Explain how 'o'clock' means zero minutes or :00. Explain how the smaller hash marks between numbers on the clock are minutes. Some students may have already grasped the concept of skip counting by fives, which should make it easier for children to understand the concept of each number on the clock representing five-minute increments.Įxplain how 12 at the top of the clock is both the beginning and end of the hour and how it represents ':00.' Then, have the class count out the subsequent numbers on the clock, by skip counting by fives, from one through 11. Demonstrate that the smaller hand represents the hour of the day while the larger hand represents the minutes within that hour.
Explain to children that a clock has a face and two main hands.
