Grade 1 Telling-time: Time to the Hour
Read o'clock times on an analog clock
What You'll Learn
- Read the hour hand
- Say o'clock times
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When the long minute hand points to 12, it is an o’clock time. The short hour hand tells you the hour — hour hand on 3, minute hand on 12, is 3:00.
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 2, so the hour is 2.
- The long minute hand points straight up at 12, which means 0 minutes.
- Hour 2 and 0 minutes: the time is 2:00.
Answer: 2:00
Example 2
What time is shown on the clock?
- The short hour hand points right at the 9, so the hour is 9.
- The long minute hand points straight up at 12, which means 0 minutes.
- Hour 9 and 0 minutes: the time is 9:00.
Answer: 9:00
Example 3
What time is shown on the clock?
- The short hour hand points right at the 6, so the hour is 6.
- The long minute hand points straight up at 12, which means 0 minutes.
- Hour 6 and 0 minutes: the time is 6:00.
Answer: 6:00