TELLING TIME TO THE HOUR

THE HANDS OF TIME

The long hand is the
minute hand.

The short hand is the

hour hand.
THE HANDS OF TIME
There are 60 minutes
on a clock face. Skip
count by fives to count
the minutes with me.
55 60 5
50 10
45 15
20
40
35 30 25
THE HANDS OF TIME
Count the numerals on
the clock. There are
only 12 hours on a clock
face. So, the hour hand
is a short hand.
 “Minute” is a
long word.
The minute
hand is the
longer hand.
“Hour” is a
short word.
The hour
hour hand is the
shorter
hand.
When the
minute hand is
pointing to 12,
read the time
as “o’clock”.
In this case,
the hour hand
is pointing to
the 3 and it is
“three
o’clock”.
Now the minute
hand is pointing
to 12 and the
hour hand is
pointing to the 5.
So, we read the
time as
“five o’clock”.
FOUR QUARTERS
If we were to slice the
clock into 4 equal
sections, we would
have 4 QUARTERS.
Each quarter would
represent a 15
minute section.
 A QUARTER AFTER
When the minute hand
is pointing to the
numeral 3, we say
that the time is “A
quarter after/past
_____.” Here, the
clock shows a
quarter past seven,
or 7:15.
A QUARTER TO
When the minute hand
is pointing to the
numeral 9, we say
that the time is “A
quarter to _____.”
Here, the clock shows
a quarter to five, or
4:45.
 HALF PAST
When the minute hand
is pointing to the
numeral 6, we say
that the time is “Half
past _____.” Here,
the clock shows half
past 2, or 2:30.
Notice how the hour
hand is half-way in
between the 2 and
the 3.
AM/PM
12:00 AM is MIDNIGHT (We are sleeping)
12:00 PM is NOON (lunchtime)
When we say AM, we are referring to the hours
before NOON.
When we say PM, we are referring to the hours
past NOON.
IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT TIME
60 seconds= 1 minute
60 minutes= 1 hour
24 hours= 1 day
30 minutes= 1 half hour
15 minutes= 1 quarter hour
THE END