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Telling TimeTelling Time

What You Need to KnowWhat You Need to Know

We are going to learn how to We are going to learn how to tell time to the nearest hour.tell time to the nearest hour.

What Can we Use to Help Us Tell What Can we Use to Help Us Tell Time? Time?

If you said a clock or watch, If you said a clock or watch, you are correct! you are correct!

Parts of the ClockParts of the Clock

This part of the clock is called the face. It has This part of the clock is called the face. It has numbers on it. numbers on it.

Parts of a Clock (cont.)Parts of a Clock (cont.)

Parts of the Clock (cont.)Parts of the Clock (cont.)

The short hand is the hour hand. The long The short hand is the hour hand. The long hand is called the hand is called the

minute hand. The minute hand. The

hands on a clock hands on a clock point to the numbers. point to the numbers.

hour

How do we Tell Time to the How do we Tell Time to the Nearest Hour?Nearest Hour?

When we tell time we When we tell time we always look at the short always look at the short hand first. Here the hand first. Here the short red hand is short red hand is pointing to the three. pointing to the three.

Telling Time (Cont.)Telling Time (Cont.)

Here the long blue hand is Here the long blue hand is pointing to the twelve. pointing to the twelve. Whenever the long hand Whenever the long hand is pointing to the twelve, is pointing to the twelve, we say o’clock. we say o’clock.

Telling Time (Cont.)Telling Time (Cont.)

Now let’s see what Now let’s see what time it is! The short time it is! The short hand is pointing to the hand is pointing to the three; so we say three. three; so we say three. The long hand is The long hand is pointing to the twelve, pointing to the twelve, so we say o’clock. The so we say o’clock. The time is three o’clock. time is three o’clock.

Listen to this song about telling Listen to this song about telling time!!!time!!!

Let’s Practice Let’s Practice

This time the hour This time the hour hand is pointing to the hand is pointing to the eight and the minute eight and the minute hand is pointing to the hand is pointing to the twelve. What time is twelve. What time is it?it?

It’s Game Time!It’s Game Time!

Click on one of the clocks below Click on one of the clocks below to practice.to practice.

Quiz Time!!!Quiz Time!!!

ReferencesReferences

Kids ESL English Classroom for Children by Pumkin.com Retrieved May 16, 2011, from Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg3x0mi0xPM&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg3x0mi0xPM&feature=player_embedded

Hartman, J. (Producer). Hip-Hop Around the Clock Song. Retrieved May 15, 2011, from Hartman, J. (Producer). Hip-Hop Around the Clock Song. Retrieved May 15, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biann2PWqIAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biann2PWqIA

Snapdragon. Retrieved May 14, 2011, from Snapdragon. Retrieved May 14, 2011, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/time-1.htmhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/time-1.htm

Learn to tell time (Part I) TimeMonsters.com. Retrieved May 17, 2011, from Learn to tell time (Part I) TimeMonsters.com. Retrieved May 17, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDQGOZ1err0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDQGOZ1err0

Time Quiz. Retrieved May 16, 2011, from Time Quiz. Retrieved May 16, 2011, from http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/hour_quiz.htm http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/hour_quiz.htm