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Telling the Time

Learning Objective:
To be able to read and convert times on analogue and
digital clocks.

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If you had to explain to
someone how to tell the time
using this clock, how would
you explain it?

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What time
is it? How do
you know?

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It’s twenty-five to one!
We know because
the hour hand is
coming up to the
‘1’ and the minute
hand shows there
are twenty-five
minutes to go
before the next
hour.
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What time
is it?
How do
you know?

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It’s twelve minutes past seven!

We know because
the hour hand has
just gone past the
‘7’ and the minute
hand has moved
twelve minutes
since 7 o’clock.

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What time
is it? How do
you know?

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It’s quarter to four!
We know because
the hour hand is
coming up to the
‘4’ and the minute
hand shows there
are fifteen
minutes to go
before the next
hour.
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What time
is it?
How do
you know?

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It’s three minutes to two!
We know because
the hour hand is
almost at the ‘2’
and the minute
hand has three
minutes to go
before it reaches
the ‘12’.

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11:20
This is a digital clock.
How is it different to an
analogue clock? How
does it tell the time?

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7:30
What time is
being shown on this
clock?

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7:30 The time is seven thirty
or half past seven!

How did you


know this was the
time?

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8:12
What time is
being shown on this
clock?

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The time is eight twelve
8:12 or twelve minutes past
eight!

How did you


know this was the
time?

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11:55
What time is
being shown on this
clock?

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11:55 The time is eleven fifty-
five or five to twelve!

How did you


know this was the
time?

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9:40
What time is
being shown on this
clock?

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9:40 The time is nine forty or
twenty to ten!

How did you


know this was the
time?

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1:37
What time is
being shown on this
clock?

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The time is one thirty-
1:37 seven or twenty-three
minutes to two!

How did you


know this was the
time?

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Have a look at the
analogue and
digital clocks on
the next slide.
Can you match
them up to show
which times are
the same?

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A C E

B D

F H J

11:25 G 12:23 I 2:20


8:35 5:49

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A B C D E

J G I F H

2:20 8:35 5:49 11:25 12:23


How many pairs did you match
correctly? How did you know
how to match them up?
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Plenary:

10:33

The digital clock is showing the correct


time but the analogue clocks are a bit
out. How fast or slow is each of the
clocks?
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Did you get those right? Which
analogue clock was most
accurate?

10:33
3 mins fast 12 mins slow 11 mins fast

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