Tell the time to the hour and half hour using the hour and minute hands | Maths

Starter quiz

True or false? Alex is standing halfway between 2 and 3.

True ✓
False
True or false? The time being shown by the hour hand is 3 o’clock.

True
False ✓
What time is being shown by the hour hand here? ______ o’clock

'12' ✓
What time is being shown by the hour hand here?

4 o’clock

5 o’clock

Half past 4 ✓
Is the hour hand showing half past 10?

Yes

No ✓
True or false? The hour hand is showing half past 7

True
False ✓

Exit quiz

Which is the minute hand?

a

b ✓

c
What time is being shown here?

12 o’clock

7 o’clock. ✓
What time is being shown here? ______ o’clock.

'3' ✓
True or false? The clock is showing 9 o’clock.

True
False ✓
What time is being shown here?

8 o'clock

Half past 8 ✓

Half past 9
Is this clock showing half past 10?

Yes

No ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

The long hand points to 12 when the time is on the hour.
We say ___ o'clock when the time is on the hour.
The minute hand moves all the way round the clock in one hour.
When the minute hand is pointing to the 6, it is half past.

Common misconception

Pupils will often mix the hour hand and the minute hand, labelling each as the other.

The lesson presents two stem sentences which run through each cycle. The use of these stem sentences, alongside frequent opportunities to practise interpreting clocks, outside of the lesson will help pupils to secure the learning.

Keywords

Hour hand - The shorter hand on a clock that points to the hours.
Minute hand - The longer hand on a clock that points to the minutes.
O'clock - Used with the numbers 1 to 12 when telling the time, to mean an exact hour.