Telling Time

These are called Analog Clocks

The short one for the HOUR

The long one for the MINUTE

Here the short hand is pointed to the 12, so it is 12 o'clock

The short hand is pointed to the 3, that makes it 3 o'clock

When the short hand is between hours, it the hour that it was last on. Here it is between the 5 and 6, because it is not on the 6 yet, it is still 5 o'clock with minutes added.

The long hand counts the minutes.

When the minute hand is on the 12 that means that it is starting a new hour. Here the minute hand is on the 12 and the hour hand is on the 3, so it is 3 o'clock.

Each time the long hand reaches a number, you skip count by 5. Here the long hand is on the 1, so it is 5 minutes, the time is 3:05.

Skip count by 5s. 5 for the 1, 10 for the 2, 15 for the 3, and so on.

Look at this clock. The short hand (hour hand) is at the 3, and the long hand (minute hand) is at the 2. This means that it is 3:10.

• Look at the short hand first, this tells you the hour

• Look at the long hand second, this tells you the minutes

• When the short hand is between hours, the time is always the hour it left, not the hour its going to.