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.
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.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Quarter past and quarter to are special points on a clock.
- When the minute hand is pointing to 3, it is a 'quarter past' time.
- 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.
Licence
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