Waiting for the Train

It was time to take the train to Manhattan. When we arrived at the ticket booth to buy a ticket, Morgan asked, “How long do we have to wait for the train?" Let’s look up at the screen above to find out.

Conversation Starters

What is the current time?
What is our destination?
How many minutes will it take for the Penn Station train to arrive?
What time will the train to Penn Station depart?

Connection to Learning

To understand the concept of elapsed time
To be able to calculate elapsed time given the starting and ending time.
To solve practical problems relating to elapsed time.

Building Vocabulary

Elapsed time
Arrival
Departure

Further Discussions

While riding the train, Morgan kept asking, "how much longer till we get to Penn Station?" I showed her the train schedule. “If we departed at 9:31 am and will arrive at 10:52am, how long is the train ride?

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