Telling time

How to Tell Time

What do those hands mean?

Some Clocks

Have Hands

These are called Analog Clocks

There are 2 Hands

The short one for the HOUR

The long one for the MINUTE

This is an analog clock that has three hands

​If there is a 3rd hand (usually very skinny and red) it is the second hand.

**Hint - this one moves much faster than the others.

The short hand tells the hour.

Here the short hand is pointed to the 12, so it is 12 o'clock

What HOUR is it?

The short hand is pointed to the 3, that makes it 3 o'clock

What if the short hand is inbetween?

When the short hand is between hours, it the hour that it was last on. Here it is between the 5 and 6, because it is not on the 6 yet, it is still 5 o'clock with minutes added.

Multiple Choice

What hour is it?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

Multiple Choice

What hour is it?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Multiple Choice

What hour is it?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

What hour is it?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 1

Minute Hand

The long hand counts the minutes.

The minute hand is on the 12

When the minute hand is on the 12 that means that it is starting a new hour. Here the minute hand is on the 12 and the hour hand is on the 3, so it is 3 o'clock.

Minute Numbers

skip count by 5

Each time the long hand reaches a number, you skip count by 5. Here the long hand is on the 1, so it is 5 minutes, the time is 3:05.

What time is it?

Skip count by 5s. 5 for the 1, 10 for the 2, 15 for the 3, and so on.

Look at this clock. The short hand (hour hand) is at the 3, and the long hand (minute hand) is at the 2. This means that it is 3:10.

Multiple Choice

What time does this clock say?

• 3:15

• 2:15

• 3:30

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• 3:15

• 3:20

• 2:20

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• 2:25

• 3:25

• 4:25

Multiple Choice

What time does this clock say?

• 3:30

• 3:45

• 3:15

Multiple Choice

What time does this clock say?

• 2:00

• 3:30

• 3:35

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• 3:20

• 3:45

• 3:40

Multiple Choice

What does the clock say?

• 3:45

• 4:45

• 3:30

Multiple Choice

What time is it now?

• 4:00

• 4:10

• 3:50

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• 3:55

• 3:45

• 3:11

Multiple Choice

What time is it?

• 3:00

• 4:12

• 4:00

Match

Match the clocks to their correct time.

4:45

7:30

10:15

6:45

• 4:45

• 7:30

• 10:15

• 6:45

How do you read a clock?

• Look at the short hand first, this tells you the hour

• Look at the long hand second, this tells you the minutes

• When the short hand is between hours, the time is always the hour it left, not the hour its going to.

Labeling

Which clock is digital and which one is analog? Drag the answer to the correct clock.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Analog Clock

Digital Clock

Multiple Choice

What does the little hand tell us?

• Hour

• Minutes

• Seconds

• I'm hungry!

The passing of time.
Remember
60 minutes = 1 hour

Multiple Choice

The clock shows the time a movie started. The movie lasted 1 hour 15 minutes. Which time is closest to the time the movie ended?

• 4:45

• 6:00

• 5:30

• 7:23

Multiple Choice

The clock shows the time Ms. Tupponce started watching basketball. She watched for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Which time is closest to the time she finished watching?

• 10:15

• 12:30

• 11:45

• 10:30

Multiple Choice

The clock shows the time Ms. Huffman went to the gym. She worked out for 1 hour 30 minutes. What time did she finish her workout?

• 9:00

• 8:30

• 10:15

• 7:30

What about when people say things like "10 till" or "a quarter past"??

​O'clock = a clock with zeros
This means the time is exactly "on the hour"

Similar to a Whole number.

Ex: 3:00, 5:00, 10:00

​When people say "past" the hour, they mean the last full hour.
Ex: Half past 2 = 2:30

​Ex: a Quarter after 6

​Ex: a Quarter til 6

​After/past = after the last full hour
Til = until the next full hour

Multiple Select

What time is shown? Select ALL correct answers.

• twenty-five past ten

• 4:50

• ten til five

• 5:10

• 10:25

Multiple Select

What time is shown? Select ALL that apply.

• 6:15

• 3:31

• quarter past 6

• quarter til 6

• 6:03

Multiple Select

What time is shown? Select ALL that apply.

• 2:02

• 2:10

• ten after two

• 2:22

• ten past two

Multiple Select

What time is shown? Select ALL that apply.

• 8:45

• quarter til eight

• 7:45

• quarter past eight

• 9:40

Multiple Select

What time is shown? Select ALL that apply.

• 2:02

• 2:10

• ten after two

• 2:22

• ten past two

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