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⏰ Telling Time

Crack the code of the clock and learn to tell time like a pro!

2
lessons
~15 min
to learn
🔢 Math
subject
Ages 6–12
level
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What you’ll learn

  1. Explain why we tell time, name the clock hands, and read hours and minutes on an analog clock.Clocks split the day into 24 hours so everyone shares the same time. The short hand shows hours and the long hand shows minutes. 'O'clock' is when the minute hand points to 12, and there are 60 minutes in an hour, counted by fives.
  2. Read half-past and quarter times, use digital clocks, understand AM and PM, and plan with time.Half past is 30 minutes and quarter past or to marks 15 minutes. Digital clocks show hours and minutes with a colon. AM is morning and PM is afternoon and evening, and telling time helps you make and follow a daily schedule.

Questions this course answers

Which hand on a clock is the hour hand?

The short, stubby hand is the hour hand; the long hand is the minute hand.

How many minutes are in one hour?

There are 60 minutes in one hour, and each number on the clock stands for 5 minutes.

When the minute hand points to the 12, what do we say?

When the minute hand points to 12, it is 'o'clock,' and you read the hour hand's number.

What time is 'half past 4'?

Half past 4 means 30 minutes after 4, which is 4:30.

On a digital clock, what does 7:45 mean?

The number after the colon is the minutes, so 7:45 means 45 minutes past 7.

What does AM mean?

AM covers the morning hours from midnight to noon; PM covers noon to midnight.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • Britannica Kids, 'Clock' (kids.britannica.com)
  • Math Is Fun, 'Reading a Clock / Telling Time' (mathsisfun.com)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology, 'How Do We Measure Time?' (nist.gov)
  • Khan Academy, 'Telling time' (khanacademy.org)

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