55
50
60
5 10
15
20
45
25
40
35 30
Minute is a
long word.
The minute
hand is the
longer hand.
hour
Hour is a
short word.
The hour
hand is the
shorter hand.
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.
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 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
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.
60 seconds= 1 minute
60 minutes= 1 hour
24 hours= 1 day
30 minutes= 1 half hour
15 minutes= 1 quarter hour
The End