Telling Time to the Half Hour
Reading the time to the half hour on an analogue clock.
Key Questions
- Explain where the minute hand points when it is half past the hour.
- Compare 'o'clock' and 'half past' on a clock face.
- Predict what time it will be in half an hour from now.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Suggested Methodologies
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