Tell and write time to half hours using analog and digital clocks

Objectives
Student will be able to:
  • tell and write time to half hours using analog clocks.
  • tell and write time to half hours using digital clocks.

Introduction
Jenna has to be at work at seven o'clock. To make sure she arrives at work on time, she uses a clock to tell the time.
 
This clock is an analog clock. The short hand is the hour hand. The long hand is the minute hand. Use the hour hand and the minute hand to tell what time it is.

 
On this analog clock, the hour hand is on the 3 and the minute hand is on the 12. 

It is three o'clock.
 
This is a digital clock. A digital clock uses numbers to show the hour and the minutes.
 

 
This digital clock shows three o'clock.      

Since a whole hour is 60 minutes, a half hour is 30 minutes. When the minute hand is on the 6, it is 30 minutes or half past the hour.

When a digital clock shows 30 minutes it is half past the hour.

Examples
1.
Trace the hands on the analog clock to show 5:00.


 

The hour hand is on the 5 and the minute hand is on the 12. So, it is five o'clock.
 


2.
Fill in the blanks to find the correct time.
 
 


The hour hand is between  ____ and ____.

9; 10


The minute hand is on the ____. 


6
 
It is 9:30, or "half past 9."

This digital clock also shows 9:30.



It is 9:30, or nine-thirty.

Try Together

Complete the exercises.

1.
Fill in the blanks on the digital clock to match the time on the analog clock.
Write the time on the blank.







half past ______
1:30; one
 

2.
Fill in the blanks on the digital clock to match the time on the analog clock.
Write the time on the blank.








__________ o'clock
11:00; eleven
 

3.
Draw the hands on the analog clock to show 7:30.
Student's clock should show the hour hand between the 7 and the 8 and the minute hand on the 6.
 

Please evaluate the student's answers:

Excellent

Good

Okay