Telling Time: Hours and Half Hours
Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour, and draw clock hands to show these times
What a learner can do afterwards
- Read an analogue clock showing 3 o'clock
- Read an analogue clock showing half past 7
- Draw the hour and minute hands on a blank clock face to show a given o'clock or half-past time
1 · Read
A clock has two hands. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Half past means the long hand points to 6. Mia sees the short hand between 7 and 8. It is half past 7.
To draw an o'clock time, point the long hand at 12. To draw a half past time, point the long hand at 6. Put the short hand near the hour number.
O'clock: long hand on 12. Half past: long hand on 6.
More to read
Telling time review
Clocks tell time with two hands. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows minutes. When the long hand points straight up, it is o clock. If the short hand points to 3, it is 3 o clock. Look at the short hand first for the hour.
Telling Time
Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. The long hand points straight down at half past. The short hand sits halfway between two hours. If it is between 7 and 8, and the long hand is down, it is half past 7. Half means half of the clock face.
How to Convert Minutes to Hours: Easy Methods + Examples
Hours and minutes fit together. One hour is 60 minutes. Half an hour is 30 minutes. When the minute hand moves all the way round, one hour has passed. Drawing hands on a blank clock is good practice. Place each hand with care.
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Where this leads
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