Tell Time to the Quarter hour. First Grade Clocks Telling Time Tell Time to the Quarter hour.

They are placed in a circle Clock Face There are 12 numbers on a clock face. They divide the day into hours and minutes. They are placed in a circle because time is a cycle that keeps repeating.

Hour Hand Hours Hour Hand short and red Click space bar to see how the Moves. Hours Hour Hand short and red

Minute Hand Minutes Minute Hand 60 45 15 long and blue 30 Click space bar to see the minutes first graders need to know. Minutes 45 15 Minute Hand long and blue 30

10:30 Saying the Time Say hour first Say minutes last 60 45 15 30 The number the hand is on or has just passed Short red hand 10 Say minutes last Long blue hand 30 45 15 10:30 30

Quarter Hours ___ O’Clock 60 ___:45 Quarter-till ___ 45 15 ___:15 Quarter-After___ ___:30 Half-Past ___ 30

3 O’Clock Short red hand is at hour 3 Long blue hand is 45 60 15 30 Short red hand is at hour 3 Long blue hand is at 60 (o:clock)

3:15 Quarter after 3 Short red hand was at 3 and is now 45 60 15 30 Short red hand was at 3 and is now moving toward 4 Long blue hand has moved to 15

3:30 Half past 3 Short red hand is now mid-way between 3 and 4 45 60 15 30 Short red hand is now mid-way between 3 and 4 Long hand has moved to 30

3:45 Quarter till 4 Short red hand is now almost to 4 60 15 30 Short red hand is now almost to 4 but not there yet Long blue hand has moved to 45

Now Let’s Practice Telling Time Click on the picture below to view how hands move on a clock. Click play to practice telling time to the quarter hour.