Telling Time
Read analogue clocks: o'clock, half past, quarter past and to, and times to the minute.
What your child learns
- The short hand shows hours, the long hand shows minutes
- Each number on the clock means 5 minutes for the long hand
- Read quarter past, half past and quarter to
Example
Short hand just past 3, long hand on 6 → half past 3 (3:30).
Practice questions
A taste of the questions in BloomTracks – the app makes fresh ones every time and adjusts the level as your child answers.
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Question 1 · Level 1
What time does the clock show?
- 1:00
- 2:00
- 12:05
- 1:30
Show the answer
Answer: 1:00
The short hand shows the hour (1) and the long hand shows 0 minutes, so it is 1:00.
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Question 2 · Level 3
What time does the clock show?
- 4:00
- 3:00
- 4:05
- 4:15
Show the answer
Answer: 4:00
The short hand shows the hour (4) and the long hand shows 0 minutes, so it is 4:00.
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Question 3 · Level 5
What time does the clock show?
- 12:05
- 1:59
- 1:14
- 1:04
Show the answer
Answer: 1:59
The short hand shows the hour (1) and the long hand shows 59 minutes, so it is 1:59.
Try it at home
Ask 'what time is it?' at meals and bedtime and read the clock together.
Key takeaway
Read the short (hour) hand first, then count the minutes in fives.
Practise telling time with Bloomie
Bloomie reads every question aloud, listens to spoken answers and adapts the difficulty one question at a time.