Telling Time to the Half Hour

This video tutorial teaches students how to tell time to the half hour. It begins with a fun exercise using cookies to explain the concept of halves, then connects this idea to time by showing how 60 minutes in an hour can be divided into two halves of 30 minutes each. The tutorial explains the movement of the hour and minute hands on a clock and provides step-by-step instructions for telling time. Several examples are given to reinforce learning, and students are encouraged to practice telling time to both the hour and half hour.

How many cookies does each person get if 60 cookies are divided equally?

• 60 cookies

• 45 cookies

• 30 cookies

• 15 cookies

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

How many minutes are there in half an hour?

• 30 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 45 minutes

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

How many minutes are in a full hour?

• 15 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 30 minutes

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

What does the hour hand's position between 1 and 2 indicate?

• It's exactly 1 o'clock

• It's between 1:30 and 2 o'clock

• It's exactly 2 o'clock

• It's halfway through the hour after 1

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

If the minute hand is pointing straight up, what does this indicate?

• It's quarter past the hour

• It's half past the hour

• It's o'clock

• It's quarter to the hour

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

At what time will the hour hand be exactly on the 12 and the minute hand on the 6?

• 12:30

• 6:30

• 6:00

• 12:00

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CCSS.1.MD.B.3

What time is it when the hour hand just passed 3 and the minute hand is at 30?

• 3:15

• 3:30

• 4:00

• 3:45

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

What does it mean when the hour hand is directly on 8 and the minute hand is straight up?

• 8:15

• 8:30

• 8:45

• 8:00

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CCSS.2.MD.C.7

What time is it when the hour hand is pointing at 11 and the minute hand is at 30?

• 11:30

• 11:15

• 11:00

• 11:45

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CCSS.1.MD.B.3

What is indicated by the hour hand being between 10 and 11, and the minute hand at 30?

• 10:45

• 11:00

• 10:30

• 11:30

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1