Telling Time: Hour and Half-Hour

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1. Slide 1

   Let's Talk About Time!

   • What is time? We use clocks to know when things happen.
   • Today we will make a paper clock and read times to the hour and half hour.
   • Listen for examples from your day: breakfast, school, play.

2. Slide 2

   Parts of an Analog Clock

   • Face: the round part that shows numbers.
   • Hour hand: short hand that shows the hour.
   • Minute hand: long hand that shows minutes.

3. Slide 3

   O'clock and Half Past

   • When minute hand points to 12 it is 'o'clock'.
   • When minute hand points to 6 it is 'half past'.
   • Hour hand moves between numbers at half past.

4. Slide 4

   Make a Paper Clock (craft)

   • Cut out the clock face and two hands carefully.
   • Attach hands with a brass fastener so they move.
   • Practice setting the hands to a time I call out.

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