Telling the Time

Medium⏱ 20 min

An analog clock has two hands that move around to show us the time!

A . An has two : the and the . The 60 (one ) to go all the way .

There are 60 in a , 60 in an , and 24 in a day. So a day has 24 × 60 = 1,440 !

The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes!

On an , the 1–12 are . Each the 5 more . So when the to 3, it is 15 the (3 × 5 = 15).

3 o'clock: the long minute hand points to 12, the short hour hand points to 3.

Quarter past 9: the minute hand points to 3, which means 15 minutes past.

Half past 4: the minute hand points to 6 (30 minutes), and the hour hand sits halfway between 4 and 5.

When the is 6 (the ), we say " to" the . If it to 9, that is 45 , or 15 to the .

🔗 Match each clock description to the correct time.

15 after the , because a of 60 is 15. 30 after, and to 15 before the (45 ).

🃏 Flip a card to turn each minute hand position into minutes past the hour.

Tap each card to see the answer.

the using by a . 08:30 8 and 30 — . The on 12: 14:00 2 in the .

A digital clock shows the time using numbers with a colon in between!

In words	Minute hand points to	Minutes past	Digital
8 o'clock	12	0	08:00
Quarter past 8	3	15	08:15
Half past 8	6	30	08:30
Quarter to 9	9	45	08:45

The same hour shown four ways. Notice where the minute hand points for each.

To from to , 12 from any 12. So 19:00 − 12 = 7:00 pm.

A 24-hour clock keeps counting past 12 to show afternoon and evening times!

🧩 Put these times in order from earliest to latest.

out how is called the . From 3:00 to 3:45 is 45 . From 2:30 to 4:30 is 2 . the , then the .

🗂️ Sort each activity by how long it most sensibly takes.

✍️ Complete the time facts.

There are in one , and in one day.

Quiz time! 📝

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