Visual examples: How to draw time on an analog clock face for kids

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧭 An analog clock has two hands: a short hour hand and a long minute hand.
• 🔢 The clock face is divided into 12 sections, representing the hours.
• ⏱️ Each section between the numbers represents 5 minutes.
• ✍🏼 To tell time, first look at the hour hand to determine the hour.
• ➕ Then, look at the minute hand and multiply the number it points to by 5 to determine the minutes past the hour.
• 💡 If the minute hand is pointing directly at the 3, that means it is 15 minutes past the hour. At the 6, it's 30 minutes past the hour. At the 9, it's 45 minutes past the hour. And at the 12, it's o'clock.

Practice Quiz

1. What time is shown on the clock if the hour hand is pointing at 3 and the minute hand is pointing at 12?
1. 3:00
2. 12:15
3. 3:15
4. 12:00
2. If the hour hand is pointing at 6 and the minute hand is pointing at 6, what time is it?
1. 6:06
2. 6:30
3. 12:30
4. 6:00
3. The hour hand is pointing at 9 and the minute hand is pointing at 3. What time is it?
1. 9:03
2. 9:15
3. 3:45
4. 9:00
4. What time is it when the hour hand is pointing at 12 and the minute hand is pointing at 12?
1. 12:00
2. 12:30
3. 1:00
4. 11:00
5. If the hour hand is pointing at 1 and the minute hand is pointing at 6, what time is it?
1. 1:06
2. 1:30
3. 6:05
4. 1:00
6. The hour hand is pointing at 5 and the minute hand is pointing at 9. What time is it?
1. 5:09
2. 5:45
3. 9:25
4. 5:00
7. What time is shown on the clock if the hour hand is pointing at 11 and the minute hand is pointing at 6?
1. 11:06
2. 11:30
3. 6:55
4. 11:00