Hour and Half-Hour
π Slice the clock! Every hour is a full pizza. Sometimes we eat half the pizza to save time when we talk.
Do this: Read the concept below, then try the quiz or activity.
Concept
We don't always want to say "Four-thirty". Sometimes we use secret slang words.
π― The Secret Clock Slang: "O'CLOCK" (Full Pizza): * Long hand points straight up at the 12 (ZERO minutes). * "4:00" = "Four o'clock".
"HALF PAST" (Half Pizza): * Long hand points straight down at the 6 (THIRTY minutes/30). * "4:30" = "Half-past four". *(Because 30 minutes is exactly half of the 60 minutes in an hour, you have traveled halfway past the number 4!).*
Try it
Use the secret slang!
Instructions: If the minute hand is on the 12, use "o'clock". If it's on the 6, use "half past"!
Problem 1: 8:00 * Slang: Eight ___________
Problem 2: 9:30 * Slang: _____ past nine.
Problem 3: Short hand points halfway between 2 and 3. Long hand points straight down at the 6. * Time: 2:30. * Slang: Half ____ two.
Problem 4: Short hand exactly on 11. Long hand exactly on 12. * Answer: ________________________________