Time to the Nearest Five Minutes

What you'll learn

Tell and write time to the nearest five minutes
Read both analog and digital clocks
Use the terms a.m. and p.m. correctly

Words to know

Analog clock —: a clock with hour and minute hands
Digital clock —: a clock that shows time with digits
Hour hand —: the short hand that shows the hour
Minute hand —: the long hand that shows the minutes
a.m. / p.m. —: before noon / after noon

Why it matters Telling time keeps us on schedule, like knowing when school starts or how long until lunch.

Worked examples

Model ItI do

The hour hand is just past 2 and the minute hand points to 6. What time is it?

The hour hand just past 2 means it is 2 something. The minute hand on the 6 means 30 minutes, because each number counts by 5 and 6 times 5 is 30. The time is 2:30.

Try It TogetherWe do

The minute hand points to the 3. How many minutes is that?

Each number on the clock is 5 minutes. Count by fives to the 3: 5, 10, 15. So the minute hand on the 3 means 15 minutes.

Now YouYou do

Is 8:00 in the morning a.m. or p.m.?

Think about whether the morning is before or after noon. Check your answer in the back of this chapter.

Practice

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Warm-up

Ease in with the basics.

1.How many hands does an analog clock have?
2.Which hand is longer: the hour hand or the minute hand?
3.Is lunchtime, around noon, in the a.m. or the p.m.?

On Level

The core Quick Check from the book.

1.How many minutes is the minute hand showing when it points to the 4?
2.Write the time when the hour hand is on 5 and the minute hand is on 12.
3.Is 9:00 at night a.m. or p.m.?
4.How many minutes are in one hour?
5.The minute hand points to the 9. How many minutes is that?

Challenge

Stretch your thinking.

1.The hour hand is just past 4 and the minute hand points to the 6. What time is it?
2.The minute hand points to the 8. How many minutes is that?
3.The hour hand is just past 7 and the minute hand points to the 3. Write the time.