Year 1
Maths
Measurement and Space
AC9M1M03
Reading Clock Hands
Learn what the hour and minute hands on a clock tell us.
What You Need to Know
Learn what the hour and minute hands on a clock tell us.
Key Concept Diagram
The short hand is the hour hand
The long hand is the minute hand
When the minute hand points to 12 it is on the hour
The hour hand points to the hour number
Key Vocabulary
hour hand
the short hand that shows the hour
minute hand
the long hand that shows the minutes
clock face
the round part of a clock with numbers
on the hour
when the minute hand points to 12
Knowledge Check
Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.
Question 1
The short hand points to 3 and the long hand points to 12. What time is it?
Question 2
Which hand is the minute hand?
Question 3
At 6 o'clock, where does the hour hand point?
Key Concepts Summary
- ●The short hand is the hour hand
- ●The long hand is the minute hand
- ●When the minute hand points to 12 it is on the hour
- ●The hour hand points to the hour number