MA 7.05Telling Time to the Hour

1. 1

   Build the clock face puzzle: numerals 1–12 in order around the circle.

2. 2

   Show the hands: 'The short hand is the hour hand. The long hand is the minute hand.'

3. 3

   Put the minute hand on 12 and the hour hand on 3: 'When the long hand points to 12, we say o'clock. This is three o'clock.'

4. 4

   Three-period lesson with 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, and 9 o'clock.

5. 5

   The child sets the clock to times the guide names.

6. 6

   Match the clock face cards to the written time cards; check with the control card.

7. 7

   Connect to the day: 'Lunch is at 12 o'clock.'

What catches the child’s eye

• Turning the geared hands and watching the hour hand creep along
• The long hand pointing straight up to 12 for o'clock

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Draw hands on blank clock faces for given hours.
2. Record the time of daily events (lunch, outdoor time).
3. Half past the hour, for children who read the hour easily.