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Telling the Time Poster

Updated: 21 Jan 2024

Help your students learn to tell the time to the hour, half-hour, quarter, and minute with a printable Telling the Time anchor chart PDF.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 2 Pages
Years: F - 4

Curriculum

VC2M2M04

Recognise and read the time represented on an analog clock to the hour, half-hour and quarter-hour <ul> <li>creating an analog clock from a paper plate, showing the placement of the numbers and the 2 hands, and explaining how long it takes for the 2 hands to move around the clock face and what time unit each is showing</li> <li>recognising and describing the relationship between the movement of the hands on an analog clock and the duration of time it represents; for example, connecting the language of ‘half past’ to mean when the ‘big hand’ will be at half past the hour and recognising this position as being halfway around its full cycle</li> <li>dividing a clock face into halves and quarters, and connecting the subdivisions with telling the time to the half-hour and quarter-hour; and explaining the meaning of ‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’ referring to the hour</li> </ul>
VC2M3M03

Recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time, including days, hours, minutes and seconds, to estimate and compare the duration of events <ul> <li>estimating how long it would take to read a set passage of text, and sharing this information to demonstrate understanding of formal units of duration of time</li> <li>planning a sequence of events based on estimates of the duration of each event; for example, planning a set of activities for a class party by estimating how long each game or activity will take</li> <li>reading or setting the time on digital devices to the minute or second; for example, setting an online timing device to count down from a set time, or setting the time on a digital clock</li> <li>using sand timers and digital timers to measure and check estimates of short durations of time, such as one minute, 3 minutes and 5 minutes</li> <li>exploring how cultural accounts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples explain cycles of time that involve the sun, moon and stars</li> </ul>
VC2M3M04

Describe the relationship between the hours and minutes on analog and digital clocks, and read the time to the nearest minute <ul> <li>representing and reading the time on an analog clock using the markings and the positions of the hands, to the nearest minute mark or 5-minute interval</li> <li>reading and connecting analog and digital time, interpreting times, and recognising and using the language of time, for example, 12:15 as a quarter past 12, or 15 minutes past 12; 12:45 as a quarter to one or 15 minutes before one o’clock; and 10:05 as 5 minutes past 10</li> <li>reading analog clocks throughout the day, and noticing and connecting the position of the hour hand and the distance the minute hand has travelled during the current hour</li> </ul>
VC2M4M03

Solve problems involving the duration of time including situations involving ‘am’ and ‘pm’ and conversions between units of time <ul> <li>calculating the amount of time between 2 events, such as the start and finish of a movie, a bus journey or a flight, including cases where the starting and finishing times are written using ‘am’ and ‘pm’ notation</li> <li>converting units of time using relationships between units, such as 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute, to solve problems; for example, creating a daily timetable for an activity such as an athletics carnival or planning an exercise routine with activities and rests</li> <li>exploring Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ explanations of the passing of time through cultural accounts about cyclic phenomena involving the sun, moon and stars</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Telling the Time Poster

Updated: 21 Jan 2024

Help your students learn to tell the time to the hour, half-hour, quarter, and minute with a printable Telling the Time anchor chart PDF.

Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 2 Pages
Years: F - 4

Help your students learn to tell the time to the hour, half-hour, quarter, and minute with a printable Telling the Time anchor chart PDF.

Teaching How to Tell Time? We Can Help!

You’re in the right place! The Teach Starter team has been hard at work creating new and useful resources to help you teach your students how to tell time, starting with a handy Telling Time printable anchor chart.

This anchor chart breaks the art of telling down into small chunks, giving students a visual reference of the hours/minutes, the units of conversion between time increments, and the difference between A.M. and P.M.

Ways to Use Your Telling the Time Poster

Looking for ideas on ways to use this chart in the classroom? Try these on for size!

Introduce the basic concepts of time using an anchor chart. Explain the components of a clock such as the hour hand, minute hand, and clock face.
Display the anchor chart prominently in the classroom and incorporate it into the daily routine. Discuss and point to the current time during morning meetings or transitions.
Plan activities around the time anchor chart, such as having students create their own clocks or participate in time-based games and exercises.
Add additional information to the anchor chart, such as digital time representations, to help students transition between analogue and digital clocks.
Provide students with a smaller version of the anchor chart to reference when completing time-related homework.

Download and Print Your Telling the Time Anchor Chart

This printable resource is available in two versions: full colour and black and white. Click the download button to download your printable PDF resource file. Make your copy, and you’re ready to teach!

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Curriculum

VC2M2M04

Recognise and read the time represented on an analog clock to the hour, half-hour and quarter-hour <ul> <li>creating an analog clock from a paper plate, showing the placement of the numbers and the 2 hands, and explaining how long it takes for the 2 hands to move around the clock face and what time unit each is showing</li> <li>recognising and describing the relationship between the movement of the hands on an analog clock and the duration of time it represents; for example, connecting the language of ‘half past’ to mean when the ‘big hand’ will be at half past the hour and recognising this position as being halfway around its full cycle</li> <li>dividing a clock face into halves and quarters, and connecting the subdivisions with telling the time to the half-hour and quarter-hour; and explaining the meaning of ‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’ referring to the hour</li> </ul>
VC2M3M03

Recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time, including days, hours, minutes and seconds, to estimate and compare the duration of events <ul> <li>estimating how long it would take to read a set passage of text, and sharing this information to demonstrate understanding of formal units of duration of time</li> <li>planning a sequence of events based on estimates of the duration of each event; for example, planning a set of activities for a class party by estimating how long each game or activity will take</li> <li>reading or setting the time on digital devices to the minute or second; for example, setting an online timing device to count down from a set time, or setting the time on a digital clock</li> <li>using sand timers and digital timers to measure and check estimates of short durations of time, such as one minute, 3 minutes and 5 minutes</li> <li>exploring how cultural accounts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples explain cycles of time that involve the sun, moon and stars</li> </ul>
VC2M3M04

Describe the relationship between the hours and minutes on analog and digital clocks, and read the time to the nearest minute <ul> <li>representing and reading the time on an analog clock using the markings and the positions of the hands, to the nearest minute mark or 5-minute interval</li> <li>reading and connecting analog and digital time, interpreting times, and recognising and using the language of time, for example, 12:15 as a quarter past 12, or 15 minutes past 12; 12:45 as a quarter to one or 15 minutes before one o’clock; and 10:05 as 5 minutes past 10</li> <li>reading analog clocks throughout the day, and noticing and connecting the position of the hour hand and the distance the minute hand has travelled during the current hour</li> </ul>
VC2M4M03

Solve problems involving the duration of time including situations involving ‘am’ and ‘pm’ and conversions between units of time <ul> <li>calculating the amount of time between 2 events, such as the start and finish of a movie, a bus journey or a flight, including cases where the starting and finishing times are written using ‘am’ and ‘pm’ notation</li> <li>converting units of time using relationships between units, such as 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute, to solve problems; for example, creating a daily timetable for an activity such as an athletics carnival or planning an exercise routine with activities and rests</li> <li>exploring Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ explanations of the passing of time through cultural accounts about cyclic phenomena involving the sun, moon and stars</li> </ul>

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Melanie Shelley · 3 years ago

Just reading the comments below and wondering if these changes have been made? The download still says "big hand" and "small hand".
lilly hellier · 10 years ago

Great poster, however I think minute and hour hand would be better as this is what it says to refer to them in the curriculum :)