--- title: "Telling Time: Minutes" description: "Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past and quarter to, and draw clock hands to show these times" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-minutes-mt_HNOPGJYiRK source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-minutes-mt_HNOPGJYiRK.md retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Telling Time: Minutes Tell and write the time to five minutes, including quarter past and quarter to, and draw clock hands to show these times Subject: Mathematics · Area: Measurement · Ages 6 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-minutes-mt_HNOPGJYiRK ## Ready when they can - Read an analogue clock showing 3:25 - Write 'quarter past 9' or '9:15' - Draw clock hands to show twenty to four ## Lesson: Telling Time: Minutes You already know the hour hand and half past. Now let's read the minute hand too. Every number on the clock stands for five minutes. Count around by fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and on to 60. *(drawing: The minute hand points to the 5. Count by fives: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. This clock shows twenty-five minutes past three, or 3:25.)* **Example.** Mia checks the clock before dinner. The minute hand points to the 9, so it shows forty-five minutes past eight. That is the same as quarter to nine, or 8:45. **Tip.** Two minute-hand spots have special names. Pointing to the 3 is quarter past (fifteen minutes). Pointing to the 9 is quarter to the next hour (forty-five minutes). **Recap.** Every clock number counts five minutes, and quarter past and quarter to are just two special stops along the way. ## Practice 18 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Telling Time: Hours and Half Hours](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-hours-and-half-hours-mt_0XxyaQLRhn) - [Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/counting-in-2s-5s-and-10s-mt_nvdpxAJTBG) ## Opens up - [Telling time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. (age 7+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-five-minutes-with-a-m-and-p-m-age-7-mt_4m8BimI4G5)