📊Math G3 L7.2 🤔Explore B - Telling Time to the Minute

Part 1

voice explanation

Where is the hour hand?

• The hour hand is the red hand or shorter hand.
• The hour hand is between the numerals 6 and 7.
  • (The time is not 7 until the minute hand has completed a circle of the clock and is back to 12.)
• The hour hand reads "6".  
• We are in the 6 o'clock hour.

Where is the minute hand?

• The minute hand is the blue or longer hand.
• The minute hand is two tick marks past the numeral 2.
• Each tick mark represents one minute
• Each numeral represents 5 minutes.
• 5, 10 minutes and 2 more.  This makes 12 minutes.

What is the time?

• The time is 6:12 "six twelve".

Part 2

Let's try another.

voice explanation

Where is the hour hand?

• The hour hand is the red hand or shorter hand.
• The hour hand is between the numerals 5 and 6.
  • (The time is not 6 until the minute hand has completed a circle of the clock and is back to 12.)
• The hour hand reads "5".  
• We are in the 5 o'clock hour.

Where is the minute hand?

• The minute hand is the blue or longer hand.
• The minute hand is four tick marks past the numeral 4.
• Each tick mark represents one minute
• Each numeral represents 5 minutes.
• 5, 10, 15, 20 plus 4 tick marks.  This is 24.

What is the time?

• The time is 5:24 "five twenty-four".

Part 3

Learn Zillion - Reading the Exact Minute on a Clock Links to an external site.