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 ✓
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- Is the hour hand showing half past 10?
- Yes
- No ✓
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- True or false? The hour hand is showing half past 7
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Which is the minute hand?
- a
- b ✓
- c
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- What time is being shown here?
- 12 o’clock
- 7 o’clock. ✓
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- 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
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- 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.
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