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Telling the time from an analogue clock
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Foundational skills
Identify ‘past’ or ‘to’
\[ \text{Past or To?} \]
Decide whether the minute hand is showing past or to.
Identify the hour
\[ \text{Past 4, To 5} \]
Determine which hour the hand is past and which it is to.
Reading times with numbers
O’clock
\[ \text{seven o’clock} \]
Read times on the hour.
Half past
\[ \text{half past nine} \]
Read half past times.
Quarter past
\[ \text{quarter past two} \]
Read quarter past times.
Quarter to
\[ \text{quarter to six} \]
Read quarter to times.
Multiples of 5 (Past)
\[ \text{twenty past eight} \]
Read times 5, 10, 20, 25 minutes past.
Multiples of 5 (To)
\[ \text{ten to four} \]
Read times 5, 10, 20, 25 minutes to.
Reading times with Roman numerals
O’clock (Roman)
\[ \text{seven o’clock} \]
Read o’clock times with Roman numerals.
Half past (Roman)
\[ \text{half past nine} \]
Read half past times with Roman numerals.
Quarter past (Roman)
\[ \text{quarter past two} \]
Read quarter past times with Roman numerals.
Quarter to (Roman)
\[ \text{quarter to six} \]
Read quarter to times with Roman numerals.
Multiples of 5 Past (Roman)
\[ \text{twenty past eight} \]
Read 5, 10, 20, 25 past with Roman numerals.
Multiples of 5 To (Roman)
\[ \text{ten to four} \]
Read 5, 10, 20, 25 to with Roman numerals.
Reading times with no markings
O’clock (No markings)
\[ \text{seven o’clock} \]
Read times on the hour with no markings.
Half past (No markings)
\[ \text{half past nine} \]
Read half past times with no markings.
Quarter past (No markings)
\[ \text{quarter past two} \]
Read quarter past times with no markings.
Quarter to (No markings)
\[ \text{quarter to six} \]
Read quarter to times with no markings.
Multiples of 5 Past (No markings)
\[ \text{twenty past eight} \]
Read 5, 10, 20, 25 past with no markings.
Multiples of 5 To (No markings)
\[ \text{ten to four} \]
Read 5, 10, 20, 25 to with no markings.
Special cases
12 o’clock (Numbers)
\[ \text{twelve o’clock} \]
Identify 12 o’clock when hands overlap.
12 o’clock (Roman)
\[ \text{twelve o’clock} \]
Identify 12 o’clock on Roman clock.
Crossing 12 (To)
\[ \text{ten to twelve} \]
Read times like 11:50 as ‘ten to twelve’.
Crossing 12 (Past)
\[ \text{twenty past twelve} \]
Read times like 12:10 as ‘twenty past twelve’.
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