Start time
Adjust the start hour and minute so the plan begins at a realistic classroom or daily routine time.
Free maths tool
Event planner tool
A free classroom event planner for building timed schedules, adding durations, reading total plan length and finding finish times.
Event durations
Set event length in five-minute steps and add each event to the visible timeline.
Finish time
Read the finish time after the selected events have been added to the plan.
Total plan length
Use the total duration and event count to connect schedules with elapsed time language.
What the tool does
The event planner tool gives teachers and students a simple way to build a sequence of timed events and see how the times change.
- change the start time by hours or five-minute steps
- choose event types such as maths, reading, art, sport, lunch, travel, break or pack up
- set each event duration in five-minute steps
- add events to a visible timeline
- read the total plan length, event count and finish time
How teachers use it
Open it when students are learning elapsed time, timetables, schedules or multi-step time problems.
- build a short school-day plan and ask students to predict the finish time
- change one event duration and discuss how the final time changes
- use random plans for quick elapsed-time examples
- connect the timeline to written start-time, duration and finish-time questions
Why it is useful
Time problems are easier to discuss when students can see each event as part of a sequence rather than as isolated numbers.
- makes start, duration and finish time visible
- supports elapsed time language before formal calculations
- connects classroom schedules to maths problem solving
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the event planner tool free?
Yes. Teachers, students and families can open the event planner tool in a browser for free.
Can it find a finish time?
Yes. The tool adds the event durations to the start time and shows the finish time for the plan.
Can students make their own events?
Yes. Students can choose from preset event types or type a custom event name before adding it to the plan.
Does it score student answers?
No. It is an open modelling tool, not a scored practice activity or student-tracking page.