Read an Hour on a Clock
Use the supplied hand positions.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Read Clocks and Make Equal Shares
Tell hours and half-hours and partition wholes into halves or fourths.
Before you begin
- Recognize clock hands with help; identify a whole.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Read a Half-Hour Clock
Locate the shorter hand between two hour numbers.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Partition a Whole into Equal Halves or Fourths
Read how many equal shares cover the whole.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Compare Shares of the Same Whole
Use two identical rectangles.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 1.MD.B.3 — Tell hours and half-hours and partition wholes into halves or fourths.
- Common Core State Standards, mathematics: 1.G.A.3 — Tell hours and half-hours and partition wholes into halves or fourths.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.