📏 Time
Short hand = hour, long hand = minute
▶ Play Door 12Reading the Clock
A clock has two main hands: the short hour hand and the long minute hand.
• When the minute hand points to 12, we say o'clock (e.g. 3 o'clock).
• When it points to 6, it is half past (30 minutes past the hour).
• Pointing to 3 is quarter past; to 9 is quarter to.
a.m. is morning (12 midnight to 12 noon); p.m. is afternoon/evening/night.
Worked example
Problem: The minute hand points to 12 and the hour hand to 5. What time is it?
- 5 o'clock.
Answer: 5 o'clock.
Days, Months & the Calendar
There are 7 days in a week and 12 months in a year.
• A year has 365 days (366 in a leap year).
• Most months have 30 or 31 days; February has 28 (29 in a leap year).
Elapsed time is how long something takes — count forward from the start time to the end time.
Worked example
Problem: How many days are there in 2 weeks?
- 2 × 7 = 14 days.
Answer: 2 × 7 = 14 days.