Grade 1 Measurement: Telling Time to the Hour
Learn to read clocks showing whole hours
What You'll Learn
- Read analog clocks showing whole hours
- Understand hour and minute hands
- Write time in digital format
📖Reading Clocks
A clock has two hands. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. When the long hand points to 12, it's exactly on the hour!
✏️Example
When the short hand points to 3 and the long hand points to 12, it's 3:00 (three o'clock).
💡Tip
Remember: short hand = hour, long hand = minutes!
Worked examples
Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.
Example 1
What time is shown on the clock?
- The short hour hand points right at the 1, so the hour is 1.
- The long minute hand points straight up at 12, which means 0 minutes.
- Hour 1 and 0 minutes: the time is 1:00.
Answer: 1:00
Example 2
What time is shown on the clock?
- The short hour hand points right at the 3, so the hour is 3.
- The long minute hand points straight up at 12, which means 0 minutes.
- Hour 3 and 0 minutes: the time is 3:00.
Answer: 3:00
Example 3
What time is shown on the clock?
- The short hour hand points right at the 12, so the hour is 12.
- The long minute hand points straight up at 12, which means 0 minutes.
- Hour 12 and 0 minutes: the time is 12:00.
Answer: 12:00
Practice Worksheets
Telling Time to the Hour 1
Learn to read clocks showing whole hours
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Telling Time to the Hour 2
More practice with whole hours
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Telling Time to the Hour 3
Additional time telling practice
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Telling Time to the Hour 4
Keep practicing telling time
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Telling Time to the Hour 5
Master telling time to the hour
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