Summary
Daniel teaches how to read analog clocks: the hour hand, minute hand, how to count by 5s around the clock face, and how to write times. Covers o'clock, half past, quarter past, and quarter to. A thorough time lesson for grades 2–4.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Analog clocks use two hands to show hours and minutes.
- Which hand is the hour hand and which is the minute hand? How can you tell them apart?
- Why do we count by 5s when reading the minute hand?
- What time do you wake up? Show it on a clock drawing.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: hour hand, minute hand, clock face, o'clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to.
Try it: Draw a blank clock face. Shade every 5-minute mark. Set the hands to show 3:45 and 7:15.