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Tell the Time

Read a clock face: o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. Twelve drawn clocks in English and Bulgarian, no sound.

For children learning to read an analogue clock. Each card shows a clock face and asks the time, leaves a moment to work it out, then explains the answer from where the two hands point: o'clock first, then half past, quarter past and quarter to. Twelve original clock faces, in English and Bulgarian, with no sound.

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Version 1.0.1 · 328 KB · 12 items · 2 activities

Languages: en, bg · Resource licenses: CC0-1.0

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How it plays

Each card shows its question, leaves a pause to recall the answer, then reveals it. A run goes through every card once.

  • Tell the time · English · 12 cards · the question for 8 s, 4 s to recall, the answer for 9 s · about 5 minutes in all
  • Колко е часът · Bulgarian · 12 cards · the question for 8 s, 4 s to recall, the answer for 9 s · about 5 minutes in all

What's on the cards

All 12 cards, in English: the question, then the answer it reveals.

  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Three o'clock. The long hand is on 12, so it is exactly 3. That is 3:00.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Nine o'clock. The long hand is on 12, so it is exactly 9. That is 9:00.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Seven o'clock. The long hand is on 12, so it is exactly 7. That is 7:00.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Half past six. The long hand is on 6: halfway round, 30 minutes past 6. That is 6:30.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Half past two. The long hand is on 6: halfway round, 30 minutes past 2. That is 2:30.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Quarter past four. The long hand is on 3: a quarter of the way round, 15 minutes past 4. That is 4:15.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Quarter past ten. The long hand is on 3: a quarter of the way round, 15 minutes past 10. That is 10:15.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Quarter to eleven. The long hand is on 9: 15 minutes are left until 11. That is 10:45.
  • What time is it? The short hand shows the hour; the long hand shows the minutes.Quarter to two. The long hand is on 9: 15 minutes are left until 2. That is 1:45.
  • Your turn: what time is it?Half past five. The long hand is on 6: halfway round, 30 minutes past 5. That is 5:30.
  • Your turn: what time is it?Quarter past seven. The long hand is on 3: a quarter of the way round, 15 minutes past 7. That is 7:15.
  • Your turn: what time is it?Quarter to twelve. The long hand is on 9: 15 minutes are left until 12. That is 11:45.

Credits and review status

Original text was drafted for Denframe with AI assistance. Tell the Time's twelve clock faces are original drawings made in code by Denframe (CC0). It has no sound: no narration was generated. Downloaded files preserve their credits.

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