Telling-the-Time-Quarter-Past-Half-Past-Quarter-to-Task-Setter-Powerpoint-Editable-1.ppt

Telling the time

1. Telling the
Time:
Quarter Past,
Half Past and
Quarter to

2. Hours and Minutes
This is the hourhand.
It is the shortest hand on the clock.
This is the minutehand.
It is longer than the hour hand.

3. Hours and Minutes
When the minute hand is pointing
to 12, it is showing a full hour.
We call this time ‘o’clock’.
On this clock, the hour hand is
pointing at the 8 and the minute
hand is pointing to the 12.
This clock is showing that the time
is 8 o’clock.

4. What Time Is It?
Which clock shows 4 o’clock?

5. What Time Is It?
Which clock shows 4 o’clock?

6. WALT: To tell the time at quarter past, half past and quarter to
the hour.
•know that a clock is made up of 4 quarters
•know that a clock is made up of 2 halves
•know the time is read ‘past the hour’ and ‘to the hour’.

7. A clock face is a full circle which is made up of 4 quarters.
How many minutes make up quarter of an hour?

8. There are 15 minutes in quarter of an hour.

9. When we tell the time we either say it is ‘past’ or ‘to’ the hour.
Quarter
to
Quarter
past
Half

10. Quarter
Quarter
Half
Look at this time.
The big hand is pointing at 3, which is the first quarter.
Where is the small hand pointing? Is it on the number?
It’s actually a quarter of the way between 1 and 2.

11. Quarter
Quarter
Half
What time is this clock showing?
Where is the big hand
pointing?
9.
Where is the little hand
pointing?
Three quarters of the way
between 11 and 12.
Quarter to 12.

12. Quarter
Quarter
Half
What do you notice about the small hand?
It is halfway between 3 and 4
What time is this clock showing?
Half past three.

14. Half past 7Quarter past 6Quarter to 4

15. Plenary
Which clock is showing quarter past?
Which clock is showing half past?
Which clock is showing quarter to?