An analog clock represents the hour by the short hour hand and the minute hand pointing to 12; the numbers 1 through 12 name the successive hours in a repeating cycle. Learners connect these clock positions with “o’clock” and matching digital times, while distinguishing the hour hand from the longer minute hand; reading minutes past the hour, elapsed time, and more complex time intervals are not included.
Look at the two hands on the clock:
Example:
The short hand points to , and the long hand points to .
The time is four o’clock, written as .
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