Ray's New Primary Arithmetic by Joseph Ray Ray's New Primary Arithmetic by Joseph Ray    

Lesson 126: Hands of a Clock

Directions

Review the definitions of seconds, minutes, and hours.

Teach children how clocks represent seconds, minutes, and hours.

Complete the steps below until children perfectly master the tasks.

Steps

STEP 1

Tell children a clock has three moving rectangular shaped hands. Show children the image below and point out the three types of hands.

• The second hand is the fastest and often the thinnest, like a fast, sleek rabbit.
• The hour hand is the shortest and slowest, like a slow turtle.
• The minute hand is faster than the hour hand, but slower than the second hand.

STEP 2

• Have children identify the hour, minute, and second hands on the clocks below.