Telling the Time

Telling the Time

By Lincoln Owls

​Digital clocks shows you the time by writing the numbers out.

​​Digital Clock

​To tell the time on analog clocks, you have to READ THE HANDS correctly.

​​Analog Clock

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Between 12 O'clock and 1 O'clock, we have sixty minutes.

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This is always true between any hour and the next hour.​

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HINT: MEMORIZE YOUR 5 TIMES TABLE

​60 MINUTES MAKE ONE HOUR

Watch the video on the next slide to learn more about telling the time.

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR 5 TIMES TABLE?

​It takes practice to read the time on a FACE CLOCK or the ANALOG clock.

We know O'clock when the long hand (minute hand) is on 12.​

Long Hand on 12

Short Hand on 12

= Twelve O'Clock​

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​The time is 12 O'Clock

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We know O'clock when the long hand (minute hand) is on 12.​

Long Hand on 12

Short Hand on 4

= 4 O'Clock​

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​The time is

4 O'Clock

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We know O'clock when the long hand (minute hand) is on 12.​

Long Hand on 12

Short Hand on 2

= 2 O'Clock​

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​The time is

2 O'Clock

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Long Hand on 12

Short Hand on 6

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Time is 6 O'Clock​

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​The time is

6 O'Clock

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Long Hand on 12

Short Hand on 10

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Time is 10 O'Clock​

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​The time is

10 O'Clock

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​Long Hand on 1. Count every dot from 12 and you get 5 dots = 5 minutes

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The long hand is on the right side of 12. That is PAST​

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Short Hand is on 6.

So, the hour is 6.

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​The time is 6:05 or

5 Minutes past 6.​

​Long Hand on 4. Count every dot from 12 and you get 20 dots = 20 minutes

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Short Hand is between 2 and 3.

So, the smaller number is the hour.

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​The time is 2:20

20 Minutes past 2.​

​The time is 1:05

5 Minutes past 1.​

​Long Hand on 1. Count every dot from 12 and you get 5 dots = 5 minutes

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The long hand is on the right side of 12. That is PAST​

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Short Hand is also on 1.

So, the hour is 1.

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​The time is 3:15

15 Minutes past 3.​

​= Quarter past 3

Long Hand on 3. Count every dot from 12 and you get 15 dots = 15 minutes

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Short Hand is between 3 and 4.

So, we choose 3 for the hour (smaller number).

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​- Lincoln Owls

Remember to watch the video in the second link I sent. 

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Are you ready for a little game?​

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