Tell the time to the half hour using the hour hand | Maths

Starter quiz

Match the letter to the correct hand.

a

⇔

hour hand ✓

b

⇔

minute hand ✓
Is the arrow pointing halfway across this number line?

Yes

No ✓
What time is being shown by the hour hand here?

7 o'clock ✓

8 o'clock
What time is being shown by the hour hand here?

4 o'clock

5 o'clock ✓
Is the hour hand showing 11 o’clock?

Yes

No ✓
Is the hour hand showing 11 o’clock?

Yes

No ✓

Exit quiz

True or false? Alex is standing halfway between 1 and 2.

True
False ✓
What time is being shown by the hour hand here?

Half past 7 ✓

Half past 8
What time is being shown by the hour hand here?

Half past 12 ✓

Half past 1
True or false? The hour hand is showing half past 2

True
False ✓
The hour hand is showing the time half past ______

'8' ✓
Is the hour hand showing half past 11?

Yes

No ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The hour hand moves between the hours.
When the hour hand is halfway between two hours, it is half past the last hour.

Common misconception

The left hand side of the clock can cause pupils problems when reading the clock to the half hour. For example, because half past nine is between nine and ten, pupils might read it as half past ten.

Encourage pupils to focus on the word ‘past’ - which number has it gone past?

Keywords

Half past - Half of an hour has passed.
Hour hand - The small hand on a clock that points to the hour.