TELLING TIME

BY Debra Litton

MANUAL CLOCK

MANUAL CLOCKS CONSIST OF TWO MAIN THINGSA LONG HAND AND A SHORT HAND

LONG HANDLONG HANDS ON A

MANUAL CLOCK REPRESENTS:

MINUTES

SHORT HAND OF A MANUAL CLOCK

HOURS

DIGITAL CLOCKSNUMBERS REPRESENT SOMETHING:

The 9 on this clock represents the hour of theday.

After the : Time represents that it is 50 minutes after the hour

If the clock said 9:00

The zeroes following the : would mean O’clock or on the hour

How to tell time on a Manual clock Notice the following picture

Notice that the middle circle has twelve numbers just like a clock would.

The numbers on the outside represent the minutes that would be a on a clock.

On a clock there are little lines betweenthe twelve numbers and they represent5 minutes each.

The Following link has a good game that we can use to learn how to tell time. Time Telling Game

Additional Materials NeededDicePrintout of game if you want to play on your own.

Here is a worksheet to help students tell time using both a digital clock anda manual clock http://www.time-for-time.com/worksheets/dtoahours.pdf

Good resources for telling time