Half and Quarter Hour

Half and Quarter Hour

1. HALF PAST
When the minute hand
is pointing to the
numeral 6, we say that
the time is “Half past
_____.” Here, the clock
shows half past 2, or
2:30. Notice how the
hour hand is half-way in
between the 2 and the
3.

2. FOUR QUARTERS
If we were to slice
the clock into 4 equal
sections, we would have
4 QUARTERS.
Each quarter
would represent a 15
minute section.

3. A QUARTER AFTER
When the minute hand
is pointing to the
numeral 3, we say that
the time is “A quarter
after/past _____.”
Here, the clock shows a
quarter past seven, or
7:15.

4. A QUARTER TO
When the minute hand
is pointing to the
numeral 9, we say that
the time is “A quarter to
_____.” Here, the clock
shows a quarter to five,
or 4:45.

5. AM/PM
12:00 AM is MIDNIGHT (We are sleeping)
12:00 PM is NOON (lunchtime)
When we say AM, we are referring to the hours
before NOON.
When we say PM, we are referring to the hours
past NOON.

6. IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT TIME
60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
30 minutes = 1 half hour
15 minutes = 1 quarter hour