Quarter past and quarter to
Recognise, read and show quarter past and quarter to the hour on an analog clock, linking each to a quarter turn of the minute hand
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“Quarter past and quarter to means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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- Paper strips or a folded circle
- Pencil and labels (1/2, 1/4)
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Worked example. Fold a strip in half: each piece is 1/2 of the whole.
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Quarter past and quarter to means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Paper strips or a folded circle; Pencil and labels (1/2, 1/4). Adult folds a strip into halves and labels 1/2. Child makes three fair shares (halves/quarters) and names each piece. Done: three correctly named equal parts. Stop after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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KS2 Maths
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Check understanding
- Read a clock showing 3:15 as 'quarter past three'
- Set the hands of a clock to quarter to seven
- Explain that the minute hand has turned a quarter of the way round at quarter past
“If your child looks at an analog clock and the big hand points to the 3, can they say it's 'quarter past'? And can they recognise 'quarter to' when it points to the 9?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
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