Basic 2Mathematics12 min

Reading the Clock: Hours

Learners read clock faces and connect seconds, minutes, and hours to familiar school routines.

Reading the Clock: Hours

Learners read clock faces and connect seconds, minutes, and hours to familiar school routines. Today they use the model to explain measurement in their own words.

Reading the Clock: Hours illustration

Learners read clock faces and connect seconds, minutes, and hours to familiar school routines.

The clock shows 4:00. Which hour does the hour hand point to?

  1. At an exact hour, the minute hand points to 12.
  2. The hour hand points to 4, so the time is 4 o'clock or 4:00.