Grade 2 · Math · Lesson 27

Tell Time to Quarter Hours

A clock face is divided into 60 minutes. The short hand (hour hand) shows the hour. The long hand (minute hand) travels all the way around in 60 minutes. Every quarter of the way around equals 15 minutes.

What this lesson teaches

1Read an analog clock
2Say the time as o'clock, quarter past, half past, or quarter to
3Identify the minute-hand position for each quarter-hour
4Match clock faces to times written in words

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