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Math · Ages 6–9 · 15 minutes

Telling Time: Check a Clock Claim

Instead of only reading clocks, children inspect a claimed answer and identify the exact hand or number that makes it correct or incorrect.

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Telling Time: Check a Clock Claim

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Today I am practising: checking whether an analog clock matches a stated time

1

A clock has minute hand at 12 and hour hand at 6. Check a claim that it is 6:00.

2

A clock has minute hand at 6 and hour hand near 2. Is 2:00 correct? Explain.

3

Fix the digital label for a clock showing 9:30.

4

Draw a clock that would prove a 1:30 claim.

5

Write one almost-right claim for an adult to check.

6

Name the first hand you inspect when checking a clock claim.

Grown-up guide
  1. Treat incorrect claims as evidence-checking opportunities, not trick questions.
  2. Ask the child to inspect the minute hand and hour hand separately.
  3. Have them state the corrected time in words and digits.

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