Telling the Time - PowerPoint

In this educational resource aimed at Year 3 pupils, the concept of telling time is explored through engaging PowerPoint presentations. The focus is on understanding and writing the time as shown by different types of clocks. One of the primary tools discussed is the analogue clock, which traditionally has a face divided into 60 sections, each representing one minute. However, not all analogue clocks follow this format. Some may only have 12 sections with numbers, some have only a few numbers, and others may not have numbers at all. When clocks have fewer divisions, students learn to make an estimate when telling the time.

The presentation breaks down the components of an analogue clock, explaining that the long hand indicates the minutes past or to the hour, while the short hand shows the hour. For example, when the long hand points to 12, it signifies an o'clock time, such as 5 o'clock. The slides also cover other time increments like half past, quarter past, and quarter to the hour. Additionally, pupils are taught how to read digital clocks, which display time with numbers and are powered by batteries or electricity. The resource includes worksheets for practice, where students can draw hands on analogue clocks to match digital times and vice versa. The concept of the 12-hour and 24-hour clock systems is also introduced, with explanations on how to convert between them, and the significance of Roman numerals on some clock faces is addressed, providing a comprehensive approach to learning how to tell time.