Read clocks - hour hand

Learning Objectives Identify the hour hand on a clock. Recognize that the hour hand is the shorter hand. Name the numbers 1 through 12 on a clock face. Read the time to the hour by looking at the hour hand. Say the time using the phrase 'o'clock'. Look at the clock! ⏰ It has a little hand. What is it telling us? We will learn about the short hand. It is called the hour hand. It helps us know the time for fun things! Real-World Applications Knowing when it's time for lunch 🥪 Knowing when it's time to play outside ☀️ Knowing when it's time for a story 📖 Knowing when it's bedtime 🌙

TermDefinitionExample ClockA clock shows us the time. It has a face with numbers.A big clock on the wall 🏫 or a small one on a table. Clock FaceThe front of the clock. It has numbers all around in a circle.It looks like a happy face with numbers 1 to 12. 😊 Numbers on a ClockThe numbers from 1 to 12. They help us read the time.Let's count them together! 1, 2, 3... all the way to 12! 🎉 Hour HandThe short hand on the clock. It moves very slowly.It's like a little baby turtle 🐢 moving around the clock. O'clockA word we say for the time when the hour hand points right at a number.When the short hand points to 3, we say '3 o'clock'.

The Short Hand Rule Short Hand → Points to the Hour Always look for the short hand first! It is the hour hand. It tells you the hour. The 'O'clock' Rule Number + 'o'clock' = The Time See what number the short hand points to. Then, say that number and add 'o'clock'!