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Math · Ages 6–9 · 15 minutes

Telling Time: Read Half Past

Children use the minute hand at 6 and the hour hand between numbers to interpret half past without guessing from a digital model.

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Telling Time: Read Half Past

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Today I am practising: reading analog times to the half hour

1

Read a clock with the minute hand at 6 and hour hand between 4 and 5.

2

Write 7:30 for half past seven.

3

Draw hands to show 1:30.

4

Match 10:30 to the words half past ten.

5

Circle the hour that has already started at 5:30: 5 or 6.

6

Explain to an adult why the hour hand is between two numbers at half past.

Grown-up guide
  1. Say 'half past five' and trace the minute hand from 12 to 6 together.
  2. Cover digital answers until the child has read both analog hands.
  3. Use the lower of the two neighboring numbers to name the hour at :30.