Mathematics·Measurement·representational
Telling Time: Hours and Half Hours
Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour, and draw clock hands to show these times
Suggested ages 5–6
Learning journey
Your child is learning about measurement in everyday life — telling time to the hour and half-hour, comparing lengths and weights of objects, understanding money, and using time words like yesterday and tomorrow.
Evidence of understanding
- Read an analogue clock showing 3 o'clock
- Read an analogue clock showing half past 7
- Draw the hour and minute hands on a blank clock face to show a given o'clock or half-past time
Assessment prompt
If you point to a clock showing 3 o'clock or half past two, can Telling Time: Hours and Half Hours tell you the time — and then draw hands on a blank clock face to show a time you call out?
Standards alignment
Maths/Y1/M/12GB · uk-nc-2013
Tell the time
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1