What this lesson shows
A clock face in four quarters. At 3:15 the minute hand has gone a quarter of the way around: quarter past 3. At 3:30, half past 3. At 3:45 a quarter is left before 4: quarter to 4.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: 3:15 p.m. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- Quarter past: on the 3
- Half past: on the 6
- Quarter to: on the 9
- A quarter hour is 15 minutes
Helping at home
Draw a line from 12 to 6 and one from 3 to 9. Quarter past: the long hand on 3. Half past: on 6. Quarter to the next hour: on 9. Then ask how long things take: brushing teeth, lunch, a bath.
If your kid gets stuck
Quarters of the clock.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.