Reading Time to the Hour

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Objective

I can tell time to the hour using an analog clock.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    An analog clock has two hands: a short hand and a long hand.

  2. 2

    The short hand on the analog clock tells what hour it is, and the long hand tells the minutes.

  3. 3

    When the minute hand is pointing to 12, you say "o'clock" after the hour.

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Practice

8 questions

1

What is the name of the long hand on an analog clock?

2

What number does the minute hand point to when telling time to the hour?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

What time is it when the short hand is pointing to 7 and the long hand is pointing to 12?

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