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Clock Reading

Clock Reading

A clock has two hands that move together to tell the time. The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes. When the long hand points to 12 it is exactly o'clock, and when it slides down to 6 you have reached half past. Move the hands yourself here and watch how the time changes.

What is a Clock?
🕐 Clocks Tell Time
①A clock has 2 hands
②Short hand: tells the "hour"
③Long hand: tells the "minute"
④Numbers go from 1 to 12
Let's Read the Clock
3Hour
0 o'clock
💡 How to Read a Clock
①The number the short hand points to is the "hour"
②When the long hand points to 12, it is "o'clock"
③When the long hand points to 6, it is "30 minutes"
④3 o'clock → short hand on 3, long hand on 12
Time in Daily Life
📅 Times of the Day
①8 AM — Go to school
②12 PM — Lunch time!
③3 PM — After-school activities
④6 PM — Dinner time
⑤9 PM — Bedtime
Summary
Short Hand
Short hand → Hour
Read the number the short hand points to
Long Hand
Long 12 → o'clock / 6 → :30
Read minutes by the long hand position
Reading the Time
Short hand + Long hand = Time
Ex: short 3 + long 12 = 3 o'clock
🎯 Remember!
①Short = hour, Long = minute
②Long on 12 = o'clock, on 6 = :30
③A day has 24 hours
④Live regularly by watching the clock
⑤Great job! Next is comparing!
Examples and Unit Test
Example 1
The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 3. What time is it?
1
When the long hand points to 12, it is "o'clock".
2
The short hand points to 3, so it is 3 o'clock.
▸ 3 o'clock
The short hand shows the hour; the long hand on 12 means o'clock.
Example 2
The short hand is between 9 and 10, and the long hand points to 6. What time is it?
1
When the long hand points to 6, it is "30 minutes".
2
The short hand has just passed 9, so it is 9:30.
▸ 9:30
At 30 minutes, the short hand sits between two numbers.
Unit Test
The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 7. What time is it?
①6 o'clock
②7 o'clock
③7:30
④12 o'clock
▸ ② 7 o'clock
1
The long hand points to 12, so it is o'clock.
2
The short hand points to 7, so it is 7 o'clock.
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