Max Maths, Year 1, Learn together, Reading a clock

In the Max Maths Year 1 curriculum, young learners are introduced to the basics of reading a clock, focusing on understanding the movement of the hour hand. The lesson explains that it takes the hour hand exactly one hour to move from one number to the next on a clock face. For example, it takes one hour for the hour hand to journey from the 12 to the 1, just as it takes another hour to travel from the 6 to the 7. This concept is crucial for children to grasp the passage of time and how it is represented on a clock.

Over the course of 12 hours, the hour hand makes a full rotation around the clock, marking each hour incrementally from 1 hour all the way up to 12 hours. When the hour hand returns to the 12, it signifies the completion of a 12-hour cycle, or 0 hours, indicating the start of a new cycle. To reinforce these concepts, students are directed to workbook pages 180 to 184, where they can engage with exercises and activities designed to practice reading the hour hand on a clock and understanding the hourly progression of time.