LESSON 1 Time to the Nearest Five Minutes

Using the Hour Hand

Liz and Diana found an old clock. Diana noticed that the minute hand was broken off the clock and thought they should just throw it away. Liz said they should keep the clock because they could use it to practice telling time. She moved the hour hand to show a time. Liz said, “First I look to see where the hour hand is and then I think about where the minute hand would be to decide about what time it is on the clock.”

Look closely at the time Liz set. Explain how you can use Liz's thinking to tell the time that is on the clock.

Liz moved the hour hand to show the time school starts. She told Diana that the clock showed about 8:30. Do you agree with Liz? Explain why or why not.