📚 Topic Summary
Understanding how to tell time is an important skill. When we say it's 'half-past' an hour, it means 30 minutes have passed since that hour started. The minute hand points to the 6, and the hour hand is halfway between the current hour and the next hour. For example, half-past 2 means the minute hand is on the 6, and the hour hand is halfway between the 2 and the 3.
This worksheet will guide you through practicing drawing the clock hands for half-hour times.
🔤 Part A: Vocabulary
- 🕒 Hour Hand: The shorter hand on the clock.
- ⏱️ Minute Hand: The longer hand on the clock.
- ➗ Half-Past: 30 minutes after the hour.
- 🕜 Clock Face: The part of the clock that shows the numbers.
- 🕕 30 minutes: The amount of time between the hour and half past the hour.
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
When the minute hand points to the ____, it means it's half-past the hour. The hour hand will be halfway between two ______. Half-past four means that _____ minutes have passed since four o'clock. To show half-past, the minute hand points to ____, and the hour hand is after the _____ number.
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine it's half-past seven. Explain where both the minute and hour hands would be pointing on an analog clock.