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Telling Time

From Math Antics

Telling Time
15 min1st2nd3rdMath
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Summary

Math Antics teaches how to read an analog clock and tell time. A clear, animated 15-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 1-3 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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All ages
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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “Telling Time.”

  1. What do the short and long hands tell you?
  2. How many minutes does each number on the clock stand for?
  3. How do you read a time like 3:45?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: clock, hour hand, minute hand, o'clock, minute.

Try it: Draw clock hands to show 2:30 and 7:15.