Telling the
Time:
Quarter Past,
Half Past and
Quarter to
Hours and Minutes
This is the hour hand.
It is the shortest hand on the clock.
This is the minute hand.
It is longer than the hour hand.
Hours and Minutes
When the minute hand is pointing to 12, it is showing a full hour. �We call this time ‘o’clock’.
On this clock, the hour hand is pointing at the 8 and the minute hand is pointing to the 12.
This clock is showing that the time is 8 o’clock.
A clock face is a full circle which is made up of 4 quarters.
How many minutes make up quarter of an hour?
There are 15 minutes in quarter of an hour.
When we tell the time we either say it is ‘past’ or ‘to’ the hour.
Quarter
to
Quarter
past
Half past
Quarter
Quarter
Half
Look at this time.
The big hand is pointing at 3, which is the first quarter.
Where is the small hand pointing? Is it on the number?
It’s actually a quarter of the way between 1 and 2.
Quarter past 1.
Quarter
Quarter
Half
What time is this clock showing?
Where is the big minutes hand pointing?
9.
Where is the little hourhand pointing?
Three quarters of the way between 11 and 12.
Quarter to 12.
Quarter
Quarter
Half
What do you notice about the small hand?
It is halfway between 3 and 4
What time is this clock showing?
Half past three
Half past 7
Quarter past 6
Quarter to 4
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