First graders are all about time!

The Hands of Time

The long hand is the
minute hand.
The short hand is the
hour hand.

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.

The Hands of Time

55
50

60

5 10
15
20

45
40

25
35 30

There are 60 minutes on

a clock face. Skip count
by fives to count the
minutes with me.

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.

Now the minute

hand is pointing
to 12 and the
hour hand is
pointing to the
5. So, we read
the time as
five oclock.

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 halfway in between the 2
and the 3.

Five O'Clock

Half Past Two

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.

Lets practice!
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