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TELLING TIME
Unit Overview
In this unit, you will learn how to tell time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes.
Telling Time
Clocks
In our world, we have digital clocks (they have digits like 0,1,2,3) ...
... and analog clocks (they have hands) ...
Digital Clocks
Digital Clocks show us the time using numbers, like this:
Clock with Hands
Clocks can use hands to show us the Hours and Minutes. We call them "analog" clocks.
The Little Hand shows the Hours:
The Big Hand shows the Minutes:
Using both the Big Hand and Little Hand lets us know exactly what time it is:
There are 60 minutes in an hour and each number on the clock is counted by five minutes.
Click on the link to watch the video "Telling time to the nearest minute: labeled clock".
Click on the link to watch the video "Time word problem: When to leave to get home on time".
Click on the link to watch the video "Time word problem: puzzle".
Student Practice
