O'Clock & Half Past
Minute hand on 12 means o'clock; on 6 means half past
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First graders start with the two easiest kinds of times: when the minute hand points at 12 it is something o'clock, like 7:00; when it points at 6 it is half past, like 7:30. Pick the matching digital time, then watch the animation — the minute hand sweeping half a circle from 12 to 6, or the hour hand taking one big step — and see both writings together: 7:30 = half past 7.
The minute hand points only at 12 or 6. Read the clock and pick the matching time; a correct answer animates the hands to show what o'clock and half past mean.