+ Telling Time Tell Time to the Quarter hour. First Grade Clocks.

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Telling TimeTell Time to the Quarter hour.

First GradeClocks

+Clock Face

There are 12 numbers on a clock

face.They divide

the day into hours

and minutes.

They are placed in a circle

because time is a cycle that keeps repeating.

+Hour Hand

Hours

Hour Handshort and red

Click space barto see how the hour hand Moves.

+Minute Hand

Minute Hand long and blue

30

45

60

15

Minutes

Click space barto see the minutes first graders need to know.

+Saying the Time

45

60

15

30

Say hour firstThe number the hand is on or has just passedShort red hand 10

Say minutes lastLong blue hand30

10:30

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15

Quarter Hours

30

45

60

___:15

Quarter-After___

___:30 Half-Past ___

___:45

Quarter-till ___

___ O’Clock

+3 O’Clock

45

60

15

30

Short red hand is at hour 3

Long blue hand isat 60 (o:clock)

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45

60

15

30

Short red hand was at 3 and is nowmoving toward 4

Long blue hand has movedto 15

3:15 Quarter after 3

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45

60

15

30

Short red hand isnow mid-way between 3 and 4

Long hand hasmoved to 30

3:30Half past 3

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45

60

15

30

Short red hand is now almost to 4 but not there yet

Long blue hand has moved to 45

3:45Quarter till 4

+Now Let’s Practice Telling Time

Click on the picture below to view how hands move on a clock.

Click play to practice telling time to the quarter hour.