Time

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Time
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Why learn to tell time?
What is a minute hand and why is it important?
What is an hour hand and why is it important?
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Learning to tell time is important! Here are a
few examples The new movie you want to see
starts at 700 tonight. You and your family can
not tell time and show up at the show at 830.
Your class goes to lunch at 1100. Your teacher
and class can not tell time. The class shows up
for lunch at 100. The lunchroom is closed! Your
family is flying in a big plane to Disney World.
The plane leaves at 200. Your family gets to the
airport at 400. Your plane has left!!! Think of
some more examples....
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Lets learn to tell time!
The picture shows the face of a clock. The
numbers 1-12 go around the clock face in this
order always.
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The clock has 2 hands.
No, not real hands, but a short line called the
short hand and a long line called the long hand.
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The clock has 2 hands.
The short hand is the hour hand.
What number is the hour hand pointing to...
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The clock has 2 hands.
The long hand is the minute hand.
What number is the minute hand pointing to...
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The clock has 2 hands.
When the hour hand is on the 8 and the minute
hand is on the 12, it is 800 or 8 oclock.
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Lets practice telling time to the hour.
The short hand or hour hand is on the 10. The
minute hand is on the 12. What time is it?
1000
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The short hand or hour hand is on the 1. The
minute hand is on the 12. What time is it?
100
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The short hand or hour hand is on the 4. The
minute hand is on the 12. What time is it?
400
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The short hand or hour hand is on the 6. The
minute hand is on the 12. What time is it?
600
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The short hand or hour hand is on the 5. The
minute hand is on the 12. What time is it?
500
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Lets learn to tell time to the half hour now.
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There are 60 minutes in an hour.
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Half of 60 is 30.
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It was 200. 30 minutes passed. What time is it
now?
Notice that the hour hand is not pointing
straight at the 2. It is between the 2 and 3.
230
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It was 400. 30 minutes passed. What time is it
now?
Notice that the hour hand is not pointing
straight at the 4. It is between the 4 and 5.
430
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It was 1000. 30 minutes passed. What time is it
now?
Notice that the hour hand is not pointing
straight at the 10. It is between the 10 and 11.
1030
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Now you are on your way to telling time!
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Remember
Why learn to tell time?
What is a minute hand and why is it important?
What is an hour hand and why is it important?
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The End