Read time on an analog clock. Write time with digital notation and by drawing hands on an analog clock face. Start with just the hour hand. Progress to learning the minute hand and telling time to the nearest hour, half-hour, 15 minutes and the nearest minute. Match common activities and events to specific times of the day to better understand time.
Learn to read time on an analog clock. Learn to write time using digital notation. Start with a clock that has only the shorter, hour hand. The hour hand shows the number of hours after 12 o'clock – written as 12:00. What time is it when the hour hand points directly at 4? It is 4 hours after 12:00, so the time is 4:00.
Read a clock with just the longer, minute hand. The digits 1 to 12 still represent hours, so connect each hour with minutes. 12 is 0 min, 3 is 15 min, 6 is 30 min, and 9 is 45 min. If the minute hand points at 12, it's 0 min after the hour. If it points at 6, it's 30 min after the hour – 1 half hour. If it points at 2, it's 10 min after the hour. Prerequisites: 1-130
Put hours and minutes together by reading a clock that has both hands. What time is it if the hour hand points at 2 and the minute hand points at 12? It's 2:00 – 2 hours and 0 minutes after 12:00. What time is it if the hour hand points at 1 and the minute hand points at 6? It's 1:30 – 1 hour and 30 minutes after 12:00, – or "half past 1." Prerequisites: 1-131, 1-130