Clocks

In our world we havedigital clocks (withdigits like 0,1,2,3):

Andanalog clocks (with hands):

Digital Clocks

Digital Clocks show us the time using numbers, like this:

Hours: Minutes

Like this:

Examples:

5 Hours and 8 Minutes

9 Hours and 36 Minutes

Clocks with Hands

Clocks can also use hands to show us the Hours and Minutes. We call them "analog" clocks.

TheLittle Hand shows the Hours:

2 Hours

5 Hours

TheBig Hand shows the Minutes:

30 Minutes

15 Minutes

Using both the Big Hand and Little Hand lets us know exactly what time it is:

2:30 or
Half-Past Two

5:15 or
Quarter-Past Five