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Tell and write quarter past and quarter to on a clock face

I can tell and write quarter past and quarter to on a clock face.

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Tell and write quarter past and quarter to on a clock face

I can tell and write quarter past and quarter to on a clock face.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Quarter past and quarter to are special points on a clock.
  2. When the minute hand is pointing to 3, it is a 'quarter past' time.
  3. When the minute hand is pointing to 9, it is a 'quarter to' time.

Common misconception

Pupils sometimes forget to move the hour hand when showing quarter to or quarter past, instead leaving it pointing to the o'clock time.

This is covered in Cycle 2 of the lesson. Continual access to a geared clock allows this idea to be revisited both in and beyond the lesson. Plan opportunities for children to see the positions of both hands at quarter past and quarter to.

Keywords

  • Quarter past - 15 minutes past the o'clock time.

  • Quarter to - 45 minutes past / 15 minutes to the o'clock time.

If pupils are still struggling to recall names for the positions of the minute hand, you could get them to fold a paper plate into quarters, unfold it and write 'o'clock', 'quarter past', 'half past' and 'quarter to' on it. This model can then act as a scaffold, being displayed in the environment.
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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? a) is the hour hand.
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Correct answer: true
false
Q2.
When it is half past the hour, which of these statements are true?
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Correct answer: The minute hand points to 6
The hour hand points to 12
Correct answer: The hour hand points halfway between two numerals
Q3.
Complete the stem sentence: If it is 45 minutes past the hour, it is minutes to the next hour.
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Correct Answer: 15, fifteen
Q4.
How many minutes have gone past the hour?
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Correct Answer: 15, fifteen
Q5.
Which of these statements are true about this clock?
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Correct answer: It is 35 minutes past 1
Correct answer: It is 25 minutes to 2
It is 35 minutes to 1
It is 25 minutes past 1
Q6.
Which of these shapes shows one quarter?
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Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the part of the clock with the correct time.
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Correct Answer:a,quarter to

quarter to

Correct Answer:b,quarter past

quarter past

Q2.
Match the shapes to the times they represent.
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Correct Answer:a,half past

half past

Correct Answer:b,quarter past

quarter past

Correct Answer:c,quarter to

quarter to

Q3.
Which of these times are the same as quarter to? Select all that apply.
Correct answer: 45 minutes past
15 minutes past
Correct answer: 15 minutes to
Q4.
True or false? This clock shows quarter past 4
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Correct answer: True
False
Q5.
True or false? This clock shows quarter to 12
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True
Correct answer: False
Q6.
Which of these clocks shows quarter to 3?
a
Correct answer: b
c

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