Telling the Time
Look at the clock and the clue.
Enter the time and select AM or PM.
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Help your child build a crucial life skill with our new interactive web app, "Practising Telling The Time." Specifically designed for children learning to read analogue clocks, this tool focuses on mastering the ability to tell time accurately to the nearest 5-minute interval.
Understanding how to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes is a key objective for children in Key Stage 1 and early Key Stage 2. Our app provides clear, engaging practice, helping children to:
- Recognise the position of the minute hand for each 5-minute increment (e.g., :05, :10, :15).
- Understand common time phrases such as "quarter past," "half past," and "quarter to" and their corresponding 5-minute positions.
- Accurately read the hour hand in conjunction with the minute hand.
"Practising Telling The Time" offers:
- Targeted Practice: Focuses specifically on telling time to the nearest 5 minutes.
- Interactive Clock Faces: Engaging visuals to help children learn.
- Confidence Building: Provides a supportive environment for children to practice and improve their time-telling skills at their own pace.
- Curriculum Alignment: Supports learning objectives for telling time typically covered in Year 1, 2, and 3.
- Essential Life Skill Development: Empowers children with the ability to read clocks independently.
Make learning to tell time an enjoyable and successful experience. With "Practising Telling The Time," your child will gain the confidence and skills needed to read analogue clocks accurately.
Help your child become a confident time-teller! Launch "Practising Telling The Time" now!
Key things to remember for your description:
- The "Nearest 5 Minutes" Focus: This is a specific skill, so make sure it's prominent.
- Analogue Clocks: While not explicitly stated in your prompt, "telling the time" usually implies analogue clocks for this age group, especially with 5-minute intervals. If your app includes digital-to-analogue matching, you could mention that too.
- Current Date (Friday, May 16, 2025): Learning to tell time is a timeless skill, always relevant for young learners!