We learned how to tell time to the hour and the half hour.
We say “___ o’clock” when:
- The minute hand points to the 12.
- The hour hand points to a number.
It is 2 o’clock.
It is 8 o’clock.
We say "half past ___" when:
- The minute hand has gone halfway around the clock and points to the 6.
- The hour hand points halfway between two numbers.
It is half past 3.
It is half past 6.
We learned how to write time.
It is 2:00.
It is 4:30.