Telling the time to 5 minutes

What you'll learn

1. 1

   On a clock, the short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes.

2. 2

   Count round in 5s for the long hand: 1 is 5 minutes, 2 is 10, 3 is 15 (quarter past), 6 is 30 (half past), 9 is 45 (quarter to).

3. 3

   The long hand points at 6. How many minutes past is it?

4. 4

   Once the long hand is past 6, we usually count backwards and say "to" the next hour.

5. 5

   Short hand just past 8, long hand on 9. Count in 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45. That is 45 past 8 — or quarter to 9.

6. 6

   The long hand points at 3. What do we say?

7. 7

   The long hand is on 4. How many minutes past?