Contributor: Elephango Editors. Lesson ID: 12167
Events happen at certain times: TV shows, dinner, parties, classes, and appointments. So it's important to know what time it is! Have fun as you learn what those hands on the clock mean!
Like the one pictured above, those devices were known as water clocks. Amazing how things have changed!
Dive right in and learn more about how we tell time today compared to the methods people used hundreds of years ago!
Today, we use analog clocks and digital clocks.
This lesson will focus on telling time to the nearest hour with an analog clock. It will focus on the hour hand and minute hand and how to state the time correctly.
Watch the video below to get started.
It's a good thing that analog clocks were invented!
Look at some analog clocks now and see if you can tell the correct time.
Great work!
When you are ready, continue to the Got It? section to review what you've learned!