Telling Time by the minute and by the hour | Grade 1
digital clock What type of clock tells us the exact time using numbers?
analog clock What type of clock tells us the time using its hands ?
short hand Which part of the clock tells us the hour ?
long hand Which part of the clock tells us the minute ?
second hand Which part of the clock is the fastest hand that moves continuously ?
60 seconds How many seconds are there in 1 minute ? 60 minutes How many minutes are there in 1 hour ? clockwise How do the hands of the clock move ?
Look where the hands are pointing. Always look at the hour hand ( shorthand ), first. Then, look where the minute hand (long hand) is. Skip count to 5. : 3 30 Tip: if the short hand is between two numbers, the number behind the hand is the current hour..
Look where the hands are pointing. Always look at the hour hand (short hand), first. Then, look where the minute hand (long hand) is. If it pointing at 12, we say o’clock . We write 00, as it starts another hour. : 9 00