Practice Reading Time on an Analog Clock

Khan Academy

This instructional video guides students through five distinct examples of reading time on an analog clock, ranging from simple 'on the hour' times to more complex scenarios involving minutes past the hour. The narrator explicitly models the thought process required to distinguish between the hour and minute hands and demonstrates how to skip-count by fives to determine the minutes. A key focus of the video is addressing the common difficulty students face when the hour hand is between two numbers. Through examples like 7:45 and 1:45, the narrator clearly explains that even though the hour hand looks close to the next number, it is still within the previous hour until it actually crosses the line. This visual and auditory reinforcement helps correct a frequent misconception in early time-telling. For educators, this video serves as an excellent modeling tool for 1st through 3rd grade classrooms. It can be used to introduce the concept of the clock face as a circular number line or as a 'pause-and-predict' practice activity where the class works together to solve the time before the narrator reveals the answer.