Clock Quest

What your child will figure out

• Read an analog clock by identifying the short hour hand before counting the long minute hand.
• Set o’clock, half-past, quarter-hour, and five-minute times by moving accurate linked clock hands.
• Explain quarter to as the minutes remaining until the next hour rather than quarter past the current hour.
• Transfer the two-hand model to a new clock and continue with adaptive read-and-set practice through any minute.

The levels

1. The first bell

   Predict the digital match for an analog 3:00 clock, observe the chime, and explain both hand positions.

2. Wake the bakery

   Act by setting 7:30, observe the hands lock and bell ring, then explain why the long hand points to 6.

3. Cuckoo clue

   Read 4:45 and explain that it is quarter to the next hour, using the 15 minutes remaining as evidence.

4. Tower transfer

   Transfer the same hand rules to a new tower clock by setting 9:25 and explaining five-minute groups.