🎓 Year 3 (ACARA Code : AC9M3M04)
🎯Focus:
🕐 What you’ll learn:
• Quarter past (:15) = minute hand at 3
• Half past (:30) = minute hand at 6
• Quarter to (:45) = minute hand at 9
• Hour hand moves with each quarter!
Video Lessons
📹 Video Lesson Tips
- Minute hand points to 3 – Say “Quarter past [hour]”
- Minute hand points to 6 – Say “Half past [hour]”
- Minute hand points to 9 – Say “Quarter to [next hour]”
💡 Key Ideas (Quick Guide)
1️⃣ QUARTER PAST = 15 MINUTES
• Minute hand points to 3
• Say “Quarter past [hour]”
• Hour hand moves 1/4 past hour number
2️⃣ HALF PAST = 30 MINUTES
• Minute hand points to 6
• Say “Half past [hour]”
• Hour hand exactly halfway between numbers
3️⃣ QUARTER TO = 45 MINUTES
• Minute hand points to 9
• Say “Quarter to [next hour]”
• Hour hand 3/4 past current hour
4️⃣ HOUR HAND MOVEMENT
• :15 = 1/4 past hour mark
• :30 = 1/2 past hour mark
• :45 = 3/4 past hour mark
🧩 Mini Quiz – Quick Check
Try these after watching the video:
❓Question 1: The minute hand is pointing at the 3 and the hour hand is at 6 . What is the time shown on the clock?
✅ Answer: Quarter past 6 i.e. 6:15
❓Question 2: The digital time shows 2:15. How should you say this time when talking about the clock in words?
✅ Answer: Quarter Past 2
❓Question 3: On an analog clock, the minute hand points at the 6 and the hour hand is between the 1 and the 2, closer to the 2. What is the best way to describe this time?
✅ Answer: Half Past 1 or 1:30
❓Question 4: A clock shows the time as “quarter to 8.” Which digital time matches this description?
✅ Answer: 7:45
❓Question 5: Quarter Past 9 in digital clock is written as?
✅ Answer: 9:15
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📚 Other Lessons in This Unit
🚀 Learning Path (Recommended Order)
| Step | 🔗 Lesson | 💡 What You Learn |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ⏰ How Do Clock Hands Work? Learn to Read an Analog Clock | Learn the hour hand and minute hand, and how a clock face is set up. |
| 2 | ⏰ Analog and Digital Time | Quarter Past, Half Past & Quarter To ⭐ You are here⭐ | Learn the special time words quarter past, half past, and quarter to. |
| 3 | ⏰ How to Read an Analog Clock to the Nearest Minute | Learn to read clocks more accurately using every minute mark around the clock. |