Reading Analog Clocks

Reading Analog Clocks

3rd Grade · Math · 15 min· Ccss 3.md.a.1

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Learning Objective

I can tell time to the nearest minute using an analog clock.

  • 1

    The small hand on a clock is called the hour hand, and it tells us what hour it is.

  • 2

    The big hand on a clock is called the minute hand, and it tells us how much time has passed after the hour.

  • 3

    To tell time, first look at the hour hand, then look at the minute hand and count by 5s.