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Math · Ages 6–9 · 15 minutes

Telling Time: Find the Hour Hand

Children separate the two clock hands before trying to read a time, so the hour hand becomes a reliable first clue.

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Telling Time: Find the Hour Hand

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Today I am practising: identifying the short hour hand on an analog clock

1

Look at a clock showing 4:00. Color the short hand.

2

Point to the number the short hand is nearest at 7:00.

3

Circle the hour hand on a clock showing 2:30.

4

Draw only the hour hand for 9:00.

5

Explain why the longer hand is not used to name the hour first.

6

Ask an adult to show a clock; say which hand is the hour hand.

Grown-up guide
  1. Use a clock with visibly different hand lengths, or draw one with a short thick hand.
  2. Name the hands by their jobs rather than by color alone.
  3. At half past, point out that the hour hand has begun moving toward the next number.

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🕒Telling Time: Read O’Clock →🕒Telling Time: Read Half Past →🕒Telling Time: Check a Clock Claim →