Telling Time to the Hour

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Telling Time to the Hour


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The Hands of Time
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The Hands of Time
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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.
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When the minute hand is pointing to 12, read the
time as oclock. In this case, the hour hand
is pointing to the 3 and it is three oclock.

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Now the minute hand is pointing to 12 and the
hour hand is pointing to the 5. So, we read the
time as five oclock.

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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.

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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 715.

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A Quarter Til/To

• When the minute hand is pointing to the numeral
  9, we say that the time is A quarter til/to
  _____. Here, the clock shows a quarter to five,
  or 445.

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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 230.
  Notice how the hour hand is half-way in between
  the 2 and the 3.

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AM/PM

• 1200 AM is MIDNIGHT (We are sleeping)
• 1200 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.

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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

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