--- title: "Telling time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. (age 7+)" description: "Tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m., p.m., and 12-hour and 24-hour notation" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-five-minutes-with-a-m-and-p-m-age-7-mt_4m8BimI4G5 source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-five-minutes-with-a-m-and-p-m-age-7-mt_4m8BimI4G5.md retrieved: 2026-09-12 --- > **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 to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. (age 7+) Tell and write time from analogue and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m., p.m., and 12-hour and 24-hour notation Subject: Mathematics · Area: Measurement · Ages 7 to 8 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-five-minutes-with-a-m-and-p-m-age-7-mt_4m8BimI4G5 ## Ready when they can - Read the time to five minutes on an analogue clock face - Write the time using digital notation (e.g. 3:25) - Distinguish between a.m. and p.m. and relate to daily events ## Lesson: Time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. You already know how to read minutes on a clock. Now you will read them in fives and write the time the way a digital clock shows it. On an analogue clock, each number is 5 minutes further than the last: the 1 means 5 minutes, the 2 means 10 minutes, and so on around to the 12. *(drawing: The minute hand points to the 5, so it is 25 minutes past 3. In digital notation, that is written 3:25.)* **Example.** Priya wakes up at 6:45 in the morning. Because it is before midday, she writes 6:45 a.m. At night she goes to bed at 8:15, so she writes 8:15 p.m. The letters a.m. and p.m. tell you which half of the day it is. Some clocks use 24-hour notation instead of a.m. and p.m. For 1 to 11 in the morning, the hour stays the same: 6:45 a.m. becomes 06:45. Midnight is special: 12:15 a.m. becomes 00:15. For 1 to 11 in the afternoon and evening, add 12 to the hour: 8:15 p.m. becomes 20:15. Midday is special: 12:30 p.m. stays 12:30. **Tip.** To change 1 to 11 p.m. into 24-hour notation, add 12 to the hour. Keep 12 p.m. at 12, and change 12 a.m. to 00. Midnight is 00:00 and midday is 12:00. **Recap.** Read each clock number as 5 minutes, then write the time with a.m. or p.m., or in 24-hour notation by adding 12 for 1 to 11 p.m. Keep 12 p.m. at 12 and turn 12 a.m. into 00. ## Practice 16 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Telling Time: Minutes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-minutes-mt_HNOPGJYiRK) ## Opens up - [Estimating and reading time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/estimating-and-reading-time-mt_3XJkeIn6J6) - [Telling time to the minute (age 8+)](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/telling-time-to-the-minute-age-8-mt_UNzojLkNdm) - [12-hour and 24-hour time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/12-hour-and-24-hour-time-mt_WfrE_4r-kY)