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Clock Reading

Clock Reading

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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