Tick Tock! Tell the Time
Sam has a big day. Can you read the clock?
1st Grade MathStep 1: The Little Hand
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The little hand is on the 3. The big hand is on the 12.
The little hand tells the hour. Big hand on 12 is o'clock. It is 3:00.
Step 2: Half Past
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Now the big hand is on the 6. The little hand is just past the 4.
Big hand on 6 is half past. The little hand went past the 4. It is 4:30.
Let's Remember
How to Read a Clock
Little hand tells the hour.
Big hand on 12 = o'clock (:00).
Big hand on 6 = half past (:30).
Big hand on 12 = o'clock (:00).
Big hand on 6 = half past (:30).
One hour is 60 minutes. A half hour is 30 minutes.
Solve It!
What time is it?
Little hand on 7. Big hand on 12. It is 7:00, 7 o'clock.
Your Turn!
What time is it?
Big hand on 6 is half past. The little hand went past 9, not 10. It is 9:30.
What Goes in the Blank?
Half past 6 = ?
Half past 6 is 6:30. We write the hour first, then 30.
Word Problem
Sam eats at half past 12. What time is that?
Half past 12 is 12:30. The 12 is the hour. The 30 is the half hour.
Read the Clock
What time is it?
The little hand did not get to 7 yet. It is still past 6. So it is 6:30.
The Big Test!
It is 4:30. Sam plays for one more hour.
What time is it then?
One hour after 4:30 is 5:30. The hour goes up by one. The 30 stays the same.
When do you look at a clock? What time do you get up?
Great Work!
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