CGI Math- Money/Telling Time

We have been working very hard on counting money and learning how to tell time. I was so impressed with the kids. They have done a fabulous job. One activity that we did with telling time was elapsed time. I don't tell the kids what elapsed time is or tell them how to solve it. I just gave them the following problem. Moriah woke up at _____. What time will it be in ____ minutes. The kids had different number choices to pick from depending on their level. I had every student solve this problem correctly. The number choices were (8:00, 30) (8:30: 15) (8:25, 30) (8:25, 52). Almost half of the kids chose 8:25 and 52 minutes later. Some just added the 25+52 and converted that to time while other students used the clocks we have available and added the necessary minutes to the time. It was so powerful and neat to see the kids do it!! I am also so impressed and proud of their thinking!