:Tempo it’s ok…. I think …… I’ve got one here… ah… what time is it ?
TEMPO:4 o’ clock…
SABRINA:Now. What was I meant to be doing at 4 o’ clock? 4 o’clock.Opening time!!!
SABRINA:Hello…. Come in. You’re right on time… Hello… have a look around… hello…. Have a look around…hiya !
Video summary
Sabrina’s forgotten it’s the day of the grand opening for her upcycling workshop – because she hasn’t been using her calendar.
Children tell us about the important days they have put in their calendars.
Tempo reminds her of when she missed a friend’s party – because she doesn’t have a clock.
Sabrina tells the time using a giant clock in the park.
We see lots of different clocks in different places, including a digital one at a train station.
Sabrina makes her own clock out of a bicycle wheel, showing how the numbers are evenly spaced.
From BBC Series Round the Clock.
Teacher Notes
Key Stage 1:
Children can go on a clock hunt and find different clocks around the school and at home.
Take photographs of these and cut out pictures of clocks and watches out of magazines to make a display.
Look at the pictures of analogue clocks. How many numbers are there? Which number is always at the top? What comes next?
Make a large circle and stick the numbers one to 12 in the correct positions around the circle to make a clock face.
Ask the children to find out what time they do certain activities, like get up or go to school.
Children can make individual concertina books of one day, putting key events in their day in the right order.
Key Stage 2:
The children can make a class calendar (or one each).
Each month, mark in the children's birthdays. Use the calendar to find out how many days it is until their next birthday.
How many days is it until Christmas?
Discuss what happens after December 31st. What is the next date?
This activity can be extended to find out how many hours, minutes or seconds until the weekend.
This clip will be relevant for teaching Maths at KS1 and KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and First and Second Level in Scotland.
How long is a second? video
Sabrina learns how to measure a second using one-elephant two-elephant.
How long is a minute? video
Sabrina is entering a competition to rap the most words in one minute. But how long does a minute last?
How long is five minutes. video
The children make Tempo a clock birthday cake, and use the 5 fingers on their hands to count the intervals between the numbers.
How long is quarter of an hour? video
Sabrina needs to make a 15 minute long video of Tempo for a talent show, we learn how long 15 minutes actually is.
How long is half an hour? video
The children give examples of things in their daily lives that take just half an hour.
How long is an hour? video
It takes Sabrina an hour to get to work on the train – what can she get done on the journey?
A song about time video
Sabrina and Tempo perform a lively song to recap what’s already been learnt about days, calendars and the hands of the clock.
